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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I want to hope but…God’s no fun
Is God a killjoy? Isn’t following God just about obeying rules? Jon explores the differences between religion (Matthew 23.35-36) and Jesus (Romans 3.20-22) and the freedom that comes from understanding that we can’t earn God’s acceptance.
View SermonI want to hope but…God doesn’t listen
When God doesn’t do what we want, when we want – does that mean He’s not listening? As we discover that we’re created to serve God (not the other way around!), Jon explores how the bible reveals God’s character in Romans 8.35-39, Isaiah 55.8-9 and Psalm 23.
View SermonI want to hope but…God doesn’t care
How can we believe in a good God who has a plan for our lives when there is so much suffering in the world? Jane looks at Psalm 46.1 and 1 Peter 1.6-7 to find some answers.
View SermonStories of Hope
Lucy shares a message of Hope from our mission partner RUSH in Kenya using Isaiah 40: 29-31.
View SermonI want to hope but…I don’t feel God
If only we could feel God more, hoping in Him would be so much easier. Jon looks at Psalm 88.13-14 and how we’re not alone in wanting to feel God more.
View SermonHope Killers: Stuff
In this Worship for Everyone talk, Philip takes us through the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12.13-21 illustrating the tension between worldly wealth and heavenly wealth that faces us all.
View SermonHope Killers: Past
Jane talks about letting go of the past: what does it mean for our hope that God offers us healing, forgiveness and freedom?
View SermonHope Killers: Shame
Jon unpacks Genesis 2.25-3.13 and the story of Adam and Eve in the garden, looking at three questions from the text: ‘Did God really say?’, ‘Where are you?’ and ‘Who told you?’. Shame robs us of our fruitfulness in God, and He invites us to let go of shame.
View SermonHope Killers: Bitterness
Jon explores how bitterness can rob us of hope, why it’s a problem and how we can let go of it looking at Hebrews 12.14-15 and Ephesians 4.31-32.
View SermonGod with us on the journey
Luke looks at Jesus’ baptism in Mark 1.9-11 as we think about baptism and our own journeys with God.
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