Sermons on Light Of Men:

A Strange Job Description: Salt & Light Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2004

The Christian responsibility to lost society, the world around us, is described in two figures. They are both simple in nature but deep in implication.

A Strange Job Description: Salt and Light (Matt. 5:13-16) Jesus knows that we cannot keep detailed outlines in our heads, so He provides us with a few simple pictures to summarize our calling in the trenches and routines of life. Main Idea: The Christian responsibility to lost society, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In The Darkness Shines The Greatest Light Of All

Contributed by Jane Willis on Oct 18, 2004

Recently I drove into the mountains near Colorado Springs to see the last of the autumn color. The aspen trees were past their prime, and the setting was much quieter than it had been a few weeks earlier. Many leaves had already falled. I felt a hint of w

I am going to start by talking about hibernation! I have been fascinated with the process of hibernation since moving to Colorado. My first year here, a bear came into my yard every evening during the fall. I loved watching this bear. Having just moved from Florida, a bear seemed very exotic. I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-5

Denomination: Congregational

Lord Light A Fire Under Us!

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

Light a Fire under us! Church on fire. Christians on fire for God How?? Turn to Acts 2 :1-4 and here we see how the HS came to the Apostles. God used the apostles and He can use us today. We cant be apostles but we can have the same HS!!!

ATTENTION ILL>> “Somebody’s praying for you -- Soldiers - hard rain - mines // Soldiers white cloud Last week “Passover” - today “Pentecost” PEN´TECOST, ( OT ) that is, the fiftieth day (meaning fiftieth), or Harvest Feast, or Feast of Weeks // The Pentecost was the Jewish harvest-home, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

God's Light Shining Through Darkness

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 27, 2008

A sermon with an Australia Day emphasis, that reminds us how God’s light is constantly breaking through darkness to save people.

How was your Australia Day? How did you spend your Australia Day? Yesterday I was the official pastor at the Australia Day celebrations for the City of Burnie. At this event a number of people became citizens of Australia And one of the things that surprised me, was despite it being a secular event ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran

Candle Light Christmas Eve Meditation

Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2008

This is a concise meditation for a Christmas Eve Candle Light Service.

Christ, Luke 2:1-20, 52 Illustration A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Christian Church

Death Of The Light - A Good Friday Meditation Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 18, 2006

This is a meditation for a Good Friday Service. It is a short meditative reading for reflection.

The Death of the Light 44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, ’into Your hands I commit My ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Advent: The Magi Seek The True Light Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 30, 2009

The Christmas Star and the infant Jesus appear insignificant to the human eye, but both in parallel have hidden power and might. The Apostle John explains how.

Second passage reference Matt 2:1-12. The Gospel of Matthew tells us the story of the Magi, this group of astronomers from the East who follow a new star, and seek to find who the star belongs too. The Magi know that this star is not just any star, they know it is significant beyond anything they ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beautiful Feet: Bringing Light To Darkness Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Oct 21, 2013

God says you have beautiful feet if you are carrying the good news of Christ to other people that need it. How many Christians should be proclaiming the message of Christ to others? How many Christians should be preacher (proclaimers) of Christ?

Beautiful Feet: Bringing Light To Darkness Romans 10 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. How many of you in this building have beautiful feet today? Please don’t take your shoes off and show us! I do not mean this literally, in the sense of your physical feet. • Sometimes we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:14-15

Denomination: Bible Church

Beautiful Feet: Bringing Light To Darkness Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Oct 28, 2013

God says you have beautiful feet if you are carrying the good news of Christ to other people that need it. How many Christians should be proclaiming the message of Christ to others? Every believer should strive to have beautiful feet!

Beautiful Feet: Bringing Light To Darkness Romans 10 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. How many of you in this building have beautiful feet today? Please don’t take your shoes off and show us! I do not mean this literally, in the sense of your physical feet. • Sometimes we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Denomination: Bible Church

Like Lightning Lighting Up The Sky Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 9, 2013

In the Christian life, with suffering, God gives us wordless and imageless insights that strengthen and confirm faith.

Thursday of 32nd Week in Course Lumen Fidei To get a clearer understanding of today’s Gospel, we have to take it in context. First, Jesus is addressing the Pharisees, who wanted to know when the kingdom of God would come. Remember that this sect–really a kind of political party as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-25

Denomination: Catholic

Let The Light Shine Upon Us

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jan 30, 2015

In the Anglican Church, we do not have altar calls, spelled “A-L-T-A-R”, but Jesus always issues an altar call, spelled “A-L-T-E-R”. He calls on us to change our lives for a better fit. He calls on us to change habits that drag us down.

John 1:1-17 is John’s version of the nativity story. It doesn’t begin with shepherds and angels and a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. John’s nativity story takes us back to the beginning of creation and time, and it echoes the creation story in Genesis. In ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

I Saw The Light Just In Time

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 12, 2014

Conversion of Paul

I saw the light just in time 1.The time ----- At midday Acts 26: 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 2 .The place was where a dusty road near ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Light And He Can Be Found

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 8, 2014

Even those who are not Christian are being drawn to the light and vision of God in Christ..

Thursday of 5th Week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei The people of Israel were called to be a light to the nations. Even in the early books of the Bible, we see this. Abraham was to be a blessing for all peoples. Israel was supposed to be totally faithful to the One God, and her worship was supposed ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Catholic

Forgiven And Brought Into The Light - A Halloween Message Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 27, 2015

We have been commanded to lead people out of darkness into God’s wonderful light. To proclaim the truth that Jesus is the light of the world. If we dress up as witches, demons, etc we are embracing darkness not living as “children of light"

Forgiven and brought from darkness to light The Bible teaches that we are forgiven when we repent and turn from our sins and become disciples of Jesus. When we trust in Jesus, and Jesus alone, we are set free from the punishment our sins deserve because of what Jesus did at Calvary. He died that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:17-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Praise The Lord, I Saw The Light!

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 23, 2015

We must follow God and start inviting ourselves and go out into the world and seek out others-just like Jesus and Zacchaeus sought each other out.

There is a story about a fitness centre that was offering $1,000 to anyone who could show that they were stronger than the owner of the place. Here’s how it worked. The owner would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and then hand the lemon to the challenger. Anyone who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Anglican