Sermons on Gods Light Show:

To Give Light

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 22, 2007

To explain what salvation is, why we need it, and how to find it.

Long Branch Baptist Church Halfway, Virginia; est. 1786 Sunday, December 10th, 2006 Enter to Worship Prelude David Witt Meditation Invocation *Opening Hymn #90 “Good Christian Men, Rejoice!” Welcome & Announcements Morning Prayer [See Insert] *Hymn #84 “Child in the Manger” *Advent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:68-79

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Light

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Background to 1 John, considering the people, places, subjects, style and purpose.

WALKING IN THE LIGHT (1 John 1- 2:17) Background to John’s Epistles and Revelation [All quotations from A. Plummer, The Epistles of St John, 1954 unless otherwise specified.] PLACE: EPHESUS • John ended his days at Patmos, then Ephesus (c. 100AD?) • Ephesus: the first of all and greatest, the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

We Are The Light

Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Aug 27, 2001

Asking if we are truly light in our communities.

Reflections on understanding the Church. How do you sum up all the teaching that we have heard in the last seventeen weeks? How do you summarise a book of 14 chapters and 200 pages in one sermon? I could go through each chapter one by one picking out the main points, starting from the first sermon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In Son-Light Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 13, 2012

Jesus is the light of God who leads us through the darkness of ignorance and sin into the bright relationship with God.

1. A company’s test for the ingenuity of potential employees included: (adapted from sermon, “Light of the World” by Martin Dale) You are in a plane flying over the desert and as you are sitting near the cockpit you hear the Captain giving his co-ordinates to the tower at 1500 ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Are What You Show Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 25, 2002

By your fruits, you WILL be known

INTRODUCTION • Silly warning labels illustration. http://www.rinkworks.com/said/warnings.shtml • Last week we looked at the choice that we all have the freedom to make concerning which path we will take in life. • Jesus encouraged us to take the narrow path. • In chapter y ,we have looked at 2 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Choose Light

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 20, 2023

If we are willing to turn toward truth, even though it means we have to admit we have been wrong, then we will find ourselves being drawn to Jesus.

How often have you heard someone say, “it’s not fair for God to punish otherwise good people who don’t believe in Jesus?" It’s like saying, “It’s not fair that I can’t see the Statue of Liberty without going to New York.” That’s where it is! And yet God has not only given us maps and signposts ...read more

Scripture: John 3:17-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Light Of The Season Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 25, 2011

We tend to take Christmas lights for granted. They're so common and so much a part of Christmas that we don't often give them much thought. But how tragic if we neglect the most important light of the season.

OPEN: We tend to take Christmas lights for granted. We see them on Christmas trees, and on bushes and buildings throughout the city. They’re in practically every store and mall, and sometimes we’ve seen them in synchronized musical displays on homes. So, we tend to take Christmas ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-13, 2 Samuel 19:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Salt & Light

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

It is Life or Death

Yesterday was Valentine day. Husbands I hope you didn’t forget! I have a good friend that’s a marriage counselor if you need one, I have been seeing him for many years now! A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Salt & Light

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO BE SALT? -- The human body contains about 4oz. of salt. Without enough of it, muscles won’t contract, blood won’t circulate, food won’t digest and the heart won’t beat a beat. Without a doubt, salt is VITAL to life. And Jesus s

Yesterday was Valentine day. Husbands I hope you didn’t forget! I have a good friend that’s a marriage counselor if you need one, I have been seeing him for many years now! A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Travel Light Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

Jesus wants us to choose a simple life. The problem is we live in a consumer society which continuously bombards us with the message, you find life and meaning in the pursuit of things. We justify it by calling it the pursuit of the American dream. The mo

ODYSSEY: Travel Light With my wife and kids living in Arkansas, I fly monthly to visit them. How many of you in the room are frequent travelers? I've discovered with flying today, less is more. Airlines want up to $30 to check a bag. So it’s better, faster and cheaper to keep it as minimal as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:9-10

Denomination: Methodist

Children Of The Light Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 24, 2014

WE are called to live a life that is in agreement with who we say we are.

October 26, 2014 Morning Worship Text: Ephesians 4:17-32 Subject: Christian Living Title: Children of the Light – Ephesians Part 9 As we continue in our study through Ephesians I need to begin this morning by asking you a question. How is it that so many people believe that you can have a ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The True Light Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

Every dawn is a wonder but never has there been a more wondrous dawn than that on which the sun arose for the first time on this planet when it's creator was one of the inhabitants. Through Him all things were made and now He is a part of His own creation.

A young man went from paper to paper trying to get a job as a cartoonist, but he was rejected and told he had no talent. Finally, a pastor hired him to draw advertising for the church events. It was a poor paying job and he had no place to stay and so he was allowed to sleep in the old church ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

The Light Of The World

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000

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

Scripture: Psalm 74:20, John 1:4-12, John 8:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life And Light

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 4, 2012

In Jesus we find life and light. Light reveals what's in the darkness. And we are to be the light of the world so people would be drawn to Jesus and find life through him.

LIFE AND LIGHT John 1:4-5 1) Jesus=Life. Vs. 4, “In him was life.” • In Jesus is physical life. Life is found in Jesus. He is the Creator of life (vs. 3). A man and a woman cannot take credit for creating a life. Yes, they come together and through that, pregnancy occurs and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The True Light Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

John was so dazzled by the light of Christ that he became the apostle of light and used the word light in his Gospel more than all the others put together.

A young man went from paper to paper trying to get a job as a cartoonist, but he was rejected and told he had no talent. Finally, a pastor hired him to draw advertising for the church events. It was a poor paying job, and he had no place to stay, and so he was allowed to sleep in the old church ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14