Sermons on Darkness Of Evil:

Saints And Sinners

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jul 17, 2008

God patiently tolerates the presence of the weeds in His field rather than risk uprooting even a single stalk of wheat.

Lectionary 16 A Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 This morning our Gospel text explores a very important issue that I think all of us have contemplated at one point or another. I know that I have sometimes wondered about this subject as I watched the evening news or listened to the radio or witnessed the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Lutheran

Live As Children Of Light

Contributed by Mathew Philip on Mar 27, 2023

Light is just as necessary in our spiritual life as it is in our physical life. In the spiritual realm, darkness means whatever is contrary to the God.

Paul started the chapter saying that the goal of the Christian life is perfect imitation of God. Paul is exhorting the believers in Jesus Christ to "Live as children of light." (Ephesians 5:8) because God is light. The apostle John said that one day, “we shall be like him, because we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8

Denomination: Other

Imagine

Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 28, 2019

St. John writes of the peace from heaven

May 26, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Rev. 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 Imagine Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. John Lennon wrote a song that has come to be one of the most recognized and acclaimed songs of the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-29, Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Persecuted? Rejoice And Be Glad!!!

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jul 10, 2021

Why would a person who hungers and thirsts for righteousness, a person who is merciful and has a pure heart, why would a person who is a peacemaker be persecuted? Because the evil one hates the Righteous One!

Persecuted? Rejoice and Be Glad! Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:6-8 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:40-42, John 3:19-20, John 15:18-19, John 7:2-7, John 15:18, John 7:7, Galatians 5:22-23, Acts 7:54-60, Matthew 23:35, Jeremiah 26:20-23, 1 Kings 22:23-27, Amos 7:13, Jeremiah 36:23, Jeremiah 20:7, 1 Peter 3:15, Matthew 5:1-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Enemy Of God - Proud Series

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 25, 2023

Third in our series on the spiritual states of mankind apart from God. This portion deals with being an enemy of god through pridefulness.

21 States of Man without God (Third in series) In the continuation of our series about the 21 states of man without God we will look at further states of our condition of life apart from God. So far, we have gone thru an alphabetical list of states of man without God, and we find ourselves in the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4, Jeremiah 17:9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rebuilding The Walls Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 30, 2012

Teamwork, unity, fighting evil, service

REBUILDING THE WALLS Nehemiah 4: 1-23 (p344) Sept. 12 ,2010 INTRODUCTION: There is only on structure, built by man on earth that is visible from the few reaches of space. Do you know what it is? It’s the Great Wall of China. It took 1800 years to build it. They started construction ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Darkness Of His Cave, David Sought His Covenant God In Prayer.

Contributed by C. Bouwman on Feb 9, 2001

IN THE DARKNESS OF HIS CAVE, DAVID SOUGHT HIS COVENANT GOD IN PRAYER.

Beloved Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ! The Lord God grants that today a number of young people may profess the faith. They declare before the Lord and His congregation that they love the Lord, and desire to serve Him every day of their lives. The day has been some time in the coming; it’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7, 1 Samuel 24:1-22

God Is Light

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 6, 2020

The world is boiling today because they are in deep darkness and they prefer that, read: For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.”(John 3:20)Are you listening?

GOD IS LIGHT Isaiah 60:2"For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the LORD will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.” Darkness: The words ‘people are in DEEP DARKNESS’ touched my heart, yes, darkness cover the earth but the people are in deep ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Taming The Tongue Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 21, 2018

Message 17 in our exposition of James exploring James observations concerning the tongue.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Taming the Tongue” For several weeks we have gazed into the mirror of God’s word exposing areas in our life where our daily behavior doesn’t match our belief. Genuine faith involves God’s sufficient inner persuasion to inspire our response. When we ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12, Luke 11:53-54, Matthew 12:33-37, Galatians 5:20-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

I Am The Light Of The World – Light In The Darkness – John 9 - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 2, 2022

Greater sin leads to greater darkness. A man in darkness can not find his way. The Lord would work in the light of the day with man’s darkness, so that the night of his darkness would become like the light of the day. Jesus is the Light of the World.

I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD – LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS – JOHN 9 - PART 1 THE INTRODUCTION: The very first mention for “I am the light of the world” is this one – {{John 8 v 12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in the ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12, John 9:3-4, John 9:5, Genesis 1:2-3, Jeremiah 4:23, Genesis 1:4, Job 24:13-16, John 3:19-21, John 1:1-10, Job 12:22, Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 42:16, Matthew 4:16, John 12:35-36, John 12:46, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 1 Peter 2:9, Ephesians 5:8-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abraham’s Children In Trouble Part 2 Series

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 19, 2010

Once a person breaks the law of faith, even if he is a child of Abraham, he will suffer. So the first reason Abraham’s children suffer is because of sin.

ABRAHAM’S CHILDREN IN TROUBLE PART 2 Dr. D. K. Olukoya Beloved, this week, we are looking at the concluding part of the message entitled, “Abraham’s children in trouble.” Last week, we looked at various reasons a person could be a child of God and yet be in trouble and why ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Viewing God’s Sovereign Work

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Sep 27, 2024

How should we view when God exercises His Sovereign Power? Or, when we consider His Sovereign Work, what should enter our mind?

“Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, ’What are we to do? For this ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-53

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Of Jesus

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 1, 2024

The theodicy often centers on the question: If God is omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent, why does evil exist? Theodicy seeks to reconcile the existence of a good God with the reality of suffering and injustice in the world.

THE HEART OF JESUS JOHN 11:1-44 #john11 INTRODUCTION We will be in John 11 this morning. There are some questions in this life we live for which we have absolutely no good answers. For example: Why does an all-powerful God allow disasters on the innocent? Why do babies die? Why is there so much ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do Not Destroy (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 24, 2022

When those who rule are unjust, how shall the Christian respond? David provides a model for godly response in this 58th Psalm as he encourages the godly to look to the Lord for His deliverance.

TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO DO NOT DESTROY. A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly? No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 58:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Some Ask, "Why Does God Allow Evil And Suffering In The World?"

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 28, 2002

God is so great that nothing happens without His permission, and in that permission His ultimate plan unfolds. In His plan He is able to use for good what man intends for evil. God is in control

Illustration:As C.S. Lewis wrote, "The greatest evil is not done in those sordid ’dens of crime’ that Dickens loved to paint...it is conceived and...moved, seconded, carried, and minuted...in clean, carpeted, warmed, and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational