LifeSpring Sermon Blog

Exceed

This sermon takes its text from Matthew 5:17-20.  In the text Jesus tells us that our righteousness must "exceed" that of the Pharisees.  The sermon examines what that means.

A New Way of Being

This week's sermon comes from Matthew 5:1-11, and it is a look at Jesus' new way of looking at what constitutes the heart and soul of people of the Kingdom of God.

It is written.

Jim Grasley presented this sermon during Bruce's absence for a family wedding.  It continues the theme of Who Is Jesus.  The sermon takes its text from Matthew 4:1-11, the account of Jesus wilderness temptation.

Lord, is it time?

This is the second of a two-part sermon on the Kingdom of God and the way that this became the central message of Jesus' ministry.  The text comes from Mark 1:14-15 and Romans 1:1-6.

Jesus and the Kingdom

This sermon is a review of OT history of the Kingdom and sets the stage for the next sermon which will look at Jesus' relationship to the Kingdom of God.  The text comes from Matthew 3:1-6 and 4:17.

Herod was afraid!

This sermon's text comes from Matthew 2:1-7, and it takes a look at the various fears that people such as Herod had concerning Jesus.  The sermon asks the question, what possible fears do you deal with in your life?

Jesus' Strange Family Tree

In the continuation of our sermon series, this week we look at the genealogy of Jesus as written by Matthew in Matthew 1:1-17.  Most people skip genealogies.  Who is really interested in someone else's ancestors?  Well, Matthew is, because Matthew knows what it reveals about the identity of Jesus.  It's surprising!

The Mission of Jesus

This sermon takes its text from Luke 4:16-28 which is about Jesus' reading from Isaiah at the Nazareth synagogue.  In that text Jesus lays out his intention to preach good news to the poor, the outcast, and the broken.  It did not meet with approval in the synagogue.  The sermon is about his mission.

The Crisis

Romans 7:21-25 is the text for this sermon which goes into the dilemma in which mankind finds itself.  The purpose of Jesus' life was to permanently deal with sin and death.

The Pre-existent Word

This sermon is the first in a one-year series on Jesus, to conclude after Easter 2025.  This sermon explores the fact that Jesus was God who took the form of a human and lived among us.  This is the first and important fact needed to understand Jesus.