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John Bright
Contributing sermons since Jan 20, 2015
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Believing Is Seeing
Contributed on Apr 17, 2025
Sermon for Easter/Resurrection Sunday. Teaching sheet at end of text.
“Believing is Seeing” Mark 16:1-14 Pastor John Bright When Pokémon Go was released in 2016, the church I was serving began to get visitors to the side parking lot. They told me that the location was a gym where they could battle other trainers, It still looked like a parking lot to me. ...read more
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From His Bruises
Contributed on Apr 17, 2025
This is a sermon series for the six Sundays of Lent. I am using a wooden "Tau" cross on the platform and some examples of the instruments of torture the Romans used - a large spike, scourge/cat of 9 tails, spear, and crown of thorns. There is a teaching sheet below the sermon.
Series: Jesus’ Blood for Me “From His Bruises” Titus 2:11-14 Pastor John Bright Titus 2 “11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking ...read more
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From His Brow
Contributed on Apr 17, 2025
This is a sermon series for the six Sundays of Lent. I am using a wooden "Tau" cross on the platform and some examples of the instruments of torture the Romans used - a large spike, scourge/cat of 9 tails, spear, and crown of thorns. There is a teaching sheet below the sermon.
Series: Jesus’ Blood for Me “From Jesus’ Brow” Luke 22:39-44 Pastor John Bright Luke 22 “39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And ...read more
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From Jesus' Head
Contributed on Apr 6, 2025
This is a sermon series for the six Sundays of Lent. I am using a wooden "Tau" cross on the platform and some examples of the instruments of torture the Romans used - a large spike, scourge/cat of 9 tails, spear, and crown of thorns. There is a teaching sheet below the sermon.
Series: Jesus’ Blood for Me “From Jesus’ Head” Joshua 24:14-16 Pastor John Bright Joshua 24 “14 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! 15 And if it seems evil ...read more
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From Jesus' Side
Contributed on Apr 6, 2025
This is a sermon series for the six Sundays of Lent. I am using a wooden "Tau" cross on the platform and some examples of the instruments of torture the Romans used - a large spike, scourge/cat of 9 tails, spear, and crown of thorns. There is a teaching sheet below the sermon.
Series: Jesus’ Blood for Me “From Jesus’ Side” Romans 5:12-14, 18-19 Pastor John Bright Romans 5 “12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Jesus' Blood For Me
Contributed on Mar 4, 2025
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1 Peter
Contributed on Sep 24, 2024
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Advent
Contributed on Dec 8, 2023
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Jonah: God’s Reluctant Prophet
Contributed on Jun 22, 2023
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Holiness
Contributed on Jun 22, 2023
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Horse In The Basement
Contributed on Jun 6, 2025
Imagine having what we need but not using it – like the hoarse in the basement or the car that can drive at highway speed but you never go over 25mph. I heard a story about a guy who was looking at chainsaws at the hardware store. The salesman told him, “If you buy this chainsaw, you can cut ...read more
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Wesley Fetter Lane
Contributed on Jun 5, 2025
Each year, on May 24, we remember the date in 1738 when John Wesley had his heart “strangely warmed” in the Bible study on Aldersgate Street. I tend to agree with the folks that claim this is the day Wesley became a Believer and after this, he had a great assurance of his salvation. Have you ever ...read more
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Church Bans Wifi
Contributed on Jun 5, 2025
Hey, did you hear about the church that banned Wi-Fi? Why? Because they didn’t believe in an ...read more
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Methodism 1776-1850
Contributed on Jun 5, 2025
“In 1776 Methodists made up 2.5 % of religious adherent in the colonies. In 1850 Methodists made up 34.2 % of religious adherents! In seventy years they had increased from a tiny sect to the largest denomination in the United States. (In other words, in 1776 1 in 40 religious people in America were ...read more
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Methodism A Dead Sect
Contributed on Jun 5, 2025
The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, wrote this in “Thoughts Upon Methodism,” – “I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist in either Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And ...read more