LifeSpring Sermon Blog

This sermon takes 1 Timothy 4:1-10 as its text, and it concerns the need for alertness within churches because of the threats outside them.

In this Easter-Sunday sermon from Matthew 28:1-10 the tomb visits of the women are looked at in all four Gospels, and they are considered on the basis of the shock the empty tomb caused for the disciples.  The sermon looks at how this untidiness actually aids in growing faith.

This sermon comes from Matthew 21:1-11, and it concerns the reaction of the crowd when Jesus entered Jerusalem.  It also looks at how far away the crowd was from understanding the mission of Jesus.

This sermon takes its text from Luke 17:20-32.  A principle theme of the sermon is how the Kingdom is not, according to Jesus, over here or over there.  Rather. the Kingdom of God "is in the midst of you."

This sermon comes from a conversation Jesus had with his disciples about identity.  "What are you hearing?  Who do people think I am?"  The sermon from Luke 9:18-27 examines why Jesus might have been converned about this.

We're starting the Lenten season before it actually starts. tomorrow, Ash Wednesday.  In New Orleans today, Fat Tuesday is being celebrated.  Mardi Gras.  This sermon is taken from 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, and it looks at the contrast between the spirit of Fat Tuesday compared to that of Lent.

Paul talks about the "before and after" of a life governed by a life influenced by the Spirit of God.  The text for the sermon comes from Romans 8:1-11.

This sermon takes its text from John 4:7-20 in which Jesus carries on a conversation with a Samaritan woman as she drew water from a well.  The sermon explores skills that aid in having meaningful conversations with others. 

This sermon takes its text from Philippians 2:14-15 and Proverbs 25:11-12.  This is the last of a 4-lesson series on the subject of how Christians should talk with others.

This sermon uses two texts as its basis:  Colossians 3:8-15 and Galatians 5:16-21.  The main point of the lesson is stress the point that if one lives by the influence and power of God's spirit, then certain things will be true of their speech.