LifeSpring Sermon Blog

Priceless - the value of the Kingdom

The text for this sermon comes from Matthew 13:44-46.  It is about the cost that people pay who recognize the value of the Kingdom of God.  In the last third of the sermon a video was shown from The Chosen that was the conversation between Jesus and the Woman at the Well.  You may find that video at this site:  The Chosen Jesus and the Samaritan Woman At The Well - YouTube.

You can't fake character!

This sermon comes from Matthew 12:33-37 where Jesus doubles down on the impossibility of a bad tree or vine producing good fruit.  It's a good place to think about Jesus' insistence of integrity and faithfulness among his followers as well as himself.

Keeping the Sabbath

This week's sermon takes a look at Jesus' attitude about the Sabbath and keeping the Sabbath without regard for the needs of people around us.  The text comes from Matthew 12:1-8.

Being Honest with Yourself

This sermon comes from Matthew 9:1-13.  I shows how Jesus' preferred audience were those people who recognized their need for his message.  Unlike the religious leaders of the day who were self-righteous and self-assured, feeling no need for Jesus.

It's not what you think!

According to Jesus, worship or piety should not be done for the attention of other people.  Those acts are meant for God's praise and audience.  This sermon looks at how opposed Jesus is to such a practice of self-attention and how it defines who Jesus is.  Matthew 5:1-13 is the text for the sermon.

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.