Kill the Spiders

Using the image of knocking down spider webs, the sermon urges listeners to kill the “spiders” in their lives that keep them from obedience to God. It names selfishness, ego and fame, putting family and friends above God, and fear as spiders, illustrating them with Lot, Achan, the rich young ruler, the prodigal son, Philip, Paul, and Barnabas. It calls on hearers to treat the Bible as a letter to be opened and read rather than put on a shelf, and closes by asking whether they have obeyed God’s plan of salvation and remain faithful.