Reverend Kirk Lawton
Appears in 152 Episodes
Vestibule Religion
One of the accusations often labeled against professing Christians these days is that they "talk the talk, but don't walk the walk." This means that too many profess t...
Change and Decay
It is commonplace today to hear people say, "We're living in a world of change." How true that is. One of the old hymns we used to sing is "Abide with me." In that hym...
The Business of Living Together
Let me begin today by asking a question: Do you know anybody you have trouble getting along with? Well, that's a loaded question, isn't it? If the truth be known, we a...
Your View of God
Today is Father's Day- a special day on which we honor our fathers. But in the sermon which follows in just a moment, we are thinking mainly about a special Father- ou...
When God Calls Your Name
Have you ever heard the voice of God speaking to you in a special way? Have you ever heard God call your name? Some say they have heard God through a feeling in their ...
The Tragedy of Sufficiency
There are many hymns that we find in churches today which tell about our heavenly home, or what heaven may be like. This morning we are going to be thinking about heav...
Stop! Look! Listen!
There are three words which you may have seen many times on a sign as you rode in an automobile. They are very common words, but they have a significant meaning. If we...
The Significance of Pentecost
Today is a special day on the Christian calendar. It is observed by many denominations as Pentecost Sunday, the day which is celebrated as the coming of the Holy Spiri...
The Shepherd's Psalm | Part Five
This morning come to the conclusion of a series of five sermons, all on the 23rd psalm. Many have come to know God in a closer and more meaningful way through the six ...
The Shepherd's Psalm | Part Four
As we continue our worship this morning, thinking again about the 23rd psalm, the sermon will be a bit different from other sermons in this series. Many of our well-be...
The Shepherd's Psalm | Part Three
For the past two Sundays we have been looking together at what has been called "The Shepherd's Psalm"- the 23rd psalm. This morning we will be looking at the psalm in ...
The Shepard's Psalm | Part Two
Last Sunday we began a series of messages on the 23rd psalm. So many people have found strength and courage to carry on through the comforting assurance of our Good Sh...
The Shepherd's Psalm | Part One
This morning we begin a series of messages on the 23rd psalm. This is a favorite passage of many people, and we hope and pray that as we look at this beautiful psalm i...
Three Truths About God
Easter Sunday is past, but Christians celebrate our risen Lord every Sunday. And we do have a lot to celebrate! If we were to try to number all the ways in which we ou...
I'm On My Way | Easter Sunday
Today is Easter Sunday-- the realest day in the history of Christianity, the. day on which we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Our scriptural basis f...
Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday, the day on which we remember Jesus' ride into the city of Jerusalem on a lowly donkey. On this special day on our Christian calendar, I want to d...
The Shadow of the Cross
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, the day on which we remember Jesus' ride into the city of Jerusalem on a lowly donkey. For many weeks, events in the life of Jesus had been...
Then Jesus Came
Things are never the same when Jesus is allowed to come fully and live within a person. This morning we will hear a story about two boys and one family and we'll see h...
When Jesus Came to Jericho
If the president of the country or some other important person, such as a great athlete, a king, or the pope were to visit your town or city, there would be quite a se...
When You Have Failed
Those of us who are getting older are often painfully aware of past failures in our lives, when we take a backward look. The Apostle Paul was certainly aware of his ho...
Who Do You Think You Are?
The subject today is "Who Do You Think You Are?" That sounds a bit like an insult, doesn't it? Well, it isn't meant to be that. We'll be looking together this morning ...
What the World Needs Now
Unless you were born in just the past few years, you know by the sermon title what the subject of today's sermon is all about. There is a popular song by that title. Y...
Divine Roadblocks
Unless you live 'way out in the sticks or some remote area, or you've never driven or ridden in a car, then you probably know what it's like to encounter a roadblock o...
Being Christian in Spite of Circumstances
Today we will be looking at quite a few Bible verses, but one key passage is what Jesus said in His Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew, chapter 5. In this Sermon, J...
The Great Physician
Our Scriptural basis for the message today is John's gospel, chapter 5, verses 1 through 15. This is a very interesting story of a man who had been sick for 38 years a...
The Cross Pull
Our Scriptural basis for the message today is the statement from the Apostle Paul. In Romans 7, verse 19, he says, "The evil which I wouldn't, that I do." Have you eve...
Happy New Year!
Our scriptural basis for the message today is the statement from Jesus as found in Johns gospel, chapter 15, verse 11, where He says, "These things I have spoken unto ...
Why Do You Wish to Live?
Our scriptural basis for the message today is the Apostle Paul's statement as found in Philippians 1:21, where he says, "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."...
The Lingering Spirit of Christmas
Today on this Sunday after Christmas, I want to share with you a few thoughts which have been special tome over the years regarding Christmas. Even though Christmas Da...
The Gospel of Christmas
The word "gospel" really means "good news." The best news ever is found in a verse from the Bible which many people have memorized. It is John 3:16 - "For God so loved...