https://www.spreaker.com/show/sermons_46enSociety & CultureCopyright Thomas Kilianhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3a0254afbf6e9175264661bad23c4792.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/sermons_46Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:43:55 +0000Thomas KilianThomas Kilianfeeds@spreaker.comcleanepisodicThomas Kilianfeeds@spreaker.comNohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/thesacredhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/20099659Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:30:45 +0000Thomas Kilian2120cleanfullThomas KilianNohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/the-art-of-aloneWas it this morning? Last night? A day or two ago? Last week? Maybe even a month ago?

You know, I bet you its been a while, and here’s why....]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18979391Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:35:19 +0000Thomas KilianWhen was the last time you purposely sat down in the middle of the day alone? Alone in silence, not reading a book, not watching television, not talking on the phone? When was the last time? Was it this morning? Last night? A day or two ago? Last...Was it this morning? Last night? A day or two ago? Last week? Maybe even a month ago?

You know, I bet you its been a while, and here’s why....]]>2287cleanfullThomas KilianWhen was the last time you purposely sat down in the middle of the day alone? Alone in silence, not reading a book, not watching television, not talking on the phone? When was the last time? Was it this morning? Last night? A day or two ago? Last week? Maybe even a month ago? You know, I bet you its been a while, and here’s why....Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/audio-trimmed-4Now the reason I can say with confidence, that God loves you, is It's because of Jesus. When you open the gospel for accounts of Jesus life, it is absolutely incredible to find that whatever Jesus went, the people who were nothing like Jesus, liked Jesus. Even stranger yet the people that like him, seemed to be liked by Jesus. Even odder, The only people that Jesus did not like where those who taught people that God only liked good people.

This is what that means for us, if you were to approach Jesus today in the supermarket, he would like you. Despite your background, your habits, your weirdness, or sins. What we are talking about is his love for you. Maybe his love is more unconditional than what we think.

For the most part, everyone struggles with “What Does God think about me?” All of us struggle with this, so when Jesus was on earth, the people he encountered struggled with it too. So, the central part of Jesus message was how God is love, and God loves.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16961945Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:40:45 +0000Thomas KilianI want to do everything in my communication power to explain what God thinks about, when he thinks about you. The scripture is very very clear. Here's what we got when when God thinks about you. HE LOVES YOU. He couldn't love you anymore and nothing...Now the reason I can say with confidence, that God loves you, is It's because of Jesus. When you open the gospel for accounts of Jesus life, it is absolutely incredible to find that whatever Jesus went, the people who were nothing like Jesus, liked Jesus. Even stranger yet the people that like him, seemed to be liked by Jesus. Even odder, The only people that Jesus did not like where those who taught people that God only liked good people.

This is what that means for us, if you were to approach Jesus today in the supermarket, he would like you. Despite your background, your habits, your weirdness, or sins. What we are talking about is his love for you. Maybe his love is more unconditional than what we think.

For the most part, everyone struggles with “What Does God think about me?” All of us struggle with this, so when Jesus was on earth, the people he encountered struggled with it too. So, the central part of Jesus message was how God is love, and God loves.]]>2148cleanfullThomas KilianI want to do everything in my communication power to explain what God thinks about, when he thinks about you. The scripture is very very clear. Here's what we got when when God thinks about you. HE LOVES YOU. He couldn't love you anymore and nothing you do or have done or plan to do, could make him love you less. God loves you no matter what you've done but God doesn't love you because of what you have done. Now the reason I can say with confidence, that God loves you, is It's because of Jesus. When you open the gospel for accounts of Jesus life, it is absolutely incredible to find that whatever Jesus went, the people who were nothing like Jesus, liked Jesus. Even stranger yet the people that like him, seemed to be liked by Jesus. Even odder, The only people that Jesus did not like where those who taught people that God only liked good people. This is what that means for us, if you were to approach Jesus today in the supermarket, he would like you. Despite your background, your habits, your weirdness, or sins. What we are talking about is his love for you. Maybe his love is more unconditional than what we think. For the most part, everyone struggles with “What Does God think about me?” All of us struggle with this, so when Jesus was on earth, the people he encountered struggled with it too. So, the central part of Jesus message was how God is love, and God loves.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/reputation-versus-truthhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16377868Tue, 04 Dec 2018 02:00:29 +0000Thomas KilianRecorded October 28th at Museville, Va.3128cleanfullThomas KilianRecorded October 28th at Museville, Va.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/advent-deliver-part-1www.thomaskiliam.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16368243Mon, 03 Dec 2018 02:55:23 +0000Thomas Kilian© Thomas A Kilian, 2018. www.thomaskiliam.comwww.thomaskiliam.com]]>1895cleanfullThomas Kilian© Thomas A Kilian, 2018. www.thomaskiliam.comNohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/audio-trimmedI think all of us here tonight, we all want to be like Louis. We desire to live by our convictions personally in a way that convicts society for revival. We think we to see evil suppressed, and goodness thrive in our lives and in our world, because nobody likes chaos in life. We think we want personal peace and for chaotic families have unity and peace once again. We think we desire to see prayer back in schools, and prayer to be expected as a cultural norm. We think we desire our church to grow, and for society to close businesses for Sunday worship. See, we desire to live by our convictions personally in a way that convicts culturally. We want to see revival! So, with such a large task before us, how do we go about accomplishing it? It is here that we turn naturally to our Bibles, to find an adequate and complete answer to our question tonight.
The narrative of the prophet Jonah characterizes the personal and societal revival we desire tonight.


