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I. Grant Spong
Contributing sermons since Jan 18, 2014
Newest Sermons
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Right Church Leadership (1 Timothy 3)
Contributed on May 6, 2024
Do we have the right to reinterpret Paul's inspired qualifications for elders and deacons, adapting them to a sinful society? Let's find out in 1 Timothy 3.
Do we have any authority to ignore Paul’s inspired qualifications for elders and deacons? Do we have any authority for man-made requirements? Do we have any authority to ordain women as elders? Do we trust that God inspired Paul with instructions for all time, or do we bend them to suit the whims ...read more
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Jesus Died For Whom? (1 Timothy 2)
Contributed on May 5, 2024
For whom did Jesus die, all or just a special few? Are gender roles a curse or blessing? Let's find out in 1 Timothy 2.
Who should we pray for? Did Jesus die just for an elect few, or everyone? Are gender roles oppressive or a blessing? Let’s find out in 1 Timothy 2. Should we pray for just a few or all people, even national leaders? Why? I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; ...read more
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False Teachings (1 Timothy 1)
Contributed on May 5, 2024
Are false teachings about the law still prevalent? Let's find out in 1 Timothy 1.
Paul wrote this first letter to Timothy about the church in Ephesus and false teachings there about the law. Are doctrines about the law, NOT taught by Jesus or the apostles still prevalent? Is love the most important doctrine? Is the law still a focus of many false teachers? Let’s find out in 1 ...read more
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Disorderly Christians (2 Thessalonians 3)
Contributed on May 3, 2024
What can we do about disorderly, lazy and idle Christians? Lets look at that in 2 Thessalonians 3.
Do we pray for our ministers? Is God faithful? Is Christ steadfast? What should we do about disorderly Christians? Let's discuss this in 2 Thessalonians 3. Do we pray for faithful ministers of the Gospel, for both their message and their safety? Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word ...read more
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False Predictions (2 Thessalonians 2)
Contributed on May 2, 2024
Can Christians be fooled by false predictions? Let's examine this thought in 2 Thessalonians 2.
Can Christians easily be alarmed by false predictions that the day of the Lord has already come? Was a rebellion, falling away or an apostasy predicted? How can we be sure that we are not fooled? Is standing on the bedrock teachings of Jesus important? Does the truth set us apart? Let's find ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Bible E-Course
Contributed on Feb 3, 2022
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Spirit Of The Law
Contributed on Sep 29, 2021
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Revival
Contributed on Aug 16, 2021
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Corinthians
Contributed on Feb 4, 2021
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Christmas
Contributed on Dec 28, 2020
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Poem Of The Sheep & Goats
Contributed on May 16, 2022
Song of the Sheep & Goats When the Son of Man comes again In his glory All the holy angels with Him Throne of glory Throne of greatness He'll sit on then I was hungry; you gave to me I was thirsty; you nourished me I was foreign; you welcomed me I was naked; you covered me I was sick; you ...read more
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Mark 11:1-11
Contributed on Mar 20, 2018
Jesus’ Mock Parade Imagine for a minute a grand parade. It might be one of those that celebrates military might with tanks and rockets. It might have brass bands, flags waving and marchers goose-stepping in rhythm, with a dictator either clapping from a grandstand or even at the head of the ...read more
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Fail In Order To Succeed
Contributed on Jul 15, 2017
An old axiom says that failure is the stepping stone to success. Are we afraid of failure? The road to success is paved with failures. Before the farmer in the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) had a successful crop he failed in three areas. We fail in these same areas. We allow the devil to snatch ...read more
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Sow Indiscriminately
Contributed on Jul 15, 2017
In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) Jesus spoke of the kingdom of heaven being like an indiscriminate sower. This contradicts theories surrounding church growth of targeting certain statistically measurable demographics. There is no such target audience in this parable. The seed of the kingdom ...read more
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How Urgent Do We Approach The Harvest
Contributed on Jun 13, 2017
In Matthew 9:38 Jesus describes driving workers into the field with the urgency of a harvest that cannot wait. Yet, so often our churches have become ho-hum about God's harvest. How can revival come to our land when our churches are so Laodicean in attitude? How can our dying western ...read more