Sermons on Brightness:

Voice Crying In The Wilderness

Contributed by Samuel Young on May 16, 2014

John the Baptist and Jesus' baptism from the eyes of a Roman centurion. This is a call to repentance and the realization that we are in need of God's grace.

-- Intro of Petronius the Centurion -- My name is Petronius. I am a Centurion responsible for the garrisons in Jericho and Jerusalem. Tiberius Caesar has been reigning for fifteen years. Pontius Pilate is governor of Judea. Herod is king of Galilee. Annas and Caiaphas are high priests for the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:2-3

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Seeking The King Of Glory

Contributed by David Simpson on Jul 23, 2015

A message focusing on how we should approach God, the King of Glory, based on Psalm 24. We should be filled with awe; Have a pure heart; and never forget the awesome power of almighty God.

Sermon Lanier Christian Church July 12, 2015 David Simpson Seeking the King of Glory Psalm 24 Psalm 24 (NIV) Of David. A psalm. 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Water Of Life, Tree Of Life, Throne Of God And The Lamb Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 24, 2019

This section describes what could be called the “New Eden.” What the first Garden of Eden was supposed to be is fulfilled here. What Adam and Eve would have had if they had not fallen is what is given to God’s people. Adam and Eve lost paradise; here, God has remade it.

Tom Lowe 2/5/18 Book of Revelation Commentary Lesson: V.D.3: The Water of Life, Tree of Life, Throne of God and the Lamb (22:1-5) Scripture (Rev. 22:1-5, KJV) 1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Good-Bye To A Good Man (Funeral)

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 7, 2020

The highest and most powerful compliment you can give a person today is to call them a “good person” and sincerely mean it. Charlie Nanney was a good man … Charlie Nanney was a great man.

Charlie was a piece of work, amen? A genuine … one-of-a-kind … masterpiece … Hand-crafted by the very Master Craftsman Himself … And this is how he saw all of you … as genuine … one-of-a-kind … lovingly hand-crafted masterpieces. That’s how he saw everybody. That’s how he treated ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-43, John 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Corinthians 15:35, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Psalm 139:17-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

The Letter To The Church At Ephesus Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 5, 2018

A sermon examining Jesus' letter to the Church at Ephesus

THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS Revelation 2:1-7 If you have been born again then you certainly remember the joy and excitement that you felt when you first met Jesus. It is an overwhelming experience to know that you have gone from death unto life. Chances are pretty good that when you ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

When Things Go Wrong...

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 16, 2020

In some ways it is rather amazing that Joseph, the son of Jacob, ever amounted to anything. It was obvious to his 10 older half-brothers that Joseph was “Daddy’s favorite.”

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Genesis 37:1-28; Genesis 50:20 ILL. Years ago there was a TV show called “The Honeymooners”. Jackie Gleason was its star, & Art Carney played his best friend & neighbor, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-28, Genesis 50:20, Jeremiah 31:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Encountering The Throne Of God

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jun 9, 2022

No matter what your circumstances in life is, their is an encounter with God that you can have, that will change everything. Ezekiel was such a man, living in captivity, disillusioned with his people, then he saw The Throne of God, everything changed. This sermon is a seed sermon so a need to dig!

God is Still On His Throne 2 Kings 24:8-16 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 1:1-28, 2 Kings 24:8-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

New Heavens And New Earth Series

Contributed by Kory Labbe on Aug 16, 2025

WE BELIEVE that Christ is preparing a new heavens and new earth for all people who have accepted Him, that will be for all time (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21–22).

INTRODUCTION Good morning church! Welcome to our final week in our foundations for faith series in the Bible engagement project. Over the last several weeks we've been looking at the end times and what the Bible talks about is coming in our future starting with the rapture which is called in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-22, 1 Peter 3:9-12, Matthew 5:17-18, Psalm 102:25-27, Revelation 22:1-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Worship Is All About Glorifying God! PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 13, 2025

True obedience flows from joyful faith; serving God with gladness transforms ordinary tasks into sacred acts and reveals His love to the world.

Some mornings arrive like a hymn. Sunlight spills across the kitchen table, a mug warms your hands, and hope hums beneath the chores and headlines. Other mornings weigh heavy. The to-do list looms, the inbox aches, and the heart feels thin as paper. In both kinds of mornings, God extends the same ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:47

Topics: Joyful Worship, Gladness

Ezekiel And The Storm Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

If you were asked to describe God, how would you? For many people, God is a mystery. Yet, I want to take us back in time to ancient Iraq where Ezekiel’s tells of a vision of a great God. The ancient rabbis of ancient of Israel did not want anyone under the age of 30 reading Ezekiel’s prophecy.

The Aim of This Series Over the course of this fall sermon series, we are witnessing a series of encounters between ordinary people and extraordinary God. These encounters are called visitations and they are almost always following a crisis of some kind. There’s a crisis, an extraordinary time ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Remain In Christ To The End: Abiding In The Vine Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 31, 2024

Stay together, stay connected, stay strong, fed by the vine, bearing fruit for Jesus

Jim Bright, an organizational psychologist did a survey asking people to give answers on different questions related to change, and how they react to change. The results were fascinating. “1. One in three people would avoid change if they could. Would you normally avoid change if you could? If ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-4, John 15:18-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

Narnia: Into The Wardrobe Series

Contributed by D Worth Carson on Dec 1, 2005

This is an Advent Sermon on Narnia for the 1st week of Advent.

Into the Wardrobe Luke 2:25-32 Outline The feeling that most characterizes American life is boredom. Regaining our lost sense of wonder. 1. The first requirement is to: Stop. Look. Listen. Stop. In our hurry we miss the wonder God has for us. Look. Those who can truly see can enjoy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God’s Flying Chariot Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 14, 2010

A study of chapter 10 verses 1 through 22

Ezekiel 10: 1 – 22 ‘God’s flying chariot’ “1 And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2 Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 10:1-22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

On The Mountain

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 20, 2010

We don’t live on the mountaintop - we live in the valley of the ordinary presence of Jesus

On the Mountain TCF Sermon September 19, 2010 If you have your Bibles, open with me to Luke chapter 9, beginning with vs 18: Luke 9:18-36 (NIV) Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?" They replied, "Some say John the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Recognizing God's Voice Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 3, 2007

Part 2 in the series Faith Basics. This message looks at ways we can recognize God’s voice when he speaks to us.

Recognizing God’s Voice Faith Basics, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers Sept. 2, 2007 Jn. 10:22-27 God may not be where you think he is. Many hundreds of years before Christ, the prophet Elijah receives an order from God – he is to prepare himself to meet God, for God is about to ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-27

Denomination: Free Methodist