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Monday Mar 16, 2020
200315 Undeserved Privilege
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
This sermon takes its text from Romans 5:1-11. In that text Paul tells us that when we were UTTERLY HELPLESS Christ came to die for us. The sermon explores the idea of being completely reliant on Christ's undeserved love for us.
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Excel In This Grace Also
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
This sermon comes from 2 Corinthians 8:6-15 and takes its title from Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church to give attention to the grace of generosity. The sermon challenges the too common belief that we live in scarcity rather than abundance. This belief turns us into hoarders and stingy people.
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Accepting Grace in Vain
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
This is the first of two sermons on Paul's use of grace in 2 Corinthians. This sermon looks at how we might wrongly accept God's grace toward us individually while not allowing it to change us so that we extend grace to others as well.
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Chewing on Gravel
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
THis sermon comes from Lamentaitons 3:22-27 and is taken from Jeremiah's wonderful statement that "the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases." This was said in the midst of the great suffering of Israel because of Babylon's military incursion and defeat of Israel. The sermon talks how Lamentations functions as a great comfort and reminder poem of how to respond to suffering.
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Return
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Exodus 19:1-8 is the text for this sermon. The sermon has the Exodus as its core event and discusses how, after the Fall, mankind has constantly been moving away from God. Nevertheless, God has persevered in seeking to return mankind to full relationship with him.
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Scattered Everywhere
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Monday Apr 18, 2016
This sermon takes a look at how the Good News moved westward from Israel to Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy. It looks at how the early church had to come to terms with its Xenophobia and start to embrace a wider audience.
Monday Sep 21, 2015
The God Who Cries
Monday Sep 21, 2015
Monday Sep 21, 2015
Spence Boelter was guest speaker at LifeSpring on September 13, and his sermon was entitled, "The God Who Cries."
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Faux Thriftiness
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Monday Apr 14, 2014
This sermon comes from Matthew 26:6-13, the occasion of the woman anointing Jesus with expensive ointment. The text contrasts the wasteful generosity of the woman over against the penury and greed of Judas.
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
He grabbed him by the throat.
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
This sermon is taken from Matthew 18:23-35, the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. In this parable Jesus tells the story of a servant who was forgiven a huge, insurmountable debt. We expect him to be thankful and full of mercy as a result. The sermon is about what happens when he isn't.