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  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Jesus The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,502 views

    Jesus brings light to the world by revealing the truth about God because he is the Truth of God.

    I guess you could say that there have been 2 great quests of the 20th century. Those are the quest for truth and the quest for freedom. The quest for truth in fact goes back to the last century or beyond, to a search for truth through scientific discovery. There was a belief then that we could ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ted Sutherland avatar

    The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Oct 1, 2001
    based on 131 ratings
     | 10,038 views

    Jesus is the light of the world!

    Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb? A: How many can you afford? Q: How many evolutionists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Just one but it will take a million years. Q: How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Only one, but the bulb has got to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Chapman avatar

    Jesus, The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 9,017 views

    An practical exploration of what it means that Jesus is the light of the world.

    Jesus, the Light of the World John 8:12-20 The text that we have to consider today falls in the midst of a group of seven. There are seven witnesses. They are active. They are describing not only the person of Jesus, but also the Father who sent him. One, of the seven, centers in the eighth ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scotty Killingsworth avatar

    The Business Of Bethlehem's Baby

    Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,768 views

    The baby born in Bethlehem had a business head on His shoulders along with all the rest He came to accomplish

    WW120501 The business of Bethlehem’s baby John 8 Beginning: Have you ever heard someone say, “I keep my religion and my business separated.” Or, God has no business in my business. This could not be further from the truth. Some think faith in Jesus is esoteric, ivory towered, philosophical, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Dority avatar

    I Am The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by William Dority on Jan 14, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 17,980 views

    This message shows Jesus as the light to guide us to life eternal

    “I Am the Light of the World” John 8:12-20 Intro: Sukkot, or better known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, was completed. · This is the final feast of the year for the Hebrews, Israelites. · This feast was also called the “Feast of the Ingathering”, for it occurred after all of the crops had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    I Saw The Light

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 20, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 19,075 views

    The Pharisees tries to turn out the light. Jesus simply turned up the wattage.

    Question: How many Episcopalians does it take to change a light bulb? Aswer: TWELVE - one to do the work and 11 to serve on the committee. Question: How many Church of Christ members does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: THREE - one to convince the light bulb to change and 2 to carry the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 12,861 views

    This is part 2 from a series on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    May 25, 2003 John 8:12-20 The Light of the World Intro Talk about Mission Impossible; picture this: 3 college students, in pitch blackness, walking hand-in-hand-in-hand at midnight, through a huge campground where they’d never been before, trying to link up with the rest of their group for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Freedom From Guilt Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 2, 2006
    based on 55 ratings
     | 50,410 views

    How could God ever forgive me? I’ve messed things up as a Christian. How could God just look the other way?

    This coming Tuesday is July 4th And on this particular 4th of July our country will have been in existence 230 years. Ours is a great nation because it has been built upon the principles of Scripture. Our very law is gleaned from the pages of the Old Testament, and many of it’s principles were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Slip-Sliding Away

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Aug 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,960 views

    Recognizing divine opportunities that we would otherwise miss. How Jesus slipped away from His attackers and was hidden - and we, too, can be hidden in Christ.

    I. JOHN CHAPTER 8 REMINDS ME OF A BOOKSHELF A. Series Of Teachings By Jesus On His Identity – “I Am” Statements John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:16-17 “And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Eternal Choices--Eternal Destinies Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,487 views

    Explores Jesus interaction with the Pharisees--their choice--and the eternal consequence of their choice. The issues people face today are essentially the same.

    Eternal Choices Eternal Destinies Fortifying the Foundations # 20 John 8:12-30[1] 11-16-03 Intro There is in the passage before us this morning a life and death struggle going on in the hearts of these Pharisees and in the crowd that is listening to their dialogue with Jesus. The issues are ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Light For A Dark World Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 35 ratings
     | 25,810 views

    God provides light for all who would have their darkness revealed.

    Scripture Introduction The first words of God recorded in the Bible are: “Let there be light.” Later we find that “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” (1John 1.5). Darkness universally symbolizes sin and death; light corresponds to life and holiness and purity. Thus King David sings ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Why It Matters Exactly Who Jesus Is Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,140 views

    God gives eternal life and joy to those who die “in the Lord.”

    Scripture Introduction The relationship between Jesus and the religious leadership continues to deteriorate. By refusing to acknowledge their importance, his ministry threatens their power and prestige. Therefore, they turn on him: attempted arrest, entrapment, theological tests, dismissing his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Light Of Life Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 9, 2008
    based on 54 ratings
     | 26,418 views

    He who gave sight to the blind desires to give you sight in the spiritual world. Jesus wants to light your way & lead you into life. Into your darkness of sin & uncertainty Jesus shines so that He may lead you into eternal life.

    JOHN 8: 12-20 THE LIGHT OF LIFE Once again Jesus intensifies the heated controversy with the amazing claim that He is the Light of the World. They wanted other witnesses to His claim but had refused all the witness that the Father had already given. God expected them to heed the light He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Cleveland avatar

    The Cross Opens Our Eyes

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Nov 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,007 views

    The disciples on the road to Emmaus had their eyes opened when the bread was broken. The songwriter wrote, "at the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light..." The cross opens our eyes.

    Johyn 8. Nicky Cruz was the leader of the toughest gang in New York City. His Satanist parents abused him brutally, so he grew up a hardened man void of love and full of hate. “I wanted to do to others what my mother did to me,” Nicky says. “I used to feel good when I hurt people.” But privately, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bobby Ready avatar

    The Worst Thing That Can Happen To You!

    Contributed by Bobby Ready on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,478 views

    This was an evangelistic outline that I based on a message preached by my late friend Evangelist Bruce Gill. God really blessed it when he preached it at our church.

    THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! JOHN 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist