Sermons on A Light Dawned:

We Must Believe To Receive The Light

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on May 21, 2008

We have to believe if we are goingto be.

Michael Josephson writes that character counts. “Let’s face it: It’s not easy to become a person of character. It takes a good heart, but it also requires wisdom to know right from wrong and the discipline to do right even when it’s costly, inconvenient, or difficult. Becoming a person of ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Ye Are The Salt Of The Earth And The Light Of The World

Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Jun 5, 2008

When we witness and apply salt to preserve mankind, salt should sting. Light invades darkness. Salt invades the meat without asking its permission.

5-18-08 Salt of the Earth, Light of the world Matt 5:1-13 (particularly verse 13) Salt preserves - salt keeps from spoiling - salt also stings *** - does our witness ever produce a sting? - Similar to light, which invades darkness. light never asks for permission to invade darkness - salt ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

The Lord Is My Light And My Salvation

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Jul 10, 2007

The praise and worship part of our Christian life is of the utmost importance because it helps us develop a deeper relationship with God, and in the words we find the hope, joy, and comfort that we all seek.

Today I want us to analyze a very important aspect of our Christian life that is oftentimes overlooked, or not given too much attention to. I say that it is something that is oftentimes overlooked or not paid attention to because the majority of all believers only take care of this aspect of their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

24:5 Salt And Light Are? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 15, 2007

When Jesus spoke of salt and light it wasn’t a mystery to those he was teaching, so what’s in it for us?

They are the type of thing that you don’t miss until you need them and don’t have them. But boy when you want them and they aren’t there you sure miss them then. When Jesus was looking for a metaphor to describe his followers he reached out to and latched on to an unlikely pair. Well perhaps ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Light Of Christmas For Your Dark Days

Contributed by Bill Burnett on Dec 3, 2006

Jesus came as a light to our dark world

THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR DARK DAYS One of my favorite times at Christmas is the lights. It all starts around November in the stores. It seems that every weekend more and more lights go up. It is interesting… December 21st is the Winter Solstice - the longest night of the year. During ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5

Denomination: Foursquare

Death Of The Light - A Good Friday Meditation Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 18, 2006

This is a meditation for a Good Friday Service. It is a short meditative reading for reflection.

The Death of the Light 44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, ’into Your hands I commit My ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Type Of Salt And Light Are You? Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 3, 2008

The scriptures do not say, “…become the salt and the light.” Jesus says, “You are the salt…You are the light.” So, what type of salt and light are you, I ask?

What Type of Salt and Light Are You?: Matt. 5:13-16 Introduction: God refers to believers as the “salt” and “light.” Too many Christians fail to appropriate the benefits, privileges, and responsibilities of being salt and light. As a result, millions suffer because they continue to conform to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Let Your Little Light Shine Series

Contributed by Timothy Enns on Nov 15, 2011

Letting your light shine in all circumstances

There was a Christian family who had trouble getting along with their neighbours, who were also Christians. They argued back and forth and finally one of the neighbours was about to go on vacation. They hoped that this might reduce the tension between the two. After one family left on vacation the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Advent: The Magi Seek The True Light Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 30, 2009

The Christmas Star and the infant Jesus appear insignificant to the human eye, but both in parallel have hidden power and might. The Apostle John explains how.

Second passage reference Matt 2:1-12. The Gospel of Matthew tells us the story of the Magi, this group of astronomers from the East who follow a new star, and seek to find who the star belongs too. The Magi know that this star is not just any star, they know it is significant beyond anything they ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Who Dwells In Unapproachable Light Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 14, 2014

A study of God so that we may worship in Spirit and truth.

“I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

It’s Dark Without The Light! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 4, 2017

It is painful to take an honest and complete look at life. We were meant for something better.

It’s Dark Without the Light! (Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:8, 12:1, 7, 13-14) 1. A boy just attended his first wedding, and his friend asked him how many times a person can get married. “Sixteen times,” said the boy. “I heard it with my own ears: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, and 4 poorer. 4+4+4+4=16. ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas In A Different Light | Mary And Joseph Series

Contributed by Jeff Poor on Dec 11, 2017

We sing the same songs, eat the same food, ignore the same people at dinner, and read the same story from the Bible every year at Christmas. But what would happen if we approached this in a Different Light?

Title: Christmas in a Different Light Text: Luke 1:26-38 and Matthew 1:18-23 Intro I love this time of year… Anybody else? I love the decorations, the food, the smells, the sounds, I love it all... I might be wrong… But I think the reason, or at least one of the reasons, some people do not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Speed The Light: Family Helping Family

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Nov 8, 2015

We're not all called to be missionaries. We are all called to help those who are.

Speed the Light: Family helping Family In October 2006, a new website appeared on the internet. LiveLeak.com was originally formed to allow video footage of politics, war, and other world events and combine them with the power of citizen journalism. Some examples of videos that can be found on the ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:10-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Praise The Lord, I Saw The Light!

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 23, 2015

We must follow God and start inviting ourselves and go out into the world and seek out others-just like Jesus and Zacchaeus sought each other out.

There is a story about a fitness centre that was offering $1,000 to anyone who could show that they were stronger than the owner of the place. Here’s how it worked. The owner would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and then hand the lemon to the challenger. Anyone who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Let The Light Shine Upon Us

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jan 30, 2015

In the Anglican Church, we do not have altar calls, spelled “A-L-T-A-R”, but Jesus always issues an altar call, spelled “A-L-T-E-R”. He calls on us to change our lives for a better fit. He calls on us to change habits that drag us down.

John 1:1-17 is John’s version of the nativity story. It doesn’t begin with shepherds and angels and a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. John’s nativity story takes us back to the beginning of creation and time, and it echoes the creation story in Genesis. In ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-17

Denomination: Anglican