November 12, 2017
When many read commandments and the law of God in the Scriptures they quickly characterize God as “bossy†and Christianity as about nothing more than rules that must be followed. So how is it that the Psalmist can delight himself in the law of the lord and meditate on it day and night? Who would want to dwell so much on something so burdensome? Here are 4 benefits that God’s law gives us that lead us to delighting in the law of the Lord!...Read More
by: Thomas Dawsey
| Categories: Sermon Snapshots Tags: Jesus, sin, god, Southern Hills, round rock, grace, law, commandments
August 19, 2014
We go to different places to meet different needs. We go to the grocery store for food, the hardware store for tools, the hospital for medical care, and so on. Thankfully, God in His Multi-Faceted Glory offers to meet all of our greatest needs in and of Himself. He needs no help and we need no look elsewhere. As Israel lost hope in exile Isaiah comforted them with this reality, a reality we should meditate on and rejoice in regularly!...Read More
by: Thomas Dawsey
| Categories: Thoughts from my Devotions Tags: god, glory, grace, mercy, shepherd, strength, Power, Multi-Faceted, Might, Omnipotent, Tenderness, Gentle
August 4, 2014
God doesn't take a cookie cutter approach to our growth. Isaiah uses the picture of the relationship between a man and some dirt to help us see this beautiful aspect of God's grace towards us....Read More
by: Thomas Dawsey
| Categories: Thoughts from my Devotions Tags: growth, love, god, grace, revelation, soil, suffering, farmer, dirt, approach
July 29, 2012
As I recently read and studied Philippians 3 I saw the attitude that Paul carried that helped him live a Gospel-centered life. I saw what drove him to abandon all and pursue Jesus with all of His life. He saw Jesus as infinitely valuable. He saw everything else as trash by comparison. When he saw Jesus this way, everything in life was different. Nothing else in life could satisfy. He was going to pursue Jesus with everything b/c Jesus is everything. I want this attitude. I want to value Jesus this way. This is my prayer as I read Philippians 3. Join me in asking God to help me love and value Jesus in this way....Read More
by: Thomas Dawsey
| Categories: Praying Scripture Tags: Philippians, 3, Southern Hills, round rock, texas, Paul, Jesus, prize, treasure, value, joy, happiness, strengthen, prayer, pray, gospel, centered, grace, pursue, press
