LifeSpring Sermon Blog

Jesus took his disciples to a place that boasted "the gate of Hell."  It was there that Peter made his great confession about who Jesus was.  And Jesus from the paganism of Caesarea Philippi announced that not even the gates of Hell could prevail against it.  This sermon explores why Caesarea Philippi was such an appropriate place to have this talk.  Matthew 16:13-28.

The sermon for 7/26 is the Joseph story, from his station as Jacob's favorite son to second in command of the Egyptian Pharaoh.  The sermon continues to explore the persistence of God's promise.

On Sunday, July 19, the text of the sermon came from Genesis 29:10-19.  This sermon takes up the story of Jacob and the persistence of God's promise that God continues to make and remake.

This sermon comes from Genesis 22:1–14, the text that chronicles the act of faith when Abraham took his only son, Isaac, in accord with what God told him to do, intending to kill and sacrifice Isaac to God.  It's a grisly story, which we examine in this sermon.

This sermon comes from Romans 6 and is Paul's description of what the sacrament of baptism means to the disciple of Jesus.   From Romans 6:1-11.

This sermon is the second in a series from Genesis, and it pertains to the hospitable way that Abraham treated his unknown guests.  The sermon is about the practice of hospitality.

This sermon comes from Genesis 12:1-9, the account of Abraham's call to be the carrier of God's intention to bless "all the families of the earth."  We explore the insistence of this promise throughout all of Scripture.

Jim Grasley takes this sermon from 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 as his text.  The sermon focuses on some last advice that Paul has for the Corinthian church.  This advice is good for any church in any age.  Check it out.

The text for this sermon is from Acts 1:1-14 which is the account to Jesus telling his disciples the role they will play in the future of his Kingdom.  They were to wait in Jerusalem for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.  By this time there were 500 people who could attest to Jesus' resurrection.

In this sermon, Jim Grasley takes his text from 1 Cor.12:3-13 in which the apostle Paul talks about how each individual within a church brings unique, personal gifts for the benefit of the church community of which they are a part.  This is especially appropriate because this sermon is delivered on Pentecost Sunday.