Something to Think About
Tom Shrader on faith, eternal investment, and suffering — Hebrews 11, 1 Cor 9, James 1.
Lot: A Failing Finish
Genesis 19 study on Lot's failed finish — compromise, repentance, and God's grace.
You Are the Light of the World
Tom Shrader on Matthew 5 and John 8: Christians reflect Christ's light through humility.
Four Myths That Define Our Time
Tom Shrader on four cultural myths—human goodness, utopia, relativism, individualism—and what Scripture says.
What Kind of Year Was 1999?
Year-end self-examination from 2 Timothy 4 — six biblical questions to evaluate your spiritual year.
Make 2000 the Best Year of Your Life
Tom Shrader on Christian ambition from Philippians 1 — relationships, freedom, passion, and growth.
Anniversary Sunday (2000)
Tom Shrader reflects on EVBC's 9-year history and Acts 2:42 as the foundation for biblical community.
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation, Part 1 (2000)
Tom Shrader on 1 John 2:15-17: compound interest, worldliness, and investing for eternity.
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation, Part 2 (2000)
Tom Shrader on legacy, selflessness, and Christ as the only way — Matthew 7, John 14:6.
Abortion: The Moral Perspective
Tom Shrader on abortion as a moral issue, with biblical arguments from Jeremiah 1:5 and Genesis.
Grace, Peace, and Freedom
Tom Shrader introduces 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 — grace, sanctification, and the church at Corinth.
Christmas Eve 2000
Christmas Eve gospel message on Romans 6:23 — eternal life as God's free gift through faith in Christ.
Our Response to Grace
1 Corinthians 1:4-9: Tom Shrader teaches that grace is unearned and the only response is thanksgiving.
Paul's Plea for Unity
1 Corinthians 1:10-17 — Tom Shrader on church unity, factions, and centering on the cross.
The Foolishness of the Cross
Tom Shrader on 1 Corinthians 1:17-25: why the cross seems foolish and why it's God's power.
Who God Uses
1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Tom Shrader on divine election, pride, and why God uses the humble.
The Hopeful and the Hopeless
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 — Tom Shrader on suffering, God's judgment, and eternal hope.
God's in Control of the End Times
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12: Tom Shrader on the apostasy, the Antichrist, and God's sovereignty over the end times.
God's Chosen You for Salvation
2 Thessalonians 2:13 — Tom Shrader on God's sovereign election and why salvation is entirely God's work.
Right Living in the Church
2 Thessalonians 3 teaching on work, laziness, busybodies, and church discipline by Tom Shrader.