Sermons on Darkened:

The Evidence Within You

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 22, 2000

A devotion for seekers and young believers

“I WILL PRAISE YOU, FOR I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE; MARVELOUS ARE YOU WORKS, AND THAT MY SOUL KNOWS VERY WELL.” ROMANS 1:18-23 “FOR THE WRATH OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM HEAVEN AGAINST ALL UNGODLINESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS OF MEN, WHO SUPPRESS THE TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, 19 BECAUSE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:14, Romans 1:18-23

Denomination: Orthodox

Independence Day

Contributed by James Bryant on Jul 3, 2001

Independence Day & just when it all started.

INDEPENDENCE DAY Today we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day. Many people celebrate a variety of different ways. Some with Bar-B-Q’s charcoaling Rib Eyes, Ribs, and Chickens. While others like myself work at merchandising those items for sell. We enjoy our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33-46

Denomination: Baptist

The Struggling Christian Series

Contributed by Bobby Sims, Jr. on Aug 7, 2001

How today’s Christian must stay focused.

Overcoming the Struggle: “The Struggling Christian” Romans 7:14-25 Rev. B. J. Sims, Jr. Keyword: CONFLICT Conflict – “ a struggle, or fight” Christians struggle on a Daily basis with their own inner conflicts. We allow every little thing, not of God, to disturb our spirit. As well as our mental ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stamping Out Spiritual Stubborness

Contributed by Danny Thomas on Oct 16, 2001

A look at the results and the cure for spiritual stubborness

Stamping Out Spiritual Stubbornness Hosea 4:16 Hosea 4:15-19 15 "Though you, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah offend. Do not come up to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth Aven, nor swear an oath, saying, ’As the LORD lives’-- 16 "For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn calf; now the LORD will let them ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 4:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Transformation

Contributed by Steve Klink on May 19, 2004

A Short Funeral Meditation

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” Webster’s defines metamorphoses (as in transformation) as a change of physical form or substance. I remember when I first observed the process of ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Go Into The Light

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 11, 2008

As witnesses our concern should be leading troubled "souls" into the presence of the light of Christ.

John 1: 6 – 8; 19 – 28 / Go Into The Light Intro: A grandfather decided to share with his 4-year-old grandson the way he had found a Christmas tree during his youth. He took his grandson to the woods to select the perfect tree. They tramped all over; but the boy couldn’t find one that suited ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Requirements Of God And His Blessings Series

Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Nov 1, 2012

When God asks something, he pays with interest. This passage contains certain conditions that God demands of us, and certain promises if said conditions are fulfilled. The conditions or commandments that are needed to receive the promises or blessings o

Ice-breaker: If God asked you, “How much do I owe you son/daughter?” How would answer Him? Scriptures: Proverbs 28:13, Job 11:13-19. INTRODUCTION: When God asks something, he pays with interest. This passage contains certain conditions that God demands of us, and certain promises ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:13

Denomination: Apostolic

Ethics Must Be Integrated Into Economic Activity Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 26, 2009

Just as the action of Herod and of abortionists shows the divorce of economics and ethics, so we must reintegrate ethics into economic activity, if we are to reclaim society for Christ

December 28, 2009 Feast of the Holy Innocents Caritas in Veritate The timeliness of the Pope’s encyclical, Charity in Truth, and its match to our Monday Scriptures is truly remarkable. Aristotle, himself an unbeliever, used mere reason to arrive at some remarkable truths. One of them is that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Catholic

The Day Of The Lord Continues

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jun 25, 2009

The wrath of God is poured out upon and unbelieving world

God’s Wrath/Day of the Lord Continues Revelation Chapter 9 I . The Fifth Angel Sounded [Trumpeted] INTENSE TORMENT/First Woe (v.1-12) A. Star [Angel] Fell from Heaven (v.1a) 1. To Him was Given the Key of the Bottomless Pit (v.1b) 2. Sun and Air Darkened by Smoke out of the Pit (v.2) 3. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 9:1-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Holy Spirit Transforms Our Minds To The Mind Of Christ. Series

Contributed by Christina Milanderb on Feb 24, 2023

It's only by The Holy Spirit's power that our minds are transformed to the Mind of Christ which we already possess.

Before we got born again we were "children of wrath" naturally wired and inclined to sin, our minds darkened and desperately in need of Jesus The Light. It's the Presence of Light that drives out darkness so any effort on our part to mentally agree with Scripture will yield nothing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:16, Amos 3:3, 1 Peter 4:1, Romans 8:4-5

Easter's Ray Of Hope

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 10, 2023

A sermon for Easter, Year A

April 9, 2023 - Easter Sunday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 28:1-10 Easter’s Ray of Hope Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The dawn was slowly eroding the darkness of the night. When the women left their homes, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Life In God's Farm

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2023

Hopefully none of us are in those categories, but allow ourselves to be discipled by Christ in His Church, instructed in His ways.

Saturday of 24th Week in Course One of the great frustrations in many lives is the departure of children or grandchildren or siblings from the practice of their faith. You’ve heard the stories even if you haven’t experience that yourself. A son or daughter goes off to college and then comes back ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:13-16, Psalm 100:1-5, Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Catholic

Our Traditions Make The Gospel Of No Effect

Contributed by Wayne Barnes on Nov 27, 2016

Condemnation through traditions of men stifles the true gospel and destroys the Christian Life

If a billionaire was to enter almost any church he would be especially honored, same way a swashbuckling movie star hunk. But when a LGBT or prostitute walks in, suddenly a crisis has arisen, even if both sets have truly turned their hearts to God through Christ. In other churches, it would be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:13

Denomination: Charismatic

Thanks Be To God

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 2, 2011

We have much to be thankful for and we must thank GOD!

Focus Passage: I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Supplemental Passage: Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (James 1:16-17 NASB) Introduction: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Wrath Of God Revealed: A Call To Righteousness

Contributed by Ronald Moore on May 22, 2024

"For the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness."

Beloved brothers and sisters, today we delve into a powerful and sobering verse from the book of Romans. Romans 1:18 speaks of the wrath of God being revealed from heaven against all godlessness and wickedness. This passage is a stern reminder of the gravity of sin and the importance of living a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18

Denomination: Anglican