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  • Andrew Hoskins avatar

    Get Right In The Light Or Left In The Dark

    Contributed by Andrew Hoskins on Aug 30, 2025
     | 169 views

    It would be good if you had one of the split color shirts like Garth Brooks had right side white and the left side black. Or wear a right shoe white and the left shoe black.

    Get Right in the Light or Left in the Dark (Psalm 51:1-6) Scripture Reading (Psalm 51:1-6, NKJV) “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    When Darkness Triumphed…..for An Hour Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 2, 2023
     | 1,656 views

    There is victory in Jesus. The risen Lord! The hour of darkness has come and gone. The power of God overcame the darkness. He is alive forevermore. Don’t give the defeated enemy victory in your life.

    All of history leads to the cross and everything since follows from the cross. It is the central point in all of time. Yet the cross is a low point in human history. It is the time that God’s anointed was executed. In the timeline of history, the cross is the major event. One of Jesus’ disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Smith avatar

    River Of Darkness, The Judas Iscariot Story

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jul 13, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,513 views

    The true story of the man behind the betrail of Jesus.

    A River of Darkness, The Judas Iscariot Story. Who was Judas? Most people recognize Judas as the man who betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin. John 13:2, And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon ’s son, to betray him; To understand the son we must look at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "while It Was Still Dark"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 3, 2023
     | 3,312 views

    A sermon for Easter Sunday about life in Christ.

    “While it was Still Dark” John 20:1-18 Tolstoy has a story about the ever-present threat of death. A man was running from a bear, and to get away from it he jumps down a dry well, and clings to a small tree growing between the bricks on the side. But when he looks down, he sees a lion at the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Lyn King avatar

    The Blessed Hope Of Believers

    Contributed by Lyn King on Nov 15, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,146 views

    As Christians we have a blessed hope, that Jesus is coming agian.

    The Blessed Hope of Believers Titus 2:11-14 and many more. How does one become ready for the Lord’s return? It is clear that the Bible indicates that we will not know the time of Jesus’ return. It is also just as clear that we are to be ready for His coming. His returning will be similar to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Daily News: Live From Bethlehem - It's A Boy! #4 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 22, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,832 views

    Do we announce the Lord's presence in the dark places of this life? The darkness around us is: all things are horrible but there hope, this life does go on.

    SLIDE: Luke 2: 9&10 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. PRAY BEFORE THIS MESSAGE: Can we just take a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 23 - From Darkness To Light Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Feb 16, 2023
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     | 2,518 views

    The allegory of light and darkness is used widely in the bible. What does it signify? Are we walking in the light or still stumbling in the dark? This sermon will sure help us evaluate ourselves to see where we stand.

    As we continue our study this topic of ‘Freedom from Bondage’ we recognize that it is indeed the will of God that His people should be liberated from every sin and bondage. In this chapter we will study the metaphor of light and darkness, which is widely used in the Bible to explain this concept of ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Grace For Goodness: Transforming Darkness Into Light Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 30, 2014
     | 6,079 views

    When we live into the grace of God the light within us produces what is good, exposes and transforms darkness into light.

    Series: Lenten Grace 1. On the First Sunday of Lent we discovered that God’s grace extends beyond Eden. 2. On the Second Sunday in Lent we were reminded that God’s grace is a better way than our works way. 3. On the Third Sunday in Lent we observed in Jesus’ example that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Hope In The Midst Of Despair"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 29, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,851 views

    A sermon for Easter.

    “Hope in the Midst of Despair” John 20:1-18 When you encounter the living Jesus, in the midst of despair, everything changes. In our Gospel Lesson for this morning, we are confronted with a rollercoaster of emotions. Our story begins in darkness. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb while it ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr. Fred W. Penney avatar

    The Hope And Promise Of Advent Series

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 16, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,084 views

    We have made Christmas too small -- think big - kingdom big!

    “The Hope & Promise of Advent” Isaiah 9: 9:1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— 2 The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    The Hope That Changes Life

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 324 ratings
     | 59,668 views

    Easter is a living message of hope from the other side of the grave.

    An Illinois man left Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him the next day. When he reached his hotel he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address, he did his best to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope For Broken People

    Contributed by George Durham on Mar 2, 2016
     | 11,124 views

    Hope for Broken People!; Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again. 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21

    2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Put Humpty Together Again It's a children's poem generally ignored as nonsense by adults.: HUMPTY DUMPTY SAT ON A WALL, HUMPTY DUMPTY HAD A GREAT FALL; ALL THE KING'S HORSES, & ALL THE KING'S MEN, COULDN'T PUT HUMPTY TOGETHER AGAIN. Just a clever little rhyme often animated ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    The Promise Of Hope For The Future

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 12, 2023
     | 2,782 views

    Lamentation does more than ask the question, how? Lamentations gives of the profound answer.

    I hope that you had a good year. We can say that not everyone had a good year. Some lost a loved one. Others were touched by the tragic consequences of war. Many lost jobs and went into financial ruin. Many have come through this last year asking, what hope is there for me? If that is your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Isaiah's Audacious Hope Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 47,022 views

    One can never start too early to get ready for something really big.

    Isaiah’s Audacious Hope Isaiah 7:14 Rev. Brian Bill 12/3/06 Do you know that after today, there are only 21 more shopping days left until Christmas? Some people panic when they hear this but for me it means that I still have three weeks before I have to begin my shopping! Doesn’t it seem like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope For Hopeless Times

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,732 views

    In a day of despair, there is hope in the promised Messiah of God.

    Hope for Hopeless Times Jeremiah 33:14-16 During the Second World War the US Army was forced to retreat from the Philippines. Some of their soldiers were left behind, and became prisoners of the Japanese. The men called themselves "ghosts", souls unseen by their nation, and were forced on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist