Sermons on Living As Lights:

Fruitful Lives

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 7, 2009

We must see ourselves as branches connected to Jesus rather than Jesus being connected to us.

John 15: 1 – 8 Fruitful Lives Intro: When we lived in Nederland, Texas, we had some shrubs in our front flower beds that seemed to grow 6 inches overnight. I cut and cut those shrubs. The more I cut; the more they grew. Finally, I cut them to within 6 inches of the ground hoping they would ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living Bread

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 9, 2012

Sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.

Living Bread / John 6: 35, 41 - 51 Intro: My wife, Barbara, can tell you that I do not like to eat sandwiches. I think it goes back to junior high school where I ate a sandwich every day for lunch. By the time lunch rolled around my sandwich was always kind of nasty without refrigeration. The ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-51

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Live In Growth Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 12, 2023

This is the 12th sermon in the series "Live Well".

Series: Live Well [#12] LIVE IN GROWTH 2 Peter 1:5-7 Introduction: In our last study we looked at the fact that the Christian life begins with faith. Where there is life, there must be growth. The new birth is not the end but the beginning. God has provided everything we need to grow, but ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Live In The World Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 6, 2023

This is the 5th sermon in the series "Live Well".

Series: Live Well [#5] LIVE IN THE WORLD 1 Peter 2:11-25 Introduction: 1 Peter 2:11-12 It should be no surprise to Christians that we are 1 of the main reasons lost people have no interest in Jesus Christ and the fact that He can save them. Why is this true? It is because of the way we live ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25

Denomination: Baptist

Look Like Light, Taste Like Salt

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 6, 2017

In explaining life following Jesus (discipleship), Jesus uses two elements from everyday life to explain His expectations and the results of being a disciple. The first is salt. The second is light.

Look like Light, Taste Like Salt MATTHEW 5:13-16 #discipleship READ MATTHEW 5:13-16 [congregation reads along aloud] "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living A Legacy

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 23, 2002

The sermon looks at the legacy of truth and the modern culture that attempts to deny it.

Living a Legacy Today, each of us lives in the legacy of others while at the same time we are leaving our legacy for those who will come after us. There are those who have gone before that have surrendered all to God and He has used them to pave the road we now walk on. These are the spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:3, Matthew 5:19

Denomination: Baptist

The Living Cornerstone Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 3, 2021

1Peter 2:6-9b. “The Living Cornerstone” 1) Coming to the Living Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6), in having: 2) Affection for the Living Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:7-8), that believers are: 3) Chosen by the Living Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:9a), resulting in 4) Serving with the Living Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:9b).

1 Peter 2:6-9b 6 For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:6-9

Denomination: Other

Live It!

Contributed by Anne Robertson on Oct 30, 2006

It isn’t enough simply to believe. Our faith must be lived to be an effective witness.

LIVE IT! TEXT: Colossians 3:1-17 Back in 2001, I had a conversation with a man named Tim, the bookkeeper at the place where I had rented a cabin, who told me about his past with the church. He grew up Irish Catholic, and as a child was very involved in the church. He was an altar boy, and he told ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Methodist

Living In The Blessing

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jan 7, 2006

This is a New Years sermon, reminding People that not only does God want to bless his people, He wants us to be channels of His blessing to others

TITLE: Living In The Blessing Text: Number 6:24-27 Theme: New Years, blessing P.S. INTRODUCTION: I do not think that there is anyone who does not like receiving a Blessing from the Lord. Over and over we read how that God has blessed us, and longs to bless us with even more blessing. In fact did ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:23-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Now Living

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 15, 2009

living our lives too far in the future can lead us to neglect life in the now.

Is it just me, or have you also noticed a preoccupation lately with the Biblical Prophesy and Armageddon? Some say it’s because we feel so unsettled during times of war that we can’t resist the temptation to speculate about the end of the age. But I believe that’s been true of Christians for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living Water

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 18, 2019

This message is about the importance of living water. The western mind struggles to comprehend how important this was to the woman at the well. As is today spiritually we struggle to truly connect to this analogy.

Note: I did read a few articles on the waters of the Middle East in Jesus' day. So this is a combination of different sources. Title: Living Water Theme: To show the need for more in a persons life and how to share our faith. Text: John 4:1 - 26 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Church Of God

Living In The Fullness

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 1, 2017

This sermon deals with how we are to live our lives to their fullest and in the fullness of God's promises

Living in the Fullness Joshua 13:33 How are we to live our lives in full possession of the promises of God, or better yet, how are we to live our lives to the fullest? What I have found in my 40 years of being a Christian and pastor is that I had to stop trying to change the circumstances and ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Living For The Lord Series

Contributed by Steven Devroy on Jan 3, 2025

The book of Philippians is perhaps the most personal and heartwarming in nature.

Opener: Good Morning Family of Christ church! We are thrilled that you are here joining us this morning. My name is Pastor Steven if you do not know me already and I am one of the Pastors here at the church. If you have joined us in the past, you know I like to recap last week’s sermons. As you ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Others Are Watching You

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Jul 9, 2016

WE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD AND THE WORLD EXPECTS US TO GIVE THEM LIGHT AND NOT DARKNESS

OTHERS ARE WATCHING YOU MAIN TEXT: MATHEW 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. You may not know the number of lives that has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Man Who Is No Longer Blind. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Mar 7, 2023

John 9, the man who was born blind, are we as open to Jesus as he was or closed to Jesus?

John 9:1-41 A man who is no longer blind. One of the sports that I participated in as a young bloke was caving, the Nelson region has some amazing caves, and I had a few adventures with the Nelson Caving Club. Plus, we would do a few caving trips just as a group of friends. One thing that I ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41, John 7:1, John 8:12

Denomination: Salvation Army