Sermons on Light Of Life:

What To Do When The Light Goes Out

Contributed by Chris Coker on Aug 8, 2002

God’s Light allows us to fellowship with him and others

Text: I John 1:5-2:6 Title: What do you do with the lights go out Dominant Thought: God’s light cause us to have fellowship with him and others. Objectives: For the people to understand that God is light which lights our path. -For the people to realize that sin is dangerous and can cause us to be ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Candle In The Darkness

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 27, 2001

The image of being "the light of the world" is quite important to the Christian life

A CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS MATTHEW 5:14-16 OPENING ILLUSTRATION… “Take off the Sticker” (p) My wife and I were traveling to Greeneville the other day and I became frustrated. We were in our car, which really has no markings that we are Christians other than the “Pastor” sticker I have placed in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Purity In A Sensual Culture Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 12, 2015

Resolve to choose a life of purity by imitating God in love, light, and wisdom.

Series: Resolutions Worth Keeping Title: Purity in a Sensual Culture Text: Ephesians 5:1-5, 8-12, 15-16 Truth: Resolve to choose a life of purity by imitating God in love, light, and wisdom. Aim: To choose to imitate God by living a life of purity. INTRODUCTION The owner of a plant that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Loose Your Love, Loose Your Light

Contributed by Eddie Chasteen on Jan 7, 2012

Our churches can be so active these days, but without love we’re not going to reach our potential. Activity can not take the place of attractiveness, and we are to shine so we can draw men and women to Christ. Love for others will cause us to want to be a

Loose Your Love, Loose Your Light Revelation 2:1-5 I heard a story once about a lighthouse and rescue squad off of a dangerous point on a certain seacoast. They did a wonderful job rescuing the hurting and lost, that is until the town got the idea of reconditioning the old lighthouse for a newer ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

#3basketcase Holders Snuffing Out The Light Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 18, 2002

Part 3 looks at how basketcase holders snuffing out the light.

#3 BASKETCASES HOLDERS, SNUFFING OUT THE LIGHT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Dear friends: Part#3 OF 4 PART Basketcases holders. TEXT: 2 Corinthians 11:33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. Matthew 10:42And whosoever shall give to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Are Called To Be The Salt Of The Earth And The Light Of The World

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jan 31, 2020

Understanding that part of Jesus' sermon on the mount describing followers as being Salt and Light.

Message/Devotion February 9, 2020 Matthew 5:13-20 You Are Called to Be the Salt of the Earth and Light the Light of the World The Reading Believers Are Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20, Ezekiel 16:1-4, 2 Kings 2:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love That Transforms Us/Our Wondrous Light PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 17, 2023

This sermon invites us to deeply engage with the biblical narrative of Jesus' birth, allowing it to transform our lives and strengthen our faith.

Beloved congregation, I welcome you today with a heart full of gratitude and a spirit brimming with anticipation. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine providence. We are not here merely to listen, but to engage, to be transformed, to be stirred by the very words of God Himself. Today, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-14

Topics: Advent, Messiah

Don't! But If You Do...

Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 13, 2015

Our aim is to live a Christ-like life in which we are daily being conformed to his image... but when we fail we are assured of God's continuing grace.

Title: Don’t! But if you do… Text: I John 1:1-2:2 Thesis: Our aim is to live a Christ-like life in which we are being conformed to his image daily... but if we fail we are assured of God's continuing grace in Jesus. Introduction This is the Second Sunday of Easter. We recently ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4th Sunday In Lent, Year A. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 16, 2023

MARCH 15th, 2026.

1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23:1-6, Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41. A). ANOINTING A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART. 1 Samuel 16:1-13. Saul had rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD had rejected Saul from being king (cf. 1 Samuel 15:23), much to the grief of Samuel (cf. 1 Samuel 15:11) - but the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23:1-6, Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Liberated By Truth: The Path To True Freedom John 8:31-32 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 15, 2024

In the words of Jesus found in John 8:31-32 (NLT), we discover a profound invitation to true freedom—a freedom rooted in the transformative power of His truth. Let us embark on a journey to understand the liberating truth that sets us free and transforms our lives.

Liberated by Truth: The Path to True Freedom In the words of Jesus found in John 8:31-32 (NLT), we discover a profound invitation to true freedom—a freedom rooted in the transformative power of His truth. Let us embark on a journey to understand the liberating truth that sets us free and ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32, James 1:22, John 8:32, John 8:31, Galatians 5:1, John 8:12, Psalm 119:105  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Impacting Our World

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 3, 2015

HP (High Potency) + CP (Close Proximity) + CC (Clear Communication) = MI (Maximum Impact) (Outline and material taken from Bill Hybells & Mark Mittelberg's book, Becoming a Contagious Christian)

HoHum: One of the most frustrating experiences in life is to be told what to do without being given a clear idea of how to go about doing it. Unfortunately, this kind of thing happens all the time. The boss sets a sky high sales quota and lets everyone know clearly that he expects everyone to meet ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

O Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: An Exposition Of The 90th Psalm.

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 8, 2020

We need to see ourselves for who we truly are in the light of the eternity of God.

Lord, Thou Hast Been our Refuge: An Exposition of the 90th Psalm The 90th Psalm is titled “A Psalm of Moses the Man of God” which probably makes this the oldest Psalm in the Bible. It has inspired great music. Isaac Watts paraphrased the words in the hymn “O God our Help in Ages Past.” This in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Eucatastrophe Of The Evangelium

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 18, 2022

God has brought life out of death, delivering us from darkness into light through the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God.

LUKE 2:22-35 THE EUCATASTROPHE OF THE EVANGELIUM “When the time came for [the ceremonial] purification according to the Law of Moses, [Joseph and Mary] brought [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, ‘Every male who first opens the womb shall be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven I Ams Lesson 2: I Am The Light Of The World

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 19, 2006

The Seven I AMs of Jesus

A. INTRODUCTION 1. This is the second “I AM” given by Jesus. 2. Why did Jesus use “LIGHT” on this occasion? a. Early in the morning as the sun arose. “And early in the morning (before sunrise) He (Jesus) came again into the temple” (8:2). b. The priest lit the candle stand in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5

Denomination: Baptist

Undeserved Credit Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 14, 2014

A study of Proverbs 4 verses 1 through 19

Proverbs 4: 1 – 19 Undeserved Credit 1 Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, and give attention to know understanding; 2 For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. 3 When I was my father’s son, tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, 4 He also taught me, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-19

Denomination: Calvary Chapel