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  • I. Grant Spong

    Contributing sermons since Jan 18, 2014
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. Forgive me, but after a week of in-depth Bible study, I find most sermons to be just a small snack. If they quote the Bible, that's a good thing. I am not interested in stories about your dog, golf game, fishing, or some other ego-centric story. I'm interested in Christ and the scriptures. Give me Bible or sit down and shut up! Please, forgive my bluntness, but we have only 20-45 minutes to share the most important message on the planet with a mostly disinterested audience. Don't waste our time with trivial pursuit! May God bless you in this!
  • 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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  • Restore Us (Psalm 80)

    Contributed on Feb 12, 2026
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    Is revival our prayer?

    Are restoration and revival something that we should be personally pursuing, praying that the whole church will also experience? Let’s begin in Psalm 80. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. (WEB) Have we ever been in need of God’s rescue, ...read more

  • The Nations Have Come (Psalm 79)

    Contributed on Feb 12, 2026
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    Is persecution widespread?

    Should we expect persecution all over the world? How should we deal with it? Let’s begin in Psalm 79. A Psalm by Asaph. (WEB) Did the nations come to worship God or murder the saints? O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem ...read more

  • Hear My Teaching (Psalm 78)

    Contributed on Feb 11, 2026
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    What is the world's most important teaching?

    Why is it important for us to learn from the history of Israel as a nation? Do we all face various temptations? Let’s examine Psalm 78. A contemplation by Asaph. (WEB) What happens if we hide the teachings of God from the next generations? My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my ...read more

  • I Pray To You (Psalm 77)

    Contributed on Feb 10, 2026
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    Do we pray always?

    When we are in trouble, do we look back on God’s history with Israel and learn to trust His care? Let’s look at Psalm 77. For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph. (WEB) What kind of prayers do we make to God when our days are filled with trouble? I pray to you, Lord God, and I beg ...read more

  • God Is Known (Psalm 76)

    Contributed on Feb 9, 2026
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    Do we know God?

    Do we know about God but not actually know Him personally? Does His hand in our world reveal His nearness? Let’s look at Psalm 76. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. (WEB) Does our community know God? Do we personally know Him? Do we understand and see His ...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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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