Ah-ha Moments - So How Are You Doing
Tom Shrader uses 1 Thessalonians 1 to offer three key indicators for spiritual health: the work of faith (turning from idols to God in repentance), the labor of love (serving others rather than self), and steadfastness of hope (living with eternal perspective while awaiting Christ's return).
Laodicea
Tom Shrader on Revelation 3:14-22 - the lukewarm church of Laodicea and spiritual complacency.
Ephesus
Tom Shrader introduces a study of the seven churches in Revelation by examining Ephesus, a church that Jesus commends for their hard work, perseverance, and doctrinal discernment but rebukes for losing their first love.
God Gets The Last Word
Tom Shrader concludes his series on Jonah by examining chapter 4, where Jonah becomes angry that God spared Nineveh after their repentance.
A Whale Of A Story
Tom Shrader examines Jonah's experience in the belly of the great fish, addressing questions about the historical reliability of this account while emphasizing the spiritual truth it reveals.