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LifeSpring Sermon Blog
by LifeSpring Church Merced
Our podcast records the weekly sermons delivered at LifeSpring. Lord’s Supper meditations by LifeSpringers may also be found on the podcast.
Episodes
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What would you sing to the Lord
This sermon comes from Exodus 15:1-21 which is a song that Moses sang, praising God after the Israelites evaded the Egyptian army at the Red Sea.
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Don't crawl off the altar
This sermon comes from Romans 12:1-8 and is so named because in the text Paul exhorts the Christians at Rome to present their lives as living sacrifices to God.
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Turn my heart!
Jim Grasley brought this sermon from Psalm 119:33-40 which explored the way that poetry was used to express the Psalmist's devotion to God and desire to live in accord with God's desire.
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Total Failure
The sermon for 9 August comes from 1 Kings 19:1-21 and is about the way that Jezebel terrified Elijah and caused him to flee to a cave about 100 miles south. Wanting to give up. No doubt feeling like a failure. The sermon is about what happens to him.
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The 5000
Jim Grasley delivered this sermon and took his text from Matthew 14:13-21. In this text Matthew records the feeding of the crowd of 5000 people.
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We're just getting started.
On August 30, LifeSpring Church celebrated our 20th Anniversary. Bruce Logue and Jim Grasley delivered a split sermon based on 1 Samuel 7:12 and Philippians 1:3-6. The general theme for the morning was the importance of memory in shaping who we are in the future.
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Why did Jesus go here?
Jesus took his disciples to a place that boasted "the gate of Hell." It was there that Peter made his great confession about who Jesus was. And Jesus from the paganism of Caesarea Philippi announced that not even the gates of Hell could prevail against it. This sermon explores why Caesarea…
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The future is bright
The sermon for 7/26 is the Joseph story, from his station as Jacob's favorite son to second in command of the Egyptian Pharaoh. The sermon continues to explore the persistence of God's promise.
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In Utero
On Sunday, July 19, the text of the sermon came from Genesis 29:10-19. This sermon takes up the story of Jacob and the persistence of God's promise that God continues to make and remake.
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How Serious Faith Is
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.
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If we have died....
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.
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Hospitality
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.
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All the Families
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.
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Last Words
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.
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You will be my witnesses.
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.
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For the Common Good
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…
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If you love me....
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…
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Precious Stones
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.
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Sheepfolds and Gates
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.
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What Shall We Do?
This sermon comes from Acts 2:36-41 and looks at this question as it recurs in other places in the Bible.
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What difference does it make?
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.
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What would you do?
This sermon comes from Acts 10:34-43 and examines the reaction of the early disciples to the resurrection of Jesus.
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Dem Bones, Dem Bones
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...
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My Shepherd
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.
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When We Run into Trouble
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.
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Going up?
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.
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When Adam Sinned
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...
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His face shined like the sun.
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...
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Salt of the Earth
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
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It's not what you think.
Jim Grasley examines 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 in this sermon. A text where Paul takes up the issue of the paradox of the Cross.
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Looking for Specks
In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, he warned against being judgmental toward other people. And he used an exaggerated but effective image to make his point - the log versus the speck. This is the text, Matthew 7:1-5, for examining the third of the Three Practices. "I will not compare my best with…
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Paul in Athens
This sermon looks at the second practice of the Three Practices, "Stay in the room with difference." The basic idea of this practices is to stay connected to Others, even when you hold an opposing viewpoint. Paul showed the validity of this practice in the way that he connected with the Greek...
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Unusually Interested in Others
This is the first of what is called The Three Practices which are three ways of engaging people in the world around us, based on the way that Jesus instructed us to imitate. The text comes from John 4:4-30 which is the account of Jesus' conversation with a woman of Samaria.
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Meet the New Neighbors
Jim Grasley delivered this sermon on 4 January, and his text is John 3:1-15. The sermon is about Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus, and it opens a January series of sermons about the Three Practices that make Christians more tune-in, attentive, and gracious listeners toward the people around them.
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Our Pioneer
Christmas over, we turn to the nature of Christ. What keeps Christmas from being just a sentimental childbirth story? The text comes from Hebrews 2:10-18 and fleshes out the nature and mission of Jesus. Our Pioneer!
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The Elephant in the Room
This sermon comes from Matthew 11, and it concerns the question of John the Baptist, now in prison. He is apparently starting to have some doubts or wonderings about Jesus. Are you the one, or should we expect someone else? The sermon is about that elephant-in-the-room question.
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A Virgin will Conceive
The text for this sermon comes from Isaiah 7:14. In the sermon we examine its first use as a prophecy to King Ahaz of Judah. The sermon also looks at the contrast of Ahaz's reaction and Joseph to who the promise was made in Matthew, and how his response differed from that of Ahaz.
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Even a stump can carry a promise.
This sermon comes from Isaiah 11:1-10. "Even a stump can carry a promise" comes from God's reassurance to the nation of Judah during fraught political times. The Isaiah prophecy is retold in the New Testament to refer to Jesus being the true shoot out of the stump of Jesse.
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Christmas Cards
Jim Grasley brings this sermon which comes from Genesis 3:15, commonly called the first gospel. This is the earliest "Christmas card" that the Bible gives us and an appropriate place to begin the Advent season.
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Christ the King
This sermon is taken from Colossians 1:11-20 and it serves at the text for the last Sunday of the Christian calendar, Christ the King. This is a fitting way to end the year before beginning Advent next week.
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Stay Away from Idlers
In this text from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Paul teaches a very young church about the importance of pulling one's weight and now being burdensome to fellow disciples. This is not a text about refusal to help someone in the community who may be unemployed.
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How does it look to you now?
This sermon comes from Haggai 1:15-2:9. In the text, the prophet Haggai told the returnees from Babylon that they had been so focused on their own needs, they neglected to give attention to the rebuilding of the Temple. It's a sermon about our priorities.
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Our podcast records the weekly sermons delivered at LifeSpring. Lord’s Supper meditations by LifeSpringers may also be found on the podcast.
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