LifeSpring Sermon Blog

Fat Tuesday

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.

Before and After

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.

Overcoming the Fear of Conversation

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. 

What goes wrong in conversations?

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.

Where the Holy Spirit Takes Us

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.

Reflecting God’s Character

This is the first of a four lesson series on the subject of how we communicate with one another.  James 3:1-12 is the main text for this lesson.

The Home of God is Among Mortals

This sermon takes its text from the soaring description of God's plan for the end of time.  Not in Armageddon, but in the coming down of the New Jerusalem to earth.  Because God wants to dwell with us HERE.

Revelation and the Mystery

This text comes from Romans 16:25-27.  The sermon, using Romans 16, talks about the mystery of God that has been entrusted to us to share with others.  It also talks about the dangers of trivializing the awesome work of God.

Anointed to Bring Good News

This sermon comes from Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11.  In the Third book of Isaiah we are given a look at what God's big plan was/is on one hand and mankind's failures as God's partners in the plan.

A Voice in the Wilderness

John the Baptist used the Wilderness as his pulpit.  This sermon looks at what John might have hoped to gain from this desolate place, and also at the way Wilderness functioned and functions in the lives of God's people.  The text is Mark 1:1-8.