Lawson Road CoC Teaching

What Kind of Fool Are You?

Everyone makes foolish decisions at various points in our lives. Sometimes the book of Proverbs sounds like it writes us off as a lost cause because of those decisions. However, Proverbs is a redemptive book that encourages everyone to pursue wisdom. Small wise decisions have long-term consequences.

A Wise Word Regarding Words

The book of Proverbs contains many warnings about the way we speak. The wise speak differently from the fool. Words of wisdom originate in the heart, not the mind. Do your words more often build others up, or tear others down?

More Precious than Rubies

This short series from Proverbs seeks to spark interest in a portion of the Bible often overlooked. The writers of Proverbs have a lot to say about money. But most of the time they're using money to measure the character of a person's heart. Consider this sermon a spiritual EKG.

When You Walk Along the Road

This short series from Proverbs seeks to spark interest in a portion of the Bible often overlooked. This sermon encourages us to use Proverbs as a catalyst for considering how we pass on Godly wisdom to younger members of our spiritual and physical families.

Where's God in My Life?

Sometimes it seems that there's a master list of behaviours all Christians should keep: that all Christians should be equally nice people. Yet the Bible contains story after story of people who looked nothing like each other while each possessed the Spirit of God. We need to give ourselves, and others, grace and space to grow.

Where's God... In My Storm?

When life gets out of control many people cry out, "Where's God?". Many people in in the Bible have done the same thing. Sometimes God answers, sometimes he doesn't. Can God make any sense of our chaos?

Where's God... In My Loneliness?

God can be hard to find. Sometimes life's circumstances obscure Him. Sometimes God's people don't reveal Him. But always, if we know where to look, we can find Him. While loneliness can be debilitating, God's intention is for his children to experience relationship with Him and with His people. The church exists, in part, as a solution to one of today's great social problems, loneliness.

Where's God... In My Workplace?

God can be hard to find. Sometimes life's circumstances obscure Him. Sometimes God's people don't reveal Him. But always if we know where to look we can find Him.

Where's God... In My School?

God can be hard to find. Sometimes life's circumstances obscure Him. Sometimes God's people don't reveal Him. But always if we know where to look we can find Him.

Faith Unshackled - Gentleness

Faith requires change in our lives. But what are we changing toward? This sermon discusses the overlooked Godly virtue of Gentleness. Do our preconceptions about strength prevent us from aiming for Godly Gentleness?