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  • Gene Gregory avatar

    The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 1, 2021
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    Next in series on John. Examines Jesus as light in the world and our responsibility to share that light.

    John 8 (2) I Am the Light of the World - Read John 8:12 A number of years ago, Gladys, Drew and I took a trip out west and visited Carlsbad Caverns. We made a number of memories on that trip. That was the trip When Drew and I hiked up the side of a mountain, where I promptly fell into a patch ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Jones avatar

    The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 28, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 11,997 views

    Christmas Eve candlelight service message.

    Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24, 2006 The Properties of Light You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    The Lights Of The World Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 8, 2006
    based on 261 ratings
     | 44,845 views

    Jesus taught of the POWER of the light, the PLACES of the light, the PUTTING OUT of the light, and the PURPOSE of the light. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    The Lights of the World Matthew 5:14-16 Ye ARE the light of the world…Ye ARE the salt of the earth. In the original language these statements are in an emphatic tense, meaning it would not be wrong at all to say “you and you alone are…” [meaning Christians] The beatitudes were all about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bring On The Hate Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on May 18, 2014
     | 3,826 views

    Jesus promised the world would hate us. The reason is beacause we are holy. How can we achieve the holiness the world hates?

    Last week our topic was on the Jesus Joy. We discovered that on the last night before his arrest Jesus prayed for us. John 17:20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.” He prayed that we would be filled with his ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jul 1, 2018
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     | 11,405 views

    Each of us were born with a debilitating condition - spiritual blindness. Regardless of our desire to see, spiritually we were blind to the ways of God. Our only hope was for a miracle. Thankfully, Jesus is the Light of the world.

    The Light of the World John 9: 1-11 As a boy Robert Louis Stevenson was intrigued by the work of the old lamplighter who went about with a ladder and a torch, setting the street lights ablaze for the night. One evening in Edinburgh, Scotland, as young Robert stood watching with childish ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Light Of The World PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 14, 2023
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     | 1,102 views

    This sermon explores the manifestation of Christ as the Light of the World, His humble birth, and the glory of His future return.

    Good morning, beloved. We gather here today, not as strangers, not as mere acquaintances, but as a family knit together by the love of Christ. We gather as children of the Most High, eager and ready to bask in the warmth of His Word. As our hearts align in worship, we open our minds to understand ...read more

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  • Larry Grant avatar

    The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Dec 15, 2024
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    Mark is the only writer to record the healing of the of the deaf/mute and the healing of the blind at Bethsaida. John only teaches about the man born blind. What ties these three lessons together is that the Bible records Jesus using His spittle to heal them.

    John 9:1-7 (NKJV) "The Light of the World" December 15, 2024 The four Gospels record more than 35 miracles, but apart from Jesus’ resurrection, feeding the 5,000 is the only miracle mentioned by all four. Not even something as amazing as the resurrection of Lazarus was recorded by more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In A Normal World...

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 28, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,730 views

    Everything changed for the US on September 11, 2001. Abnormal things happened, and since then things have changed dramatically. But that event was nothing compared to the events of Easter morning 1971 years ago.

    Passage: Matthew 28:1-10 Intro: I was driving on the Maricopa freeway just south of the airport when I heard it. You were perhaps on your way to work, or had just flipped on the morning news show when you heard it. Maybe someone called you. 1. but everything changed the morning of September ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 355 ratings
     | 51,342 views

    Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." Some Bible scholars suggest that Jesus may have timed the saying of these words with the lighting of the giant Menorah.

    MELVIN M.NEWLAND,MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2018) TEXT: John 8:12; 1:4-12 A. Last year I preached on the scripture passage that includes these words, "The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty." (Psalm 74:20) And you realized the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    ... In The Heart

    Contributed by Paul Richard on Jun 22, 2020
     | 7,789 views

    The heart of man is the meeting point of the forces to slog it out and man struggles to hold back the forces from the dark world but the Grace of God is sufficient to renew the attacked heart.

    I. It is a fact that the heart is the source of power. In medical perspective, it is the pumping station of blood to the body/flesh. The power is in the blood and in the blood is life (Leviticus 17:11). And the scripture describes the heart as place that accommodate the issues of life (Proverbs ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Overcoming The World Series

    Contributed by Derek Melanson on Apr 7, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,791 views

    Jesus’ death and resurrection represents a D-Day for Christians, even if V-Day is still a little while off.

    “Overcoming the World” John 16: 16 – 33 Introduction: D-Day and V-Day 1. How many people here recognize this date: June 6, 1944? On June 6, 1944, a date known ever since as D-Day, a mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on western ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wilson Oshorakpor avatar

    Love Not The World

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Jan 15, 2025
     | 521 views

    The 'world' Christians are exhorted not to love is the carnal and corrupted state of the earth. We live on earth but are not part of the corrupt system of the world.

    TEXT: 1 John 2:15-17 (NLT) "Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lighting The World Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 21, 2011
     | 3,782 views

    Believers bear the Light of the World...Jesus! It's done through Expectations, Revelation and Anticipation.

    Secondary Draft Also He said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    The Church In The World Series

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 26, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,256 views

    The Church in the world is to posses certain characteristics in order to be effective in the world and fulfill the eternal purpose of God. Part #2

    “The Church in the World” By District Elder M. L. Maughmer, Jr. The second phase of the metamorphosis is the maturation phase it is the phase where action happens. It is in this phase that growth happens. Understand that when we say growth we are not talking about numbers, but character. ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Dec 26, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,097 views

    This is a sermon for Christmas Eve describing the consequences of the coming of Christ

    TITLE: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD TEXT: John 3: 16-21 Introduction Tonight we are here to celebrate that Jesus is the light of the world. The scriptures declare in John 3:19 “This is the verdict: light has come into the world…” Tonight I want to share briefly 4 consequences that we all face because ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God