Lawson Road CoC Teaching

The God of the Exodus - The Temptation of Jesus

A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break

Into God's Unforgettable Story

The second sermon in a series tracing theme of Exodus and God's faithfulness through the pages of Scripture.

The God of Exodus

The Exodus provides a thematic spine to Scripture. Hebrew prophets and poets often referred back to it as evidence of God's nature and commitment to Israel. This sermon introduces a series that traces this theme from Moses to Jesus by examining the character of God revealed in the exodus.

Keep Seeking

1 Thessalonians closes with some of the shortest verses in the Bible. This sermon contends that they're not a new version of the 10 Commandments and demosntrates how they stitch together to guide our spiritual growth today.

Those Who Sleep

Chapters 4 and 5 of First Thessalonians have often been used as the basis for teaching "the rapture". This sermon looks at those passages in their textual and historical context while coming to a different understanding. Nonetheless, Christians have great hope for life as we anticipate the return of Christ.

Introducing... A God of Wrath?

Is God always angry? What makes God angry? And why is he so often portrayed as angry and impatient?

Lead Like a Nursing Mother

As Paul writes to new church he recently left he encourages them. He also defends himself against (apparant) claims that he's a charlatan. As part of his defence he describes himself as caring for the church like "a nursing mother". What can we learn about church leadership from this unusual descriptor? 1 Thessalonians 2

Introducing Thessalonians

Introducing... The God Who Weeps

This sermon surveys the first 9 chapters of Jeremiah before settling into chapter 9. It is debatable who is speaking in chapter 8:20-9:2. This sermon presumes that Yahweh is the speaker... and he weeps.