Sermons on Living As Lights:

Awake To God's Light Of Salvation

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 19, 2007

LENT 3(A) - Believers awake to God’s light of salvation as God uses alarming threats of law to wake us up and then uses the gospel as our glorious dawn.

AWAKE TO GOD’S LIGHT OF SALVATION (Outline) March 11, 2007 LENT 3 - Isaiah 42:14-21 * * * * * * * * * INTRO: Not everyone likes the morning. It can take a while to get adjusted to the day’s activities after a good night’s sleep. BUT for the believer ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Rejoice In God's Word Of Light

Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 18, 2006

Easter 5(C) - Christians rejoice in God’s word of light by hearing and believing and by proclaiming God’s eternal truth.

REJOICE IN GOD’S WORD OF LIGHT May 14, 2006 - EASTER 5 - Acts 13:44-52 * * * * * * * * * Dear Friends in Christ: The second Sunday in May always seems to be a special day. Today is no different. This second Sunday of May is much like all of those other second ...read more

Scripture: John 13:44-52

Denomination: Lutheran

Who Wants To See The Light?

Contributed by Rob Short on Mar 14, 2001

Evangelistic youth message.

You Wanna See the Light? 1 John 1:5-7 One of the things you notice working in schools is all the in things. Something that is definetly in at the moment is skateboarding. And this helps me to feel like I am back at high school since skateboarding was in when I started High school. Not that I ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Conveyed From Darkness To Light

Contributed by Pablo Catala on Jan 6, 2022

Transformation

There’s a Spanish story of a father and son who had become estranged. The son ran away, and the father set off to find him. He searched for months to no avail. Finally, in a last desperate effort to find him, the father put an ad in the Madrid newspaper. The ad read: “Dear Paco, meet me in front of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Am The Light Of The World PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 9, 2024

This sermon explores how Jesus, as the Light of the World, reveals truth, provides understanding, and shapes our identity in Him.

Welcome, dear family of faith, to this space where we gather together to draw closer to the heart of God. It's a joy to see each one of you here today! As we gather here, we are reminded of the words of Charles Spurgeon, who once said, "A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Topics: Jesus, Light

Don't Fear The Light Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Mar 4, 2024

Jesus teaches that many of us are afraid to come into the light because we're scared our bad actions will be exposed. But Jesus didn't come to condemn us, He came to heal us. He searches for us in the darkness and wants us to trust Him, look to Him, and follow Him into His kingdom of light.

Hey guys! Let's play a game called "What's Your Phobia?" I'll name a fear, and you tell me what it's about. Ready? 1. Arachnophobia is the fear of...? (Spiders) 2. Acrophobia is the fear of...? (Heights) Now, let's make it a bit harder: 3. Ophidiophobia is the fear of...? (Snakes!) 4. Pogonophobia ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21, Numbers 21:4-9, Colossians 1:13

Topics: Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance, Faith Courage, God's Light

Walk As Love, Light And Wise

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006

Why is it so important that we "Walking In Love, Light, And Wisdom"? As indicated in Ep 5:1, we are to be "followers of God as dear children"; and just as God is "love, light, and wisdom" personified, so we should try to imitate our Father!

Walk as Love, Light, And Wise Ephesians 5:1-21 INTRODUCTION 1. We are now entering chapter five, we have looked at how to "walk worthy of the calling with which you were called" 2. Now we are going to learn about our "walk" (or conduct) which is love, light, and wise Why is it so ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

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

Let Your Light Shine

Contributed by Amat Fernandez on Jun 28, 2003

How do leaders think, speak, dream, and view their life. You should be the best Leader that God intended You to Be. "There is a giant asleep within everyone. When that giant awakens, miracles happen."

Let Your Light Shine. Pastor Amat Fernandez Matthew 5:14-16 14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Narnia: Discover The Light Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Bruce Rhodes on Dec 23, 2005

The significance of light in Scripture and the lamppost in Narnia is: light is true, light is knowledge, light is life, light is salvation, and light is victory.

Message #3 Advent Narnia Series Discover the Light of Christmas Introduction: We are continuing in our Narnian themed Advent series this morning with message #3, Discover the Light of Christmas. In this wonderful children’s series, C.S. Lewis masterfully tells the story of four children who ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Salt - N - Light Witnessing

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 24, 2004

, “If your church was removed tomorrow from your neighborhood, from the community, would anybody notice?” I know you would notice, but what about the people in our community?

Salt~N~Light Witnessing Pastor Glenn Newton July 7, 2002 "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. "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Nazarene

Narnia: Discover The Light Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Lin Smalec on Dec 8, 2005

This sermon uses the image of the lamppost in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to explore the Light of Christmas, Jesus Christ.

Rev. Lin Smalec Salem Church, Waynesboro, PA DISCOVER THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS Third Sunday of Advent 11 December 2005 One thing I hate about this time of year is how dark it is. For some of us, we go to work in the dark, and come home in the dark. I recently read a news story about ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Light Of His Coming - Be Encouraged

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 19, 2000

Should doubt about my salvation be the basis for fear of the 2nd coming?

Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house not a creature was praying - not one in the house Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care In hopes that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed, Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And Mom ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dashes Of Salt And Splashes Of Light

Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 10, 2007

Salt and light are what we are and what we do.

Title Dashes of Salt and Splashes of Light Text: Matthew 5:13-16 Thesis: Salt and light are what we are and what we do. Introduction I don’t know her name, where exactly she lived, or who she was. We never spoke. We passed each other, she coming home from six 0’clock daily Mass, I going to early ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In The Vine

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Jun 14, 2022

Jesus is the Vine, we are the branches. The Father the Gardener, the vinedresser. Everything God does is to enhance our abiding and fruitfulness. With each trimming, we become more like Christ, for God’s glory and for the blessing of others. For the blessing of the world around us.

Christ often used illustrations for us when explaining spiritual truths. “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Today, in John 15:1-11 we’re looking at the grapevine as ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational