LifeSpring Sermon Blog

The Productive Life - Stage 3

In this sermon Bruce discusses what happens in Stage 3 of the Critical Journey when a disciple begins to understand his/her unique gifts and how to use them in the community of faith.

Learning and Belonging - Stage 2

The text for this week's sermon is Ephesians 4:11-16.  The sermon discusses the next stage of spiritual growth which is developing relationships with the faith community.

Stage One - Recognition of God

In this sermon, we take a look at the first stage in the Critical Journey.   Important texts for this sermon include Hebrews 5:11-14 and 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, and 1 Peter 2:1-3.  

Introduction to The Critical Journey

Bruce introduced the beginning to a 10-week study of the Hagberg/Guelich book by the same name.  

Nancy O’Bryan Shade

Nancy talked this morning about the role of prayer in our lives.  Requiring that we also much be personally invested in our prayers in the way we live.  (Recording started after Nancy had begun her comments.)

Bruce Logue

Bruce talks about the optimism that Jesus gives us.

He has blessed us in Christ.

This sermon takes a look at Ephesians 1:3-14 and the ways that God has entered our lives.

Rich Barnes

Rich talked about the appropriate gifts of the Magi and Christ's appropriate gift of the Eucharist to us.

Clothe Yourself with Christ

The sermon for the day after Christmas comes from Colossians 3:12-17 and it looks at what God hope to accomplish in the coming of Jesus.  It wasn't just a cute baby story.

When Christ Came Into the World

This week's sermon came from Hebrews 10:5-10 and took a look at how Christ's coming ended the annual sacrifices that Israel had to make, Jesus himself being the perfect, all-encompassing sacrifice which defeated evil and death and atoned perfectly for our sin.