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Tom Lawson
Contributing sermons since May 17, 2004
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It Was Not A Silent Night
Contributed on May 17, 2004
The Incarnation as Noisy Reality, not Quiet Theology
It Was NOT a Silent Night Incarnation Reality and Myth Introduction: Illustration (humor): Christmas is a time of surprises. A lady was preparing her Christmas cookies. There came a knock at the door. She went to find a man, his clothes poor, obviously looking for some Christmas odd jobs. ...read more
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A Prayer In A Time Of National Tragedy
Contributed on Sep 14, 2001
A prayer, rather than a sermon, that somehow seemed more fitting as a message for these days of brokenness and united sorrow.
A prayer in the wake of tragedy of September 11th, 2001 O God our help in ages past, We did not choose this time, this moment. Like generations before us we have lived in safety and ease, and have read of those beyond living memory who were awakened by the clarion call of a nation under ...read more
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Do You Love Me? A Haunting Question For A Busy Church
Contributed on Jan 6, 2001
An inductive sermon exploring the idolatry of our (often Christian) busyness in light to the need for "Sabbath times" of relationship-building
DO YOU LOVE ME? A Haunting Question for a Busy Church John 21:15-17 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15 I love my wife Linda. I do. Now, to be honest, there are times that I do not enjoy being with her. But I do love her. To be painfully honest, she’s not a very exciting person for me to talk. ...read more
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Plugging Into Power
Contributed on Dec 22, 2000
Keys to the power of prayer from Nehemiah chapter one
PLUGGING INTO POWER Nehemiah Chapter 1 ILLUSTRATION Back street in London is an old powerhouse that once shook all of England. You might be surprised at its size, no larger than a small bedroom. No generators, no nuclear reactors, just ...read more
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Home
Contributed on Dec 16, 2000
A Narrative Sermon on Heaven as Home
It was a warm day in the summer in Grayson. Our windows were open, so it was easy to hear him, even though he was still half a block away: "Ma! Ma!" TJ, our oldest son, had been our playing with his friends. And, as usual, he was barefoot. And, you already know what happened. He discovered ...read more
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Nowhere Else To Go
Contributed on Dec 22, 2000
Abraham Lincoln: "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that ...read more