Juneteenth:God’s Heart for Justice

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    I. Grant Spong

    Contributing sermons since Jan 18, 2014

    Church Name: Cairns Baptist Church

    Job Position: author, retired pastor, YouTuber

    Sermons Contributed: 1071

    Denomination: Baptist

I. Grant's church

Cairns Baptist Church
, Queensland 4870

About I. Grant
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts in Theology, Master of Theological Studies
  • Experience: Over 50 years pastoral experience in churches in Australia, USA and Europe. Author of dozens of books, mostly on Christian topics.
  • Comment to those looking at my sermons: My sermons are not the last word. They are conversation starters. Please feel free to disagree with me, just don't be disagreeable and argumentative.
  • Sermon or series that made a difference: Gospel sermons.
  • One of my favorite illustrations: The best ten minute sermonette I remember is one my father-in-law preached. He spoke about his experience plowing with horses, and that to plow a straight furrow, you have to keep your eye on the goal, and not look back. Those who look back plow a crooked line and are not fit for the kingdom of heaven.
  • Family: Family in both the USA and Australia.
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: Preach what Jesus taught. Don't preach feel good, gimmicky, empty headed fluff. Just preach Jesus.
  • Books that have had an impact: I am an eclectic Christian who sees value in 2,000 years of Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant literature where that literature is faithful to the teachings of Jesus and the apostles.
  • Hobbies: Music, painting, writing, videos.
  • If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: Nothing satisfies like Jesus. Listen to him. Read what he has to say. Stay in a church where Jesus is preached.
  • Something funny that happened while preaching: I was in Czechoslovakia at a church festival and about to introduce some special music. The services were in German. My German was imperfect. I introduced the music as being played on the Geflügel (poultry) instead of the Flügel (grand piano). I was preaching behind the iron curtain and heard that the KGB was listening in, so I said I was also KGB, Kingdom of God Boys. Later that day a hotel staff member told me that the KGB was indeed listening in and they liked my joke.
  • What I want on my tombstone: He preached Jesus.
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  • A Finished Temple (1 Kings 6)

    Contributed on Jun 18, 2025
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    What did the temple symbolize? Let's look further in 1 Kings 6.

    How long did it take to finish the temple in Jerusalem? If the temple pictures us, could it also picture the temple in heaven? Let’s look at 1 Kings 6. What were the dimensions of the Temple that Solomon built? A cubit is roughly half a meter or half a yard. So the Temple was roughly 30x10x15 ...read more

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  • Building Begins (1 Kings 5)

    Contributed on Jun 17, 2025
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    The temple began, what does it symbolize? Let's begin in 1 Kings 5.

    Did God’s promise to David, that his son would build the Temple, come true? Would it be a big task? Who is His temple today? Let’s begin in 1 Kings 5. How did Hiram help Solomon to begin building the Temple in Jerusalem? And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that ...read more

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  • Solomon's Administration (1 Kings 4)

    Contributed on Jun 16, 2025
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    What can we learn from Solomon's rulership? Let's look at 1 Kings 4.

    How extensive was Solomon’s rule? How wealthy was he? How much more beautiful are wildflowers than kingly attire? Let’s look at 1 Kings 4. What did Solomon’s administration look like and who were some of his officials? King Solomon became king of all Israel. These were his officials: the priest ...read more

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  • Great Wisdom (1 Kings 3)

    Contributed on Jun 15, 2025
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    Where can we get great wisdom? Let's begin in 1 Kings 3.

    Did Solomon in some ways start his reign right, with humility, requesting wisdom from God? How can we find wisdom? Let’s look at 1 Kings 3. Did Solomon foolishly marry a princess from Egypt? Was this the start of his marrying many pagan wives who eventually turned his heart away from the ...read more

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  • Walk In His Ways (1 Kings 2)

    Contributed on Jun 13, 2025
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    How similar are David's words to those of Jesus in one respect? Let's look at 1 Kings 2.

    Was David’s advice to Solomon similar to what Jesus taught in the sermon on the mount? Let’s look at 1 Kings 2. What advice did David give to his son Solomon in his last days? Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: “I go the way of all the ...read more

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  • Poem Of The Sheep & Goats

    Contributed on May 16, 2022
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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

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