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  • Jesus--Dispeller Of Darkness

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,681 views

    The story of blind Bartimaeus reveals a number of correlations with the condition of the lost sinner. This message points out some of those correlations.

    JESUS— DISPELLER OF DARKNESS Text: Col.1: 12; I Pet.2: 9; Luke 18: 35-37 Intro: In the days of Christ, to be blind was to experience not only physical darkness, but personal destitution as well. Such was the case of the blind man that Christ encountered near the city of Jericho. From the ...read more

  • Life In The Deepest Darkness Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 14, 2017
     | 3,070 views

    When you are at your darkest, He is there. This psalm makes three claims when we are in our deepest darkness. His presence can be enough, His power can be enough, His victory will be enough.

    April 2nd Psalm 23:4 Life in the Deepest Darkness When you are at your darkest, He is there. This psalm makes three claims when we are in our deepest darkness: His presence can be enough “I fear no danger, for You are with me” Hebrews 13:5 Isaiah 43:2, 5 “Believers are never in ...read more

  • Hope In The Midst Of Darkness

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Jan 24, 2023
     | 2,189 views

    This is the time you need to hear the hope of the gospel, the hope of salvation and deliverance, no matter how discouraged you may be. We can make right choices even in the midst of darkness. To be encouraged and strengthened with words of faith. Your present situation is not the end of the story.

    I have heard it said time and time again over the years by Christian and non-Christian alike, that we are living in dark times. When we speak of darkness it could refer to the evils of untold suffering, catastrophes, cruelty, corruption, and malevolence. We have seen evil taking place on a global ...read more

  • A Bright Light For My Dark Night Series

    Contributed by E. Venn on Nov 23, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,188 views

    Have you wondered about the spiritual gift of prophecy? Would God leave Christians to wandering about in darkness in these last days? Or has He provided a bright light for our dark night in the spiritual gift of prophecy? Who is the source of this brig

    Pastor E. Douglas Venn Preached at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Moscow, ID on October 8, 2005 www.tagnet.org/moscow God always lights our way in the darkness of these last days  He always shares His plans with us ahead of time through prophets with the spiritual gift of ...read more

  • It Was A Dark And Stormy Night... Series

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,481 views

    It is dark and scary living in our sinful world. But Christ lights it by: 1. Chasing the darkness out of guilty consciences, and 2. Chasing the darkness from the problems sin causes.

    Epiphany 3 Isaiah 9:1-4 If I were teaching a class called “Scary Story Writing – 101,” the very first thing my students would learn is how to write the beginning sentence of a scary story. I would have them use the classic line: “it was a dark and stormy night.” You see, darkness sets the tone for ...read more

  • The Dark Side Of Christmas

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 2, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,583 views

    Why does Matthew add the story of the slaughter of the baby boys in Bethlehem. First becasue it is fact and second to trigger assocaiations between Jesus birth and Moses birth (see details in sermon)

    I came across this excerpt from a sermon from the Early Church Father St. Quod-vult-deus (Sermo 2 de Symbolo: PL 40, 655) “A tiny child is born, who is a great king. Wise men are led to him from afar. They come to adore one who lies in a manger and yet reigns in heaven and on earth. When ...read more

  • Called Out Of Darkness

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Apr 19, 2021
     | 4,236 views

    The world is covered by a cloud of spiritual darkness. God sent his only begotten son, Jesus as the light of the world; but men loved darkness because of their evil deeds.

    TEXT: 1 Peter 2:9 (NLT) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." Do you know that as a ...read more

  • The Dark Night Of The Soul Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 1, 2022
     | 2,653 views

    In this “Dark Night of the Soul” we see the relationship between prayer and action through three things: Through 1) His Sorrow Matthew 26:36–38), 2) His Supplication (Matthew 26:39–45a), and 3) His Strength (Matthew 26:45b-46).

    Matthew 26:36-46. [36] Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray." [37] And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. [38] Then he said to them, "My ...read more

  • The Light In A Dark World

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 1, 2024
     | 819 views

    Make a difference...bring the light of Christ to this world

    The light in a dark world 1 John 15-10 Good Morning Everyone- Would you turn to 1 John Chapter One. Have you ever wondered if you have had or if you will make a difference in life? When I was a kid I thought of all the cool jobs I would like to do, Jobs where you save someone’s life, ...read more

  • Are You Scared Of The Dark?

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 23, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,464 views

    There is both a natural and spiritual darkness. Have you ever been called from darkness into his marvelous light?

    From the desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Hwy 78 Bremen, GA Correspondence Address: 56 Taylor Cir Carrollton, GA 30117 Email: tjpowers@gfb.org Are You Scared of the Dark? Deuteronomy 28:28-29 Intro: This passage discusses the penalties that God levies on a soul that has rebelled ...read more

  • Under Cover Of Darkness Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,098 views

    What was happening on the cross when darkness is said to have covered the face of the earth?

    Matthew 27:45-50 As we read this passage, two questions come to our minds: 1. Why did darkness cover the whole land (v. 45)? We are told there was a thick darkness over the whole land for three hours, from "the sixth hour until the ninth hour," or from noon till three o’clock in the afternoon. ...read more

  • When Darkness Invades Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 4,669 views

    Here's the problem with Christmas today: the Christmas we know is so very unlike the first Christmas was experienced by the holy family. The joy of the birth of the Christ child was soon dampened by evil. What we need to remember this Christmas is that we

    A Scandalous Love Affair: When Darkness Invades Matthew 2:13-18 Fireman Edward Cushing tells the story of an old frame house burning on the southside of Chicago. He ordered the hoses to start fighting the fire and then dashed inside and pulled three people out. When the blaze was over, the Chief ...read more

  • Light To A Dark World Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 1, 2014
     | 10,560 views

    Jesus, the light of the world, came to give us hope.

    Light To A Dark World Text: Jn. 1:6-13 Introduction 1. Illustration: As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that ...read more

  • Spiritual Darkness Described

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 29, 2011
     | 4,014 views

    The treatment of Jesus during and after His trial was awful. And yet if was normal for people who are in darkness. Because when it is dark, you miss things you should be able to see.

    Passage: Matthew 27:27-46 Intro: Lightning is more impressive at night. PP lightning in the day PP Lightning storm at night 1. we see spiritual darkness all around us in many ways. 2. but there are few examples greater than what went on during the torment and crucifixion of ...read more

  • Walking In The Shadow Of Darkness

    Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Nov 19, 2020
     | 1,615 views

    When we walk in the shadow of darkness, we know right but choose to do wrong. We are sojourners who know the Word of God and are familiar with how deeds driven by the flesh can lead to ungodliness.

    When we walk in the shadow of darkness, we know right but choose to do wrong. We are sojourners who know the Word of God and are familiar with how deeds driven by the flesh can lead to ungodliness. People walking this leg of the journey are witnesses to the fact that “People's desires make ...read more

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