Reverend Kirk Lawton
Appears in 153 Episodes
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...
Christmas Music Program
Today is our Annual Christmas Music Program. It is a favorite time when we can gather together and sing some of the well-loved Christmas carols and hear the scripture ...
The Hope That Led to Christmas
Can you believe that today is already the first Sunday in December? This is what is called the season of Advent- a time of preparation on the Christian calendar when w...
Don't Miss the Glory
Can you believe that today is already the first Sunday in the season of Advent? This is a time of preparation on the Christian calendar when we begin getting ready for...
High-Priced Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving Day only a few days from now, what are your plans for that day? Have you completed your Thanksgiving shopping for the year yet? Well, that's a rather...
When You Are Discouraged
The subject today is "When You Are Discouraged." In the 42nd Psalm, we read the words of one who fit that description to a T. The psalmist asked the question, "Why am ...
God's X-Rays
The subject today is "God's X-Rays." Did you know that today, November 8, 2020, is the 125th anniversary of a very important event in the history of the world? Somethi...
Green-Beret Christians
The subject today is "Green-Beret Christians." Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler came out with a song many years ago, as he called attention to the United States Army's Spec...
Gods Made to Order
The subject today is "Gods Made to Order." The scriptural basis for the sermon is Acts 7, verses 36-41, with the key verse, verse 40. This verse refers us back to the ...
At War with Yourself Oct 18th
The sermon subject today is At War with Yourself. The sermon begins today with some words of a very disturbed man who in many ways was at war with himself. We will be ...
Achieving God's Will
The subject today is "Achieving God's Will." A great preacher of years ago once said, "To do God's will is the greatest achievement we can have in life." Everybody wan...
Are You a Good Person?
The subject today is "Are You a Good Person?" Sometimes we hear it said at the funeral or memorial service of a person, "That was a good man," or "That was a good woma...
The Grace of Forgiveness
Have you ever felt that the sins in your life have been so bad, you wonder if you can be forgiven by God? We fins God's answer to that question today. There are many v...
Guilty, But Not Condemned
This morning we look together at a crucial event in the life of Jesus, where His enemies were trying to trap him in an argument, at the expense of a woman. Our scriptu...
Great Sin! Greater Salvation!
This morning we will see King David at a crisis in his life. We will look at several passages of scripture, including 2 Samuel, chapters 11 and 12, and also at Pslams ...
Exit and Entrance
Today we will be concluding a series of messages on the general subject of personal growth. Today's focus is on that very important time in our lives when we have reac...
Happily Ever After?
We will be continuing today a series of messages on the general subject of personal growth. Today's focus is on that very important time in our lives when we have reac...
The Valley of Adolescence
Rev. Lawton will be continuing today a series of messages on the general subject of personal growth. Today's focus is on that very difficult in-between period in the l...
Interlude
Reverend Kirk Lawton took some time this week to show his gratitude to our listeners, both in person and virtual. In the midst of these uncertain times, Ocean Lakes Fa...
You've Got a Lot to Give
1 Samuel, Chapter 16 | Reverend Lawton will be continuing today a series of messages on the general subject of personal growth. Today's focus is on childhood. What an ...
You Make Me So Very Happy
1 Samuel, Chapter 16 | Reverend Lawton will be beginning today a series of messages on the general subject of personal growth, starting today with infancy or early chi...
How God Tests Faith
The subject today is "How God Tests Faith." Rev. Lawton will be calling our attention to several verses of scripture, all from the 11th chapter of Hebrews. As we look ...
A High Way and a Low
John 14, Verse 6 | The subject today is "A High Way and a Low." Rev. Lawton will be calling our attention to several scriptures, all having reference to "the way." The...
Games Christians Play
Deuternomy, Chapter 8, Verses 1-5 | The subject today is "Games Christians Play" and the scriptural basis is Deuteronomy, chapter 8, verses 1-5. Children today have ma...
How to Love America
Matthew, Chapter 22, Verses 15-22 | The subject today is "How to Love America" and the scriptural basis is Matthew, chapter 22, verses 15-22. The key verse is what Jes...
One Thing Thou Lackest
Mark 10: 12-22 | The key verse is what Jesus said in verse 21 to the man we call "the rich young ruler." We pray that this message today will be a blessing to you.
The Art of Seeing
How good is your physical eyesight? Is it 20/20? What about your spiritual eyesight? The psalmist prayed a prayer that can help us to see some important things in l...
Abundant Living
Jesus said that He came to earth to give us abundant life. William Danforth, in his little book, I Dare You, paints a four-fold outline of how this can actually work ...
What Do You Do With Your Burdens?
The Bible has three different answers to this question, all of which seem contradictory. But as we look at these three Biblical answers, we will see that God has a pe...
When God Does Not Divide The Waters
The Bible is a book of miracles. But what is our response when God does NOT divide the waters for us, even after earnest prayer? Is God's grace sufficient for us the...