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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Light

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 21, 2021
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     | 3,402 views

    Giving a tea light to each member of the church represents Jesus, the Light of the World.

    Light John 1: 10 - 18 Intro: I have given each of you a gift this morning. It is commonly known as a tea light. I have been told that if you are stranded in your car in the cold, it will provide enough heat to keep you warm. It will also provide light. Light cannot be contained. Light has ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Light The Candle: Jesus Has Come

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 24, 2008
     | 6,742 views

    For Christmas Eve, just prior to the lighting of the Christ Candle. When we take our light from the Light of the World, we will be changed and we will leave traces of that change behind us.

    One of the world’s great natural wonders is Mammoth Cave, in my home state of Kentucky. In Mammoth Cave there are more than 300 miles of caverns, there are mineral deposits that supplied the American army during the War of 1812, there are fish that have no eyes and need no eyes since they live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Light & Glory Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 19, 2024
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    Simeon sings praise to God for the gift of salvation for all people.

    Light & Glory Jeffery Anselmi / General Light & Glory / Christmas; Glory / Luke 2:22–35 Simeon sings praise to God for the gift of salvation for all people. INTRODUCTION - Christmas is just a few days away! - Today, we will be looking at something that happened when Jesus was about 40 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    See To It, Then

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Feb 21, 2017
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     | 6,536 views

    Today more than ever we need the light of life. We also know that Satan masquerades as an Angel of Light so we must be careful to seek the light of Christ and not be fooled.

    See To It, Then Luke 11:34-36 and Matthew 6:22-24 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Respond To Christ’s Call To Love Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 17, 2023
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     | 1,896 views

    Just as the church at Ephesus had its opportunity to respond to the Lord's call, so do we. We too are called to be a shining light for Christ and share the love of God with others. Let us consider the lessons we learn from the church at Ephesus and seek to renew our love for Christ.

    Visionary View: Respond to Christ’s Call to love Today, as God's church, we draw nearer each day to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Some of you may search for signs of His imminent return and find many Biblical prophecies fulfilled already. Yet, remember Jesus' own words in Mark ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Arise, Shine: Out Of The Darkness

    Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Mar 5, 2018
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     | 8,055 views

    "Arise, Shine" was our Epiphany 2018 Series. This was the second installment. In short, God calls us out of our darkness, no matter where we've been.

    Three months and ten days. Assuming our little baby arrives on her due date—which she won’t—but assuming she does, that’s how long my wife and I have left of getting a full night’s sleep every night. Three months and ten days. But, come April 24—give or take a few days—we’ll be back to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Christ's Lights All Year Long Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 2, 2012
    based on 88 ratings
     | 22,565 views

    Jesus said we should be "the light of the World." But just how and why should we shine that light?

    I asked the congregation: “How many of you have already taken down your Christmas lights?” (This was 7 days after Christmas Day, and about a 1/3 raised their hands) “Well, how many of you will take down your decorations NEXT week? (a few more raised their hands). How many of you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Light Houses Not Bug Lights

    Contributed by Nicky Johnson on Mar 8, 2004
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     | 5,014 views

    This sermon shows how we should draw people to Christ.

    LIGHT HOUSES NOT BUG LIGHTS MAT. 5: 14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15Neither 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. 16Let your light so shine before men, that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Changed In A Flash!

    Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001
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     | 30,590 views

    One real encounter with the True Light, Jesus Christ, and everything changes.

    Changed in a Flash! Acts 9:1-6 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of him the letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    True Success Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,410 views

    How should we define "true success" in light of Christ's teaching.

    Intro What is success? What does it mean to you this morning to live a successful life? One of the hardest aspects to having satisfaction with our lives is that we haven‘t really defined what success is. What makes you successful … prosperity? popularity? As a culture we tend to refer ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Darkness To Light

    Contributed by Imelda Mesa on Sep 27, 2022
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     | 2,953 views

    IF CHRIST IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, then a world without CHRIST IS DARKNESS.

    All of us has a default hatred in darkness!!!! We don’t like being in the dark!!!! We don’t want to be in the dark!!! We get annoyed when we are put in a dark place! No one wants to be in dark! Yet, this is the dilemma of the world! This is the dilemma of human nature. We are in darkness! With ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Turn On The Light Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
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     | 13,059 views

    We're the citizens of the Kingdom and we must act consistent with our identity.

    “Turn on the Light!” Eph. 5:8-14 August 30, 2009 OPEN: Now as you know, we are studying the book of Ephesians. The first three chapters - who the Christian is. The last three how he lives, how he acts, how he functions. And Paul here in chapters 4, 5 and 6 gives us a clear, concise ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Light Of The World

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on May 19, 2011
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     | 11,641 views

    A Children's Sunday sermon focusing on the reality of light and the illusion of darkness.

    Today you’ve noticed that we’ve been talking a lot about light. It’s because that is the theme for the summer program this year but also because the concept of light is so important to the church. Jesus used it as a metaphor to describe to people who He was and it still works ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Light Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2018
     | 7,138 views

    Lights and Christmas go together like peas and carrots. The message series reflects on the candles of the Advent wreath. The message concerns the Christ candle at the center of the Advent wreath.

    All the Pretty Lights: The Light of Jesus John 1:1 – 14 For our guests, we’ve been talking about all the pretty lights of Christmas here at FUMC, Monroe for the past four weeks. We’ve talked about the lights of Christmas, their origins and meanings, and we’ve lighted a light on the Advent ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Go Into The Light

    Contributed by Dennis Fox on Mar 3, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 710 views

    Christ is a beacon for all to set their compass, and reference for their journey home. We can also be beacons of light. We receive the fire of the Holy Spirit, and because of that, we can be one of the guiding lights that helps shepherd God’s children home.

    Go Into the Light Do you remember the movie Poltergeist? It was about a house that was haunted with not just one ghost, but many, many of them because the greedy developer built the entire neighborhood over a cemetery. The 4’3” actress Zelda Rubinstein plays the eccentric medium hired to help ...read more

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