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  • Charles Wilkerson avatar

    Preparing Our Community: Letting Them Know We Are Here Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,997 views

    How does a Church build community recognition while not falling into the world’s traps

    General Motors in 1998 tried to sell us on the fact that “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Most people didn’t by it however and so there is still a threat that Oldsmobile will go the way of Wards and Kmart. What accounts for such radical changes in our economic world? Mikhail Gorbachev ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Strange Job Description: Salt & Light Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,774 views

    The Christian responsibility to lost society, the world around us, is described in two figures. They are both simple in nature but deep in implication.

    A Strange Job Description: Salt and Light (Matt. 5:13-16) Jesus knows that we cannot keep detailed outlines in our heads, so He provides us with a few simple pictures to summarize our calling in the trenches and routines of life. Main Idea: The Christian responsibility to lost society, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Transforming Community

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,545 views

    Sermon 3 of 6 on the Acts 2:47 church - 24/7! We are called to be salt and light. I used several different Sermon Central sources for illustrations, ideas and comments.

    2:47 – 24/7 Transforming Community Transformers change things. That’s what they do. When my girls were growing up I wanted to buy them "Transformers" instead of dolls. Donna wouldn’t let me for reasons that I don’t remember now. I’m sure her reasons were good - I just don’t remember what they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    God Walks The Dark Hills!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,017 views

    God walks the dark hills with His children. We carry the light, even though at times darkness tries to extingish the light.

    GOD WALKS THE DARK HILLS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have before the church a burning candle. I love the thought, I AM A CANDLE FOR THE LORD. I GIVE MYSELF FOR THE LIGHT. I. WILL WE WAIT ON GOD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE? WILL WE SUBMIT TO THE PLAN AND PURPOSE OF THE MOST ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Troy Borst avatar

    A Candle In The Darkness

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 6,376 views

    The image of being "the light of the world" is quite important to the Christian life

    A CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS MATTHEW 5:14-16 OPENING ILLUSTRATION… “Take off the Sticker” (p) My wife and I were traveling to Greeneville the other day and I became frustrated. We were in our car, which really has no markings that we are Christians other than the “Pastor” sticker I have placed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Chapman avatar

    Developing Contagious Christian Character

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 2, 2001
    based on 378 ratings
     | 31,951 views

    A look at the kind of Christian who is salt and light.

    Developing A Contagious Christian Character Matthew 5:13-16 There is a problem facing us as we approach this week’s theme: Were Christ to be bodily present in our church this Sunday, we would delight in introducing him to others. This problem was summed up a number of years ago in a song called ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tommy Davis avatar

    Let Your Light Shine

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Jun 4, 2001
    based on 271 ratings
     | 89,097 views

    This sermon explores our responsibility to the world as little lights shining for Jesus Christ.

    Let Your Light Shine Text: Matthew 5:14-16 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Who Is Watching Me?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 1, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,657 views

    This sermon deals with God wanting others to look at us, because we have been called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

    Who Is Watching Me? Psalm 1:1-6 Acts 5:1-11 Text Matthew 5:13-16 Have you ever had the feeling you were being watched, even though nobody appeared to be around? Well today, we are on more tapes and videos than many of us ever imagined. When we go into the bank, we are on video ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Arlen Payne avatar

    We Have This Ministry

    Contributed by Arlen Payne on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 8,304 views

    Every believer has a ministry.

    We Have This Ministry 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 Reading: Matthew 5:13-16 Intro: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 Whether or not you know it…you have a ministry. -When you see the word ministry in the Scripture, think servant -We often think of having a ministry as having some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Fry avatar

    Pass The Salt And Turn On The Light

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 211 ratings
     | 29,464 views

    Matthew 5: 13 - 16 Christians need to be the Salt of the World and be Light

    Pass the Salt and Turn on the Light Matthew 5: 13 – 16 Matthew 5: 13 A: Christ seems to be stating quite clearly that the source of our influence is found in the person we are!! You ARE Salt not You HAVE Salt or You DISPENSE Salt B: Only as Christians are salt in their lives & character ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dismantling The Darkness

    Contributed by Keith Linkous on Aug 24, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,564 views

    This dark world needs Light. Jesus is the Light, but we are to be bearers of the Light. How can we do that, thus, Dismantling The Darkness? This message discusses some of those issues.

    The late President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, was a man of few words. He returned home from attending church one Sunday. His wife had been unable to attend, but she was interested in what the minister spoke about in the service. Coolidge responded with just one word: "Sin." She ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    We Are The Light

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 7,100 views

    Asking if we are truly light in our communities.

    Reflections on understanding the Church. How do you sum up all the teaching that we have heard in the last seventeen weeks? How do you summarise a book of 14 chapters and 200 pages in one sermon? I could go through each chapter one by one picking out the main points, starting from the first sermon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Lamps Without Light

    Contributed by James May on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 14,173 views

    Christians are to be the light set on a hill that show forth the love of God to the lost. We must learn from Eli, Hophni and Phineas how not to lose that light.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Let Your Light Shine

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 10, 2001
    based on 484 ratings
     | 143,855 views

    Let your light shine in the world

    INTRODUCTION Last week in Matthew 5:13, Jesus said that you are the salt of the earth. Jesus wanted us to see the relationship that the members of the body of Christ are to have with the world. In today’s passage, we find Jesus teaching concerning the citizens of the kingdom as to their PRIMARY ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "You Go Be Light"

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 25, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 6,888 views

    For us to be an effective dark destroying light for Christ requires that we do at least for things.

    “you GO be LIGHT!” Last Sunday was without a doubt one of the most powerful times we have had in this building… God’s power, Spirit, presence and comfort were here in a mighty way…AND when Marie came up second service and said – “I’m ready to be baptized..” - well what more can we say… except, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