Sermons
Welcome to our online Sermons and Talks at Springfield Church. Please feel free to listen or download any sermon free of charge for your own personal use. Each sermon also has Connect notes available to download: just click on the sermon then click on the ‘save pdf’ button.
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What Would Jesus Undo? – Fake Faith
Jesus condemns hypocrisy and ‘fake faith’ in the strongest terms. It’s a pretty universal temptation to try to seem better than we are. Jane looks at the causes of hypocrisy, and examines how, through worship, God’s presence and accountability, we are more likely to be able to live authentic lives.
View SermonWhat Would Jesus Undo? – Spiritual Pride
Jesus tells as story of two people going into the temple to pray in Luke 18.9-14. One, the Pharisee, has spiritual pride – comparison, attention seeking, fault-finding, whereas the tax collector (the bad guy!) humbles himself before the Lord. Jesus would undo Spiritual Pride because when we’re full of ourselves there’s no room for God.
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Baptism Sunday – A Fresh Start
It’s Baptism Sunday! Alongside the baptism of three of our church family, Jane talks about what it means to embrace the new life and the fresh start that Jesus offers. 2 Corinthians 5.14-19 talks about us being ‘new creations’ if we are in Christ. What might this mean, and how might we live it out?
View SermonWhat Would Jesus Undo? – Hollow Worship
In Matthew 15.1-7, Jesus speaks against Hollow Worship. If our hearts aren’t right before God and if our worship is rule-based rather than relationship-driven, our worship is a farce. Worship isn’t about the style of music, but the condition of our hearts. How do we express worship to God? Reverence (Ps 95.6), adoration (Ps 63.4), celebration (Ps 149.3) and sacrifice (Heb 13.15)
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CAP Sunday
Karen Grima shares the good news of how CAP is helping people as we celebrate Springfield’s work with them
View SermonWhat Would Jesus Undo? – Indifference
Jon kicks off a new series called ‘What Would Jesus Undo?’. In Revelation 3.15-20 Jesus speaks against Spiritual Indifference, a lukewarm faith, caused by self-sufficiency (v.17) and distraction (Mark 4.19). Jesus wants us to turn from indifference by welcoming him back into our lives by faith (v.19-20) and a practical way of doing this is to commit to doing something every day that requires faith.
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The Story Continues: Extravagant in Giving
God has given us many blessings and thus many ways we might give to others. Jane explores 3 different giving mindsets – the bag (Haggai 1.6), the basket (Luke 6.38) and the barn (Proverbs 3.9-10). We’re called to give extravagantly and trust that God will give to us abundantly.
View SermonThe Story Continues: Expectant in Worship
Working through 1 Kings 8.1-11 and Ephesians 5.18-19 Jon looks at being expectant in worship as a way of joining in with God’s story. Worship begins with gathering, worship is about God not us, worship is costly, and worship brings us closer to God.
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