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The Parable of a Texas Crime


  • Hillcrest Church 3838 Steck Avenue Austin, TX, 78759 United States (map)

Sermon for September 10, 10am
The Parable of the Sower and a 1927 Texas crime. Do they have anything in common?

A study of Matthew 13:3-9

Jesus’s Parable of the Sower and a 1927 Texas crime—do they have anything in common? On Sunday, September 10, Pastor Tom will tell the tale of “The Santa Claus Bank Robbery” as an illustration of Jesus’s famous parable. Bring a friend to this unique message!

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Open House: Sunday, September 10,

3-7pm, 10121 Cassandra Drive, Austin 78717

Pastor Tom has written a novel about the Santa Claus Bank Robbery, and he and Diane are throwing a Launch Party to celebrate! It’s a come-and-go affair between 3-7pm on Sunday, September 10. Their address is 10121 Cassandra Drive, Austin 78717. Books will be available for purchase, but you don’t have to buy anything to come! The book is called The Last Man: A Novel of the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery. For more information about Tom’s novel and the real characters behind it, go to ThomasGoodmanWrites.com

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