Sermons on Light For The Gentiles:

The God Of Light Series

Contributed by Jason Wiebe on Jan 8, 2014

A look at Genesis chapter one in the context of God's creative power

The God of light Genesis begins: 1 vs 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Genesis begins in darkness, no form, emptiness¡K. So a question for everyone gathered here this morning (but please do not ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living In The Light

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jan 18, 2014

If we are to walk in the light of God, we must be in fellowship with God and our fellow man.

Learning To Be The Light 1 John 1:5-10 Intro. There’s a new show on television called Sleepy Hollow. Have any of you seen it? It’s loosely based on the old story of the legend of sleepy hollow and the headless horseman. When I say loosely, I mean really loosely. The story ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Light Of The World Series

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 16, 2013

The believer is what God and Christ are: light, No greater compliment can be paid, than to be called the Light of the World.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Salt And Light

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 17, 2013

Demonstrating Christ to the world

First Baptist Church Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and Light May 6, 2001 On Sunday, April 8, 1945, German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was taken from a worship service he had just conducted for prisoners to a concentration camp in Flossenburg. He was tried for treason and hanged just a few ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Journey Into Light

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 31, 2013

1. Darkness Around Us 2. Darkness of the Certainty of Jesus Death 3. In Darkness of Unbelief to His Resurrection 4. Darkness Wou ld Be Vanquished 5. Journey From Darkness to Light

Journey Into Light 1 Cor. 15:1-10 1. Darkness Around Us Superstorm Sandy hit us on Mon. Oct. 29/12. The storm plunged us into darkness, darkness that lasted a week for CBC. This darkness claimed lives and caused ruin & financial lost. Maybe you & I escaped Sandy. But there may be another ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Light Of Redemption

Contributed by Mark Bauer on Feb 5, 2014

Presentation of Our Lord - Anna meets Mary and Joseph and speaks about the redemption of Jerusalem. What does it mean to say that Jesus is our Redeemer?

Sin – it sneaks up on us and reminds us of our need for redemption! A baker in a little country town bought the butter he used from a nearby farmer. One day he suspected that the bricks of butter were not full pounds, and for several days he weighed them. He was right. They were less ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Lutheran

"Salt And Light"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 7, 2014

A sermon about being what Jesus calls us to be.

"Salt and Light" Matthew 5:13-16 I often don't feel like "salt" and "light." I can be pretty self-centered. I often say things I shouldn't say and do things I shouldn't do. I'm not always nice. And I would imagine that Jesus' first disciples probably felt pretty much the same ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Salt And Lights

Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Feb 24, 2014

To a world that is in total darkness, the church should be a beacon of light.

Salt and Lights Matthew 5:1/2 Here we have the greatest preacher that every lived, sharing with His disciples the principles of the Kingdom. He was the great prophet of His church, the one who came into the world, to light every man’s path. The prophets and John the Baptist had done some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-2

Denomination: *other

Walking In The Light Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 4, 2014

Truth matters. Truth in belief and truth in behaviour. It matters what we believe about Jesus. It matters how we live

John is a passionate writer. Maybe he realises that he’s coming to the end of his life and he doesn’t have much time left to get his message across. Maybe he looks around at the church and realises that the inexorable drift from the gospel to religion is impacting on those he’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

"Creeatures Of The Light"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 19, 2014

A sermon about light and darkness.

John 4:5-42 "Creatures of the Light" Last week we talked about how the Gospel of John uses the metaphors of darkness and light over and over again in deeply symbolic ways. For instance, in John Chapter 1 we are told that "the light (Who is Jesus) shines in the darkness and the darkness doesn't ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: United Methodist

Salt And Light

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 1, 2014

We are called by God to influence this world for Christ. We are to be a light into this dark world that offers hope to a dying world.

Salt and light Matthew chapter 5:13-5:16 This morning we look to a familiar verse of Scripture. It is the Scripture where Jesus tells us to be the Salt and Light to the world. It is Jesus teaching the multitude of people that followed Him, the disciples that worked close with Him and each one of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Nazarene

Light Of The Gospel

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 23, 2013

The message of the gospel defeats Satan. We don’t preach ‘your best life now.’ We preach Christ crucified – the only way to salvation. The Power of the gospel exposes, veils and reveals Christ crucified.

Opening illustration: Some things just don’t seem to fit in our modern 21st century. A tribe of headhunters is one of them. Yet there is one such group of people whose story is worth telling. A tribe living high in the Philippine mountains, a 3-day’s walk from the nearest city, has ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Light Of The World

Contributed by Peter Adigizi David on Nov 8, 2013

INTRODUCTION: Light is a very important aspect of life, the absence of which speaks of dullness, chaos, confusion. No wonder at the very beginning, God first commanded that there be light before continuing with the work of creation(Gen.1:1-2). God Himself is the Light (Rev 21:22)

Importance of Light:- • Light gives illumination and direction. Ps 119:105 • No creation OR order until you receive light on the matter Gen 1:1-2, Dan 9:1-2 • Pure, irresistible, all-conquering Jn 1:5, Matt 4: 4-7 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Salt And Light

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 25, 2013

True Christians cannot remain secret for long.

SALT AND LIGHT. Matthew 5:13-16. The metaphors of salt and light follow immediately after Jesus’ profile of the blessed Christian. The meek shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5) because meekness is not weakness, but quite the contrary. The peacemakers (Matthew 5:9) are surely not merely sitting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lamb Is The Light

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 29, 2013

The Lamb is ranked beside the Lord God Almighty as the Temple and the Light in the city of New Jerusalem.

THE LAMB IS THE LIGHT. Revelation 21:10; Revelation 21:22-27; Revelation 22:1-5. This is part of John’s vision of the holy city (Revelation 21:2), “that great city, New Jerusalem” (Revelation 21:10). New Jerusalem is so vast, that John had to be placed on “a great and high mountain” in order to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:22-27, Revelation 21:10, Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational