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  • I. Grant Spong

    Contributing sermons since Jan 18, 2014
I. Grant's church

Cairns Church of God
, 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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  • The Brothers Return (Genesis 43)

    Contributed on Jul 26, 2024
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    Can youthful egos be turned to humility? Can God finally bless us when they do? Let's look at Genesis 43.

    Does the reality of life often turn youthful bragging and lack of wisdom into humility? Does God sometimes bring wonderful surprise blessings after many years of trial and testing? Let’s look at Genesis 43. Why did Joseph’s brothers eventually need to return to Egypt? Now the famine was severe in ...read more

  • Difficult Reunion (Genesis 42)

    Contributed on Jul 24, 2024
     | 63 views

    The Bible does not require that we trust those who once abused us, but can we forgive? Let's look at Genesis 42.

    Can past abuse make a family reunion difficult? God does not require that we trust those who once hurt us, but can we forgive? Let’s look at Genesis 42. What were Joseph’s brothers forced to do because of the famine? When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are ...read more

  • Pharaoh's Dreams (Genesis 41)

    Contributed on Jul 23, 2024
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    How faithful is God, even though He may take what seems like a long time to lead us out of our troubles? Let's look at Genesis 41.

    How suddenly can God’s blessings come? How patient must we be for God to work out difficult circumstances in our lives? Let’s look at Genesis 41. What was Pharaoh’s first dream? How long did Joseph have to wait on God? Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; ...read more

  • A Prisoner's Dreams (Genesis 40)

    Contributed on Jul 22, 2024
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    Sometimes in life we are tested as to whether or not we trust and wait upon the Lord. Let's look in Genesis 40.

    Sometimes in life God may take a few years or more to get us out of a bad situation. He may be setting us up for a great blessing. Will we have the patience and faith to wait upon the Lord? Let’s look at Genesis 40. Was God beginning to work something out by giving Joseph the interpretation of ...read more

  • Joseph In Trouble (Genesis 39)

    Contributed on Jul 21, 2024
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    When faithful believers are in deep trouble will God intervene to help? Let's look at Genesis 39.

    Sometimes in life people sell us out because they hate us, we are falsely accused and land in trouble. Do we trust in God, who even in the worst of times, can make our lives prosper, help us and be good to us? In the midst of slavery, did God look after Joseph? Now Joseph had been taken down to ...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