© Thomas A Kilian, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16018275Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:05:23 +0000Thomas Kilian“You can run, but you can’t hide” a phrase that we have all heard. We have heard it from kids playing “Hide and Go, and Seek.” Perhaps we have even heard it as a threat. “I know you took money from me. You can run, but you can’t hide—I’ll find you...I think all of us here tonight, we all want to be like Louis. We desire to live by our convictions personally in a way that convicts society for revival. We think we to see evil suppressed, and goodness thrive in our lives and in our world, because nobody likes chaos in life. We think we want personal peace and for chaotic families have unity and peace once again. We think we desire to see prayer back in schools, and prayer to be expected as a cultural norm. We think we desire our church to grow, and for society to close businesses for Sunday worship. See, we desire to live by our convictions personally in a way that convicts culturally. We want to see revival! So, with such a large task before us, how do we go about accomplishing it? It is here that we turn naturally to our Bibles, to find an adequate and complete answer to our question tonight.
The narrative of the prophet Jonah characterizes the personal and societal revival we desire tonight.


© Thomas A Kilian, 2018.]]>2822cleanfullThomas Kilian“You can run, but you can’t hide” a phrase that we have all heard. We have heard it from kids playing “Hide and Go, and Seek.” Perhaps we have even heard it as a threat. “I know you took money from me. You can run, but you can’t hide—I’ll find you eventually!” From books titles, to names of organizations, “You can run, but you can’t hide” is the phrased used. Why? Perhaps, it is the idea not the phrase which holds are attention. The idea that no matter what you do, you can’t escape the consequences that you are tying to avoid. The idea that you can try to escape from what you fear, but eventually you will have to face it. We know that idea to be true. So did, the American boxer, Joe Louis who coined the phase before a fight. Joe Louis was ranked the best of all heavyweight boxer of all time. However, Louis’ impact was felt well outside the ring. He had cultural impact as he became the first African American to achieve the status of nationwide hero during a time when social corruption existed, that being racism. In fact, he became the focal point of the opposition towards the cultural corruption of Germany, that being Nazism. I think all of us here tonight, we all want to be like Louis. We desire to live by our convictions personally in a way that convicts society for revival. We think we to see evil suppressed, and goodness thrive in our lives and in our world, because nobody likes chaos in life. We think we want personal peace and for chaotic families have unity and peace once again. We think we desire to see prayer back in schools, and prayer to be expected as a cultural norm. We think we desire our church to grow, and for society to close businesses for Sunday worship. See, we desire to live by our convictions personally in a way that convicts culturally. We want to see revival! So, with such a large task before us, how do we go about accomplishing it? It is here that we turn naturally to our Bibles, to find an adequate and complete answer to our question tonight. The narrative of the prophet Jonah characterizes the personal and societal revival we desire tonight. © Thomas A Kilian, 2018.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/thomaskilian/tale-of-two-spirits-luke-15-11-24
© Thomas A Kilian, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16018246Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:00:07 +0000Thomas KilianIt is a universal idea that sacrifice is necessary for life to be one with freedom. Today, there are many people making sacrifices, but many are not making the right ones. No matter what sacrifices for self-sufficiency they make, or what costs of...
© Thomas A Kilian, 2018.]]>2473cleanfullThomas KilianIt is a universal idea that sacrifice is necessary for life to be one with freedom. Today, there are many people making sacrifices, but many are not making the right ones. No matter what sacrifices for self-sufficiency they make, or what costs of earnings they that have in their presence to purchase worth, all people end up in the ruins of sufferance, not significance. People are still enslaved to their disappointments and fears. The nomadic tribes of Africa make animal sacrifices, yet suffer from the greatest losses of today. The Jews “who rejected Jesus as their Messiah,” made animal sacrifices in their enslavement to the law until they “were stopped in A.D. 70…” by the oppressive armies of Rome. Perhaps this is why Jesus tells us “go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matt 9:13). Paul understood Jesus’ words when he wrote, “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Rom 8:15). The parable of the prodigal son characterizes the words of Jesus and Paul. It is the tale of two spirits. One of compassion. One of sacrifice. A spirit of adoption. A spirit of slavery. © Thomas A Kilian, 2018.No