LifeSpring Sermon Blog

This sermon comes from Genesis 22:1–14, the text that chronicles the act of faith when Abraham took his only son, Isaac, in accord with what God told him to do, intending to kill and sacrifice Isaac to God.  It's a grisly story, which we examine in this sermon.

This sermon comes from Romans 6 and is Paul's description of what the sacrament of baptism means to the disciple of Jesus.   From Romans 6:1-11.

This sermon is the second in a series from Genesis, and it pertains to the hospitable way that Abraham treated his unknown guests.  The sermon is about the practice of hospitality.

This sermon comes from Genesis 12:1-9, the account of Abraham's call to be the carrier of God's intention to bless "all the families of the earth."  We explore the insistence of this promise throughout all of Scripture.

Jim Grasley takes this sermon from 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 as his text.  The sermon focuses on some last advice that Paul has for the Corinthian church.  This advice is good for any church in any age.  Check it out.

The text for this sermon is from Acts 1:1-14 which is the account to Jesus telling his disciples the role they will play in the future of his Kingdom.  They were to wait in Jerusalem for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.  By this time there were 500 people who could attest to Jesus' resurrection.

In this sermon, Jim Grasley takes his text from 1 Cor.12:3-13 in which the apostle Paul talks about how each individual within a church brings unique, personal gifts for the benefit of the church community of which they are a part.  This is especially appropriate because this sermon is delivered on Pentecost Sunday.

This week's sermon comes from John 14:15-21.  This text is set inside the last conversation between Jesus and his disciples.  With the Gospel of John using the verb "to love" fifty times and Jesus' emphasis that love and discipleship go hand in had, it becomes very obvious how important it is that we understand the role love should play in our lives.

In this sermon from 1 Peter 2:2-10, and talked about the ways in which God uses us as metaphorical bricks in the work he is building.  

Jesus described for his disciples what is required for a good shepherd.  He is most of all one who is willing to put his own life at risk for his sheep.  The sermon text is John 10:1-10.  April 26.

This sermon comes from Acts 2:36-41 and looks at this question as it recurs in other places in the Bible.

John 20:19-31 is the text for this week's sermon.  "What difference does it make?" takes a look at Thomas' doubt and the role of Jesus' embodied self that the disciples encountered after the Resurrection.  The sermon looks at why the embodied Jesus' is important for fatih.

This sermon comes from Acts 10:34-43 and examines the reaction of the early disciples to the resurrection of Jesus.

This week's sermon comes from Ezekiel 37, and it concerns the rescue of Judah from Babylonian captivity.  The text uses the imagery of a valley filled with bleached, lifeless bones which are brought back to life with the breath of God.  The image also serves as a good way to describe the transformation of becoming restored in a Christian or spiritual sense.

Psalm 23 is one of the most-read passages in the Bible.  Because of that it is often read mechanically and without much specific thought about what it is saying.  The sermon this week aims to take a deeper look at this important psalm.

Romans 5:1-11 is the text for this sermon in which Paul tells the church at Rome that suffering actually builds strong character in those who persevere in spite of it.   

Jim Grasley takes this week's sermon from Psalm 121 in which the Psalmist affirms that God is the source of his help through all of life.  

This week's sermon comes from Romans 5:12-19, and its central idea is examining the far-reaching consequences of the first humans' rebellion against God.  In this text Paul, the writer, compares the destructive consequence of Adam's sin to the contrasting repair, restoration, and recovery of Christ's central act.

February 15 was Transfiguration Sunday in the Christian calendar, so the text chosen for the sermon was the account of Jesus taking Peter, James, and John to the top of a mountain where his appearance was "transfigured" before their eyes.  This text is from Mark 9:2-17, although it is recorded in Matthew and Luke as well.

This sermon comes from Matthew 5:13-20, and it concerns Jesus' telling the crowd of follower that they, and they alone, were salt and light in the world.  They were to deliver preservation and healing in the manner that Salt does. Matthew 5:13-20 Salt of the Earth