LifeSpring Sermon Blog

Get Ready for Something Different!

This sermon text comes form Jeremiah 31:27-34.  Jeremiah talks about a covenant that God will make with God's people that is significantly different in character as prior agreements.  Get ready!

Use Your Brain

Prudence is the last of our series on the Four Cardinal Virtues.  The Bible says a great deal about Prudence, and it is the Queen of the Virtues.  The text is from Ephesians 5:15-17.

Courage

This is the third in the Cardinal Virtues series.  Jim's sermon begins this sermon with a reminder of the courage of the 40 passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 who prevented the terrorists from crashing into either the White House or the Capital.  

Temperance

This sermon is the second in the 4 Cardinal Virtues series.  Jim Grasley explores the contours of Temperance, the Biblical virtue of self-control.  

This is what the Lord wants.

This the first of four Cardinal Virtues.  Taken from Micah 6:6-8, the sermon shows how much Justice shows up in descriptions of what God expects from God's people. 

How 'bout them Cardinals?

This is a "dialogical" sermon because it features a conversation between Jim and Bruce about the Four Cardinal Virtues.  The purpose of the sermon was to introduce the coming series and explore why these four virtues are important to know about.  The text for the sermon is from 2 Peter 1:5-8.

Por Favor

Jim's sermon comes from Philemon and focuses on the way in which Paul asked Philemon to receive back his slave, Onesimus, as a brother in Christ.  The whole book of Philemon only contains twenty-five verses but is profound in its love, respect, and kindness.  Check it out.

A Done Deal

The modern-day concept of a family trust is a good way to think of Hebrews 13:1-6.  God has given God's people an inheritance that we are already beginning to receive.  In the words of the sermon, it is a "done deal."

Unshakable

This sermon comes from Hebrews 12:18-23 which describes the huge contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion.  The text describes the unshakable nature of the kingdom that God has prepared for us.

Where Are You Going?

Jim Grasley uses Genesis 16:7-9,13-14 as his text for this sermon about the plight of Hagar, servant girl to Sarai, wife of Abraham.  This is a challenging and very contemporary subject.