Resources by Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas serves as the Teaching Pastor of Raymond Terrace Community Church in the Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia. Chris's desire is to see the church captivated by the glory of God and equipped for all that God has planned to accomplish through her. Chris met his wife while on short term mission, and is now the proud father to three boys and two girls. Having been raised in far North Queensland, it is not uncommon to see Chris sitting bare-foot around a camp fire with a hot cup of coffee in his hand. You can follow him on Twitter at @cbthomas76.

What Makes a Great Preacher? - Part Two
The Preacher's Subject Matter
Part two of a six-part series, What Makes a Great Preacher?

What Makes a Great Preacher? - Part Three
The Preacher's Preparation
Part three of a six-part series, What Makes a Great Preacher?

What Makes a Great Preacher? - Part Six
The Preacher's Humility
Part six of a six-part series, What Makes a Great Preacher?

What Makes a Great Preacher? - Part One
Introduction and Warnings
Part one of a six-part series, What Makes a Great Preacher?

What Makes a Great Preacher? - Part Four
The Preacher's Delivery
Part four in a six-part series, What Makes a Great Preacher

What Makes a Great Preacher? - Part Five
The Preacher's Life
Preacher, give fervent and persistent attention to your life outside of preaching. It is not enough to simply preach good doctrine - your people need to see consistent demonstration, not just hear good explanation.

We're All Getting Tattoos by Chris Thomas
I've finally come to terms with it. I'm getting a tattoo. But not just yet.

Walking Among Giants by Chris Thomas
The problem is not that we hold a few in high esteem, the problem is that we hold too few in high esteem.

Waiting for Akman: Part Two by Chris Thomas
Part two of a two-part parable recounting the events of Exodus 11-12.

Waiting for Akman: Part One by Chris Thomas
A two-part parable recounting the events of Exodus 11-12.

The Walls That Law Built by Chris Thomas
Don’t despise the walls that law built, they serve a significant purpose. The prison was built in order for us to open our eyes and long for freedom.

There Once Was A Farmer by Chris Thomas
His pleasure was rooted in the harvest he hoped for.

The Gospel for the Inglorious by Chris Thomas
A gospel for the mundane. A gospel for the sorrow. A gospel for the dark hours of early mornings.

The Day God's Grace Seemed Evil by Chris Thomas
Before I let my gospel-centered infatuation cause me to point a judgmental finger at Jonah, maybe I too need to learn a lesson from the shrivelled up plant.

Saying Goodbye to Narnia by Chris Thomas
Tribulation is real—we should not be surprised by it—but it is not our defining reality. We have a living hope, an imperishable inheritance, and a secure salvation.

Preach Like A Painter by Chris Thomas
Preacher, show your church the wonder. Preach like a painter. Take your tools and your technique and bend them to the cause of Christ.

Preachers with Presence by Chris Thomas
Only an "in-person" preacher can bear the burdens of the congregation, weep with those who weep, and rejoice with those who rejoice.

Pastor, You Are Not A Child of Hagar by Chris Thomas
Your identity of sonship isn't founded on performance-based assessment. Your standing before God was not procured by strategy or tribal association. Your preaching did not gain you merit, nor your vision give rise to redemption.

Ministry's Incompatibility With the World by Chris Thomas
Power that comes through position is incompatible with God's agenda on earth.

Lessons I've Learned About the Holy Spirit from Surfing by Chris Thomas
It's the wave that provides the power.

Less is More (or, Let It Go) by Chris Thomas
My wife is currently in the throes of a full-blown "simplify" campaign, and I need to be careful—if I place my half-drunk coffee cup down it's likely to be thrown out. Anything not nailed to the floor may very well disappear.

God of Your Grief by Chris Thomas
No matter the source of your grief—be it silent, relational, or communal—you must know today that God is not deaf to your pain. You soul's ache is not foreign to him.

False Hope by Chris Thomas
Your only hope—my only hope—is that God himself would deliver us.

Facing The Giants by Chris Thomas
Numbers 13-14 in story form.

Embracing the Quiet Life by Chris Thomas
To embrace solitude and quietness is to reflect on an image of our own self.

Doubt in the Midst of Worship by Chris Thomas
"And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted." What a phenomenal phrase.

Don’t Write It Off As Law by Chris Thomas
It's good to bask in the light of grace. Soak it up. Revel in it. But don't recoil from the commandments of God—they are meant to show us his faithfulness, and steadfast love.

Confronting Gospel-Centered Confusion by Chris Thomas
What do we actually mean by the phrase "gospel centered"?

Beneath the Veneer by Chris Thomas
"Don't let them get too close." That was the advice I received from an experienced pastor early in my ministry experience. I knew it to be rubbish then—even more so now.

A Tree Between Two Mountains by Chris Thomas
God was at work. The Holy Spirit powerfully wielded the Word in that place. I have no doubt that hundreds, if not thousands, of lives and ministries were altered in profound ways over those four days. Then I came home.

A Pastor's Character Over His Competence by Chris Thomas
Give me a godly man with an average gift over the orator of the ages, whose character hasn’t been shaped by the gospel.

A Father to the Fatherless by Chris Thomas
I have a son. I did not father him, nor did my wife give birth to him. Yet, he is my son.

Advice for Keyboard Crusaders by Chris Thomas
Yet both my personal experience and anecdotal observations, tell me that the vast majority of 'robust dialogue' or 'authentic conversation' is a poor front for what the Bible calls 'meddling in controversies'.

A Break-Wall For The Soul by Chris Thomas
Without a break-wall, disaster is only a storm away.