Reverend Kirk Lawton
Appears in 143 Episodes
A Personal Encounter with God
Last Sunday we centered our thoughts here at Ocean Lakes on the subject "Getting to Know God." Today we're going to look together at an experience which a man had in w...
Getting to Know God
Who is the most important person in your life? Who has had the greatest influence on the person you have become? How did you get to know this person? Is it a family me...
Power in Prayer
If I were to ask "Do you believe in prayer?" probably a great majority of people would answer YES. In churches everywhere there is a lot of talk about prayer, and most...
Yesterday Is a Closed Book
Has there been any way in the past year that you have to look back on and admit you failed in some way? Well, that's a foolish question, isn't it? The hard truth is t...
How Do You Face the New Year?
On this first Sunday in the new year, I will begin the message by asking a very personal question. The question is "How do you face the new year?" Many of us would hav...
A Moving Christmas Story
Today is the one day in the year - and indeed in several years - when we do not have a regular worship service as such. Our founder, Mr. Nelson Jackson, made the decis...
Christmas Potpourri
The word "potpourri" is not in everybody's vocabulary, unless you watch some quiz shows which use the word regularly. However, on this Sunday before Christmas, I want ...
O Hear the Angel Voices
The subject of angels in the Bible has been a fascination for many people, and as we come today to the third Sunday in Advent, we are going to be thinking about angels...
Modern Herods
Last Sunday we began our Advent season by thinking together about "The Other Innkeeper." This was the man in Jesus' parable of The Good Samaritan - the person who oper...
The Other Inkeeper
This last Sunday in November is considered by many churches as the beginning of the Advent Season - a time when we try to prepare our hearts for a meaningful observanc...
The Goodness of God
Thanksgiving Day is only a few days away. What do you have this year for which you are truly thankful? Well, when we stop to think about it, there is no way in which w...
Look at Your Hands
As you listen to the podcast today, some of you may be in your home, some may be riding in your car, some outdoors or at some other place. If it is convenient for you ...
When We Walk with the Lord
There are many times when preachers use language which may well be above the heads of listeners. There are those occasions when we use phrases which may have had speci...
Serving God and Mammon
In the Old Testament book of Numbers we find a statement which has often been used as a prayer for people who are about to end their earthly life. It is found in Numbe...
A Night Visitor
Here at Ocean Lakes Family Campground the month of October each year is a special time for children. This is the month of Halloween, and we have FIVE weeks of festivit...
When Things Go Wrong
Have you ever had those times in your life when everything seems to go wrong? Someone expressed it like this: "Everything glued down is coming loose." Yes, we all have...
The Self-Made Fool
This morning we will continue in what we've been doing for several weeks - looking at the lives of very interesting character from the Bible, both in the Old Testament...
The Night Angels Climbed a Ladder
In the 4th chapter of John's gospel, we have the story of Jesus and a woman who had an interesting conversation together. During that conversation, the woman referred ...
Compromise
Sometimes we hear those who are running for political office brag on themselves by saying that they can work with others "on both sides of the aisle." What they mean i...
The Night with Wild Beasts
Most people I know like the idea of a party. From small children having a happy time with their friends, wearing party hats, playing Ames, and singing "Happy Birthday ...
Truth but Not the Whole Truth
When a person is called upon to be a witness in a court of law, before taking the stand, everyone is required to tell "the truth and the whole truth." This morning we ...
Public Success and Private Failure
If I were to ask you to name the most famous earthly ancestor of Jesus, what would be the name of that person? Would it be Abraham, the great man of faith, or maybe Ja...
Chariots of Fire
For the past two Sundays we have looked at two special men from the Old Testament: Elijah and his successor, Elisha. But where do we go from there? There is a thrillin...
The Prophet of the Still, Small Voice
We welcome you to our worship service today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Last Sunday we centered our thoughts on that grand old man of t...
The Discouraged Prophet
We welcome you to our worship service today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. For the past few Sundays we have been looking at some of the pr...
Sackcloth Within
We welcome you to our worship service today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Today we continue our journey through the Old Testament, as we ...
The Reluctant Prophet
We welcome you to our worship service today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Last Sunday we looked at Jeremiah, an Old Testament prophet ...
You Can't Run Away
We ordinarily like to think of turning to the Bible to hear words of uplift, encouragement, and strength for daily living. But today the Biblical basis of the message ...
The Forgiveness of Sins
When most preachers go to the pulpit to deliver a sermon, they have in their hearts and minds the prayer that the words spoken may truly be the words from God, not jus...
The Holiness of God
Students who study in a seminary and take a course called "homiletics" (which basically means how to prepare and deliver a sermon) are told that the title of the sermo...