Sermons on Bonfire Night:

Night Visits

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 17, 2002

Sermon for Black History Month, incorporating the poetry of recently deceased African poet and statesman Leopold Senghor; focus on imprisonment, liberation, empowerment, and forgiveness.

It was night. Nothing else need be said. That short and simple phrase says it all. It was night. It was night when they visited my bedroom, when I was a child of six, to tell me that my mother would not be coming home for a long time. The stress of giving birth to my brother had been too much; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-11, Psalm 8:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

Songs In The Night

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 27, 2002

Anyone can sing while it is day. But only through God’s grace can you sing while it is night.

JOB 35:10 BUT NONE SAITH, “WHERE IS GOD THY MAKER, WHO GIVETH SONGS IN THE NIGHT? 1. WHAT IS NIGHT? PSALMS 91:5 & 6 THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT; NOR FOR THE ARROW THAT FLIETH BY DAY; NOR FOR THE PESTILENCE THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS; NOR FOR THE DESTRUCTION THAT WASTETH AT ...read more

Scripture: Job 35:10

Denomination: Church Of God

Questions In The Night Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 20, 2001

We find a man who comes to Jesus at night to wrestle with a great question of life

INTRODUCTION  Today we continue on our journey with Jesus. Last week we spent time with Jesus as he opened His public ministry with a miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee.  After the wedding, Jesus along with His mother, brothers and disciples (John 2:12) traveled down to ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Night To Be Remembered

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 19, 2001

It shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover; who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deli

A Night to Be Remembered Text: "It shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover; who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mud Night

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Sep 23, 2004

This was done at a youth mud night were there there was a lot of mud, everybody was covered in mud. Then applied being covered with mud to our lives, and wanting to be cleaned with Jesus

Psalm 40:1-3 Mud Night Introduction A. I have a feeling I know what must of you want to do when you get home B. Take a nice CLEAN HOT LONG shower C. I admit I feel kind of gross and slimy D. I just want to be clean, don’t you? E. Let’s talk about our experience tonight I. In the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-3

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

On A Bad Night

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Apr 8, 2006

A Maundy Thursday Sermon, comparing the Passover with Holy Communion

Maundy Thursday April 13, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we come before your altar as your people, baptized into the death and resurrection of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Nick At Night

Contributed by Keith Buice on May 18, 2006

Nicodemus coming to Jesus by night

Nick @ Nite John 3 Introduction: Several years ago, when we lived in Fort Worth, the Houston Astros baseball team came to Arlington to play the Rangers. We had just moved up from the Houston area where we were big fans of the Astros. I wasn’t sure who to cheer for until I saw Jeff Bagwell and Craig ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Nick At Night

Contributed by John Nadasi on Feb 17, 2005

A non threatening invitation to salvation.

John 3:1-17 Paonia United Methodist Church February 20, 2004 This morning we continue along our Lenten journey As we return to an old friend. Lent, if you remember, is a season set aside to contemplate And even mourn the distance between God and mankind. And the purpose of this is to take an ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Methodist

Nick At Night

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Feb 20, 2005

Nicodemus - religion vs relationship

Nick at Night This passage is one of the most familiar in scripture. You see John 3:16 advertised on road signs and sporting events. Luther called John 3:16, “the gospel in microcosm” It is one of the first passages that we memorize, usually in a Sunday School class. Now don’t get me wrong, I love ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Night To Remember

Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 23, 2005

A sermon that looks at why christmas eve is a night to remember.

A night to remember. A movie made on the tragic loss of the White star liner was called – A night to remember. A later version of the Story was called Titanic. Do you know – when I thought of it – many great movies are about something negative. Even King Kong is about the tragic death and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:13-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Silent Night

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 24, 2005

Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction Come with me to a cold Christmas Eve morning in 1818 to Oberndorf, a mountain village in Austria. As you look across the mountain tops you see a lonely figure trudging down the road. It is the local vicar Father Joseph Mohr (1792-1848), on his way to visit his friend Franz Gruber ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

It Happened At Night

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 12, 2003

Between where we are now and where the Lord intends to take us, Between us and that Higher Plane of Living, Stands Some Sea of Challenge that Must be Crossed! The only way to get to the Capernaum of Excellence from the Bethsaida of Mediocrity is by way of

I need not pause to suggest how delighted I am to be in your midst. In the midst of erudite scholars like yourselves, I felt I ought to at least have an interesting introduction that sounded impressive with some big words. So I, like Al Louis Patterson who pastors the Corinth Church in Houston, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

No More Night

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 28, 2003

We are promised "no more night": no more blind thrashing about, unable to see where our lives are going; no more mistrust; no more incompleteness. Sermon for Remembrance Day, when we celebrate members who have passed away in the previous year.

Several Saturday nights ago I just was not satisfied with my preaching preparation. Somehow the message had not quite gelled, and I knew there were many improvements I needed to make before Sunday morning. But by then it was late, after a busy weekend, and I decided, hey, so what, it’ll be all ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Ministry Of The Night

Contributed by David King on Sep 7, 2006

Weeping is designed to endure only for the night. It has its place in our walk with God and our pilgrimage to Heaven. Developing the right attitude goes far in determining how quickly our night ends.

“… AND THE EVENING AND THE MORNING were the first day." Gen. 1: 5 "For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning". Psa 30:5 THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE DEALINGS: God’s way is not our way neither His thoughts our thoughts. There ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Songs In The Night

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 26, 2007

Many men are terribly tormented, because they focus on their troubles, their distress, and their fears. They look within themselves to escape their troubles instead of listening to God

Songs in the Night Scripture Job 35:10 “But none saith, Where is God, my Maker, who giveth songs in the night?” Mans Problem Many men are terribly tormented, because they focus on their troubles, their distress, and their fears. They look within themselves to escape their troubles. A. They ...read more

Scripture: Job 35:10

Denomination: Church Of God