Sermons on Love Darkness:

Psalm 10 - Prayers In The Dark Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 4, 2024

Exposition of Psalm 10

God, Where Are You? 10: 1 : Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble? • Here, the psalmist asked a question well known to those who follow God: the concern, the anxiety, over the seeming inactivity of God. The psalmist felt that God was afar off and did even hide in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Joy After Darkness SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023

... cling to God's promises, dawn is on the horizon.

Have you ever felt like giving up? Like everything is going wrong and there's no way out? Have you ever laid in bed at night, feeling like the darkness itself has turned against you? Well, if this is you, then I want to talk to you about finding joy in the midst of your night season. I want to give ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:5

Topics: Prayer, God's Promises

Power Over The Kingdom Of Darkness

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 21, 2024

God has given every believer in Jesus Christ power and authority over the powers of darkness and Satanic Kingdom.

Power Over The Kingdom of Darkness Study Text: Luke 10:17-20 Introduction: - As believers of Jesus Christ, we have been given the power and authority over serpents and scorpions and all the powers of the kingdom of darkness. - We need to understand who we are, and what we have, to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:17-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Light In The Darkness: A Call To Holiness

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 26, 2025

Church, we are living in a time when the lines between light and darkness are blurred, when the world celebrates what it calls “harmless fun.” But I came to tell you today: God is not mocked! What fellowship does light have with darkness? What communion does Christ have with Belial?

OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “Ghouls, Grace and the Gospel.” INTRODUCTION: A PAGAN LEGACY Brothers and sisters in Christ, as the people of God chosen to walk in His marvelous light, we are called to live separated from the unholy ways of the world. Today, as we reflect on the culture ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Cure For Our Mistakes Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 19, 2009

The gospel in a verse is a reminder of the life we’re called to live

File under, "a little child shall lead them". Bryan McNair, a pastor who served First Baptist in Huntsville Texas tells a story about his daughter Laruen. Laruen wrote out John 3:16 one time and, to make it stand out, added colorful designs and doodles. Brain said, "she brought her finished ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eternal Reason To Say "Thanks" Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 21, 2017

He loves us. How can this be? I don’t know, but it’s something worth saying “thanks” for, and it is always true, every day, including those days when everything seems to be going wron

Colossians 1:12-14 Thanks. There’s that word again-thanks. How often do you say ‘thanks’? When someone brings you a cup of coffee, do you say thanks? I think most of our times of giving thanks are related to immediate actions before us. But Paul offers us something we can be grateful for every ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-18

Denomination: *other

Love - Not Condemnation

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 14, 2023

GOD IS THE GOD OF SALVATION. From HIS GREAT LOVE and Mercy for us, came to save and forgive, not to condemn. Show LOVE – not condemnation.

2023.01.15. Sermon. Love - Not condemnation. Forgiven and Forgiveness William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: GOD IS THE GOD OF SALVATION. From HIS GREAT LOVE and Mercy for us, HE came to save and forgive, not to condemn. Show LOVE – not condemnation. NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE IN CHRIST ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-18, Luke 6:36-37, Matthew 7:1-5, John 8:1-11, 1 Peter 4:8, John 13:34-35, Romans 8:1-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is God's Answer Sermon Vii: Jesus Our Lord Meets Everyone's Need For Direction Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 6, 2020

In our day of denial, many folks love the darkness while many others hate their dark situations. Both need to see "the light at the end of the tunnel". Point them to Jesus our Lord, the Light of the world, for the direction they need.

JESUS OUR LORD MEETS OUR NEED FOR DIRECTION “I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12) What on earth would we do without light? In the beginning God . . . created the sun to give light by day and ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-19

He Whom You Love Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 16, 2009

God would have us learn a lesson, which reaches far beyond the instance at hand, & casts light on many dark places. God’s delays are delays of love.

JOHN 11: 1-10 HE WHOM YOU LOVE We learn from verse 17 of this chapter that Lazarus had been dead four days when Christ reached Bethany. The distance from Bethany to the place Christ probably resided when He received the message was about a day’s journey. If we added to the two days on which He ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Light Within Us

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Oct 28, 2002

The light within us is beautiful and exposes darkness, because it is God within us.

The Light That Is Within Us 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Preached at the Laurel Church of Christ On October 27, 2002 Introduction: I. The Arkansas Ice Storm 2000 A. It had been many years since we had seen a sever ice storm. 1. Previously, in Kansas we had weathered a blizzard for the first time we could ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We'll Leave The Light On For You Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 9, 2008

45th in a series from Ephesians. How to live as light in the midst of darkness.

Most of us are probably familiar with the advertising for Motel 6 that ends with the advertising tagline, “We’ll leave the light on for you.” The image that those ads are trying to create is that Motel 6 is a place of hospitality, refreshment and rest for weary travelers. As we continue in our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Complete Love

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 21, 2020

Do we love God completely? How do we love God with our whole heart, soul, strength and mind? What does it mean to love our neighbor as ourselves? Let’s examine the more complete love taught by Jesus in Matthew 22:34-46.

Do we love God completely? How do we love God with our whole heart, soul, strength and mind? What does it mean to love our neighbor as ourselves? Let’s examine the more complete love taught by Jesus in Matthew 22:34-46. Matthew 22:34-36 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Light

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 2, 2016

Where are you going Heaven’s light or Eternity’s night

Sermon Walking in the Light I John 1:7 I. Walking in the Light a. God is Light and in him is no darkness at all – Therefore i. To walk in the light is to walk with God. This implies ILLUMINATION Ye were sometime darkness TRANSLATION out of the kingdom of darkness RECONCILIATION How can two ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:7

Denomination: Baptist

To Love Or Not To Love Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Oct 19, 2005

I John 2: 1-17

To Love or Not to Love? That Is the Question I John 2:1-17 I. Introduction A. The Epistle with the Family in Mind 1. "My little children" 2. "Our fellowship is with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ" B. Love in Our Earthly Families 1. Lovers pledging their love in marriage 2. Love ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

To Love Or Not To Love?

Contributed by Chris Thron on Oct 18, 2000

Are we ready to embrace ALL the consequences of God’s love being shed abroad into our hearts?

Note: the following article (in its original form) provoked a discussion on another site entitled, "Walk Away from Fundamentalism" (http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=319472&CategoryID=22217&ThreadID=528621). Part of this discussion, and my replies, are included below, following the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational