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I. Grant Spong
Contributing sermons since Jan 18, 2014
Newest Sermons
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Organization (Numbers 2)
Contributed on Nov 1, 2024
Does God prefer things haphazard or organized? Let's look at Numbers 2.
How did Israel camp in the wilderness? Was it haphazard or organized? Should there be organization in the church? Let’s look at Numbers 2. Which tribe was the head tribe of the three that camped on the east, a distance from the tabernacle? And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: “Everyone ...read more
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Military Census (Numbers 1)
Contributed on Oct 31, 2024
Why did God count men for military service? Why were the Levites exempt? Do we have an angel army watching over us? Let's look at Numbers 1.
Did God require a census only counting men of military age? Were the Levites given an exemption for priestly duties? Do we view such things with modern prejudices or seek to understand God’s thinking? Let’s look at Numbers 1. Have you ever heard someone misjudge the law as just human ideas and not ...read more
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Redeeming Vows (Leviticus 27)
Contributed on Oct 30, 2024
Does the redemption of a vow have any parallel with our redemption as Christians? Let's look at Leviticus 27.
What if a person promised something or someone to serve God, but wanted to change their mind? Could their vow be redeemed? From what are Christians redeemed? Let’s look at Leviticus 27. Did a person’s age depend on how much they redeemed themselves from a vow of service to God? The Lord said to ...read more
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Blessings & Curses (Leviticus 26)
Contributed on Oct 28, 2024
Did God promise blessings for obedience to ancient Israel? What must Christians obey? Let's look at Leviticus 26.
Are there consequences for obeying or disobeying God? Did God give Israel plenty of chances to repent? What are Christians to obey? Let’s look at Leviticus 26. What important things did God want the Israelites to remember? Do not make idols for yourselves, set up a carved image or sacred pillar ...read more
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Jubilee Economics (Leviticus 25)
Contributed on Oct 28, 2024
Can we learn any economic principles from the ancient Jubilee of Israel? Let's look at Leviticus 25.
The Bible introduces us to jubilism, a unique system designed by God to protect the weak and create economic justice for all. It begins with equal distribution of the land into private hands. Did the jubilee economic system provide a way for people to get out of poverty? Did it act as an equalizer ...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