LifeSpring Sermon Blog

God Changed His Mind

Jonah is a 4-chapter "prophecy" found in the last 13 books of the Old Testament.  This sermon looks at this decidedly different book of prophecy and asks what its application is for us today.  Jonah 3:10-45:11.

Promise of Completion

This sermon comes from the Jacob narrative of Genesis.  Beginning at Genesis 12 with Abraham and continuing through Joseph and chapter 50.  This whole narrative consumes 78% of Genesis and show graphically what God did through God's promise to redeem mankind.

Before You Unfriend

Jesus' one-chapter long dissertation on relationships is the subject of this sermon, taken from Matthew 18.  It is a valuable teaching given the toxicity of a Facebook world.

Come no closer!

This sermon takes its text from Exodus 3:1-12 and is about Moses' call to free the Israelites from Egypt.  The premise of the sermon is about how God uses human agency to accomplish God's will.

I am just a dry tree.

Using Isaiah 56:3-8, this sermon examines the real intention of God regarding people that are normally outcast in human culture.  God said and says, "Don't disparage yourself, I intend to include you in my kingdom."

Standing Firm in One Spirit

This sermon comes from Philippians 1:27-2:11, and it concerns the question of what it looks like when we model our life after that of Jesus.

God’s Great Commission

Psalm 105 is the basis for this sermon.  The sermon examines the way that testimony plays a big role in our lives as disciples and also the passion that God has for our sharing our testimony with the greater world and not just to ourselves.

No Longer Jacob!

This sermon comes from Genesis 32 which is the account of Jacob's wrestling with "a man."  It is an interesting look at human struggle and how it may hide a hidden blessing if we persist in it.

Resurrection People

This sermon comes from Romans 7 and 8 and it takes a look at how Jesus reconciled human frailty and human redemption.

Are You Listening, Capernaum

This sermon is taken from Matthew 11 and concerns how we human beings can often be fickle and undecided in our response to Jesus.