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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Believers in Christ are: 1) A People of God’s Possession (1 Peter 2:9c), 2) A People of Proclamation (1 Peter 2:9d), 3) A Privileged People (1 Peter 2:9e) and finally, 4) A Pardoned People (1 Peter 2:10).
1 Peter 2:9–10 (9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood), a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10
Denomination: Other
Through the Spirit, God's servant will be a light to the nations, bringing justice and release to prisoners.
Isaiah 42:1-9 “Piercing the Darkness” INTRODUCTION For most of us our Christmas preparations have been completed or nearing their finished splendor. The Christmas tree is up and decorated. Garland has been hung around the house and special Christmas candles have found their ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9
Denomination: Lutheran
The old joke is Where were you when the lights went out?" This sermon uses the lights going out when Jesus was on the cross and leads the listener to examine... Where are you... in your relationship with Jesus?
In the Dark! Mark 15:12-37 It was a hot night in the middle of summer in 1977. The Big Apple was abuzz with excitement and life of a mega city. Bars were filled; movies and theaters were in the middle of the story. Life went on like usual. But then it happened... or should I say, then it ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:12-37
Denomination: Baptist
Experiencing God’s love and forgiveness we walk in the light with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
INTRODUCTION What is the result of encountering the God of Light, the God in whom no darkness dwells? This was a burning question for those early followers of “The Way.” They realized that being a Christian involved more than merely giving intellectual accent to a theological doctrine. Loving ...read more
We often hear of serial killers, and when we do we cannot help but ask ourselves why would a person kill again and again.
To kill one time is bad enough, but some of the serial killers have killed 30 to 40 people. Illus: Every time they catch a serial killer they generally give them extensive psychological tests to try to find out what motivated them to do such things. As Christians, we know that man and animals ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
A sermon about light and darkness.
John 4:5-42 "Creatures of the Light" Last week we talked about how the Gospel of John uses the metaphors of darkness and light over and over again in deeply symbolic ways. For instance, in John Chapter 1 we are told that "the light (Who is Jesus) shines in the darkness and the darkness doesn't ...read more
Scripture: John 4:5-42
Denomination: United Methodist
The Apostle Paul wants to share with us the Good News that we are "Children of Light". He reminds us of the majesty of our Spiritual Conversion and Challenges us to be God's Children of Light.
Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-17; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23 (along with John 9:1-42) Theme: Light and Darkness - "CHILDREN OF LIGHT" The Apostle Paul wants to share with us the Good News that we are "Children of Light". He reminds us of the majesty of our Spiritual Conversion and ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-17
Denomination: Nazarene
As the Light of the World Jesus takes us out of darkness and worldliness. Darkness and worldliness does not come because we are the worst we can be; it comes because we are following the distraction of Satan who masquerades as an angel of light.
Message John 8:12 I Am The Light of the World When Jesus describes Himself as The Light we can quickly understand the significance of the metaphor. Light gives direction. Light pierces the darkness. Light takes away fear, uncertainty, and hesitancy. Light reveals truth. We get the metaphor. Those ...read more
Scripture: John 8:12
Jesus entered our world of darkness to become the light of the world
Light/Christ Isaiah 9:2 During this season of Advent, we’ve spent our time focusing on the prophets of the Old Testament as they foretold of the coming of the Messiah. Interestingly, there are 2 Hebrew words for prophet: one is nabi: to bubble over. They would get a word from God and it would ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2
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
Jesus lights the way for those living in darkness.
Light Has Come Isaiah 9:1-2 Rev. Brian Bill December 7-8, 2019 Great job, Edge Kids! Indeed, the light has come! Special thanks to Sheila Kuriscak, Patty Steele, Cheryl Williams and Wendy Czekalski. And to the leaders of our Beginner Choir – Angela, James and Karol Sheese and Carol and Krista ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-2, Isaiah 64:1, Matthew 4:12-16
The whole earth maybe covered in darkness but who says you have to be wrapped in the darkness. Get up and pray, get up and study the Word, get into real fellowship with the Light and God’s sunrise glory will cover you.
Introduction Isaiah Receives a Revelation of Darkness The book of Isaiah is a very important book in the Old Testament. It is a book full of prophecies, revelations and glimpses of Jesus Christ hundreds of years before Jesus came to the earth. For example in Isaiah 9:1-7, the birth of Jesus is ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-2
Denomination: Pentecostal
The sermon will explore the concept of Jesus as the light of the world, guiding us from darkness into the kingdom of God, and how we can apply this guidance in our lives and communities.
Hello everyone, I am so glad you’re here with us today! Today we are in the book of Matthew, chapter 4. This is one of those passages where I think to myself, “I wish I had been there to see this,” because this is the start of Jesus’ ministry. It’s the start of his message that the kingdom of God ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23
Topics: Kingdom Of God, Spiritual Darkness, Divine Light
Jesus brings life into our deadness and light into our darkness.
Christ the True Light John 1:4-9 Rev. Brian Bill December 9-10, 2023 How many of you have Christmas lights up on your house or in your yard? Anyone with more than the 25,000 Clark Griswald put up in Christmas Vacation? He was determined to win the Christmas light competition by having more ...read more
Scripture: John 1:4-9
Awareness of God’s presence and love drive away the darkness.
Fourth Sunday of Lent (B) March 26, 2006 Readings: ...read more
Scripture: John 3:14-21
Denomination: Catholic
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