Ep 1072 | Preacher Steve Lawson Ousted for Secret Sin

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

Blaze Podcast Network

News, News Commentary, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re discussing the disheartening news of Steve Lawson, the 73-year-old lead preacher at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas and president of OnePassion Ministries, being removed from ministry after an “inappropriate relationship” with an unidentified woman. We look at what happened and what information we don’t have, and look at just how this hypocrisy might test the faiths of those who have looked up to his teaching for so long. We share what sentiments we think Lawson should make clear in the midst of this news, and give some encouragement. Get your tickets for Share the Arrows: https://www.sharethearrows.com/ Pre-order Allie's new book: https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (00:43) Intro to Steve Lawson news (05:51) Lawson's removal (11:53) Share the Arrows update (17:05) What Steve Lawson should say (23:35) More thoughts on Steve Lawson (39:23) A pastor's thoughts --- Today's Sponsors: Good Ranchers — use my code ALLIE to claim the Presidential Promo worth over $1,200 AND also claim $25 off your first box plus free express shipping and bring 100% American meat to your family meals until 2028. Seven Weeks - Experience the best coffee while supporting the pro-life movement with Seven Weeks Coffee; use code ALLIE at https://www.sevenweekscoffee.com to save up to 25% and help save lives. Pre-Born — Will you help rescue babies' lives? Donate by calling #250 & say keyword 'BABY' or go to Preborn.com/ALLIE. America's Christian Credit Union - Switch to America's Christian Credit Union today for faith-aligned banking with exceptional rates and nationwide access, plus earn up to $500 in bonuses with promo code ALLIE—visit https://www.americaschristiancu.com/allie to get started! --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 1017 | Dr. Tony Evans Steps Down Over Secret Sin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1017-dr-tony-evans-steps-down-over-secret-sin/id1359249098?i=1000658686225 Ep 1021 | #SBCToo? Another Accused Megachurch Pastor https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1021-sbctoo-another-accused-megachurch-pastor/id1359249098?i=1000659436070 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey

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0:00.0	Prominent preacher Steve Lawson has stepped down from his position as lead preacher at Trinity
0:07.6	Bible Church in Dallas as well as from his position as president of One Passion passion ministries because of an inappropriate
0:15.7	relationship that he has had with a woman.
0:18.6	We are breaking all of that down today and analyzing what our response as Christians should be. This episode of Relatable
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0:33.4	Hey guys, welcome to Relatable happy Tuesday hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far
0:47.4	so first we've got to get into some really sad news I heard the news about Steve Lawson which I will detail as much as I can today last week when we were recording I believe it was on Thursday and I literally stopped recording and I looked at Bree and I said,
1:06.7	oh my gosh, my friend texted me the statement from Trinity Bible and I could not believe it.
1:14.7	And that is the feeling that most people who have admired and read
1:21.2	and listened to Stephen Lawson for years have felt. This is stunning. This is maybe
1:29.2	one of the last people I would ever expect to be caught in this kind of sin and to bring his family and his church and the gospel of Jesus Christ into disrepute.
1:51.2	So let me give you a summary and put this into context and give you whatever details I can as well as what I hope to be a biblical response. So Steve Lawson, if you don't know, he is a 73 year old author preacher. He was the lead preacher at Trinity Bible Church in Dallas. Trinity Bible Church started in 2018.
2:17.1	From my understanding it was a few Baptist families, a few Presbyterian families that wanted
2:22.0	to start a church that was based on the
2:24.7	faithful exposition of scripture. Steve Lawson is one of the most famous expositors of
2:32.3	scripture.
2:33.2	He has a ministry that's dedicated to training men to be expositors of the word.
2:39.2	He is an excellent teacher.
2:42.2	He leads one or led one passion ministries as well. He was the
2:47.9	president of one passion ministries, the ministry that I just described. But of course he has been removed from these
2:54.4	posts after an alleged inappropriate relationship with an unidentified
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