Sermons on Obtaining Light:

Forsaking The Nets

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 4, 2022

In life, there are three major decisions we make that will change our lives forever. Your life will never be the same ONCE YOU MAKE THESE LIFE CHANGING DECISIONS!

WHAT ARE THESE THREE LIFE CHANGING DECISIONS? (1) WHEN YOU GET MARRIED Ask any married person if their life changed when they got married, and I am confident you will find that there were many changes made when they made this life changing decision. (2) WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN When a couple ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

John Series Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Oct 3, 2021

The world is in desperate straits. It is full of darkness—the darkness of sin and despair, of sickness and death, of corruption and hell. The darkness looms over the whole world. This is the problem dealt with in the present passage. There is hope in Jesus Christ

John Series Part 3 John 1:9-13 Pastor Rodney A. Fry, MA, MDIV, MS, LPC Jesus the Light of Men: The Second Witness of John the Apostle, 1:9–13 (1:9–13) Introduction: the world is in desperate straits. It is full of darkness—the darkness of sin and despair, of sickness and death, of corruption and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

"accepting And Then Reflecting"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 29, 2022

A sermon for the second Sunday in Advent.

“Accepting and then Reflecting” much of the inspiration for this sermon comes from Adam Hamilton's book: "Prepare the Way for the Lord." Luke 1:57-64, 67, 76-79 Last week we left Zechariah in the Temple, speaking with the angel Gabriel. Gabriel had told him that, although he and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:57-79

Denomination: United Methodist

2nd Sunday After Epiphany, Year A. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 20, 2022

JANUARY 15th, 2023.

Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 40:1-11, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42. A). A LIGHT FOR THE NATIONS. Isaiah 49:1-7 - Second Servant Song. 1. The universality of His mission (Isaiah 49:1). The Servant’s appeal to the islands (or coastlands) and “far off people” ultimately embraces the whole world ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 40:1-11, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Eve

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 24, 2022

A very predictable Prediction

A Predictable Christmas December 24, 2022 Isaiah 9:1-7 We live in a world filled with constant change. When we watch the news, we see the changes taking place, but who hasn’t been watching the weather the past few days. Sometimes, it’s nice not to have any change. Sometimes we need to hear ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5, Isaiah 9:2-7

Denomination: Baptist

In The Beginning - Word Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 18, 2022

This sermon explores the first 18 verses of John and how John uses specific words to clarify who Jesus was and is, in order that everyone would seek to exalt Him and His name.

Sermon Date 02-13-2011 In The Beginning Word (Chuck Gohn) The book of John, chapter 1. We are going to be looking at the first 18 verses. As we look at these 18 verses, what we want to be reminded of is the first 18 verses are known as the prologue to the gospel of John. A prologue is ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, Genesis 1:1, Psalm 33:6

Denomination: Christian Church

Stories With Purpose!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 22, 2024

Stories With Purpose! - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Why did Jesus speak in Parables? Parable #1. The Sign Of Jonah (vs 29-30 & 32) Parable #2. The Queen of The South (vs 31). Parable #3: The Lamp of The Body (vs 33-36). SERMON BODY: Ill: • (1). A teacher tells this story in Readers Digest magazine. • Performing Mozart should ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:33-36

Denomination: Brethren

Replacement Tablets (Exodus 34)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 12, 2024

Does God sometimes make us do things over? As Moses face shone, do our lives shine? Let's look at Exodus 34.

Does God sometimes require a do over after we have broken things? How great is God’s mercy? Do we let our light shine from within? Let's look at Exodus 34. Were the previous tablets “the work of God?“ Was Moses to chisel a copy of the stone tablets himself this time, for God to write on? The ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Imitating The Way God Walks

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jun 5, 2023

Walking with God can be a really good thing! Have you noticed that many people have their own peculiar way of walking. Perhaps you smiled if you happened to see a boy walking with his father, trying to walk the same way as his dad. They say that imitation is a form of flattery.

Alba 6-4-2023 IMITATING THE WAY GOD WALKS Ephesians 5:1-21 Did you know that God took walks? The Bible says that when Adam and Eve sinned, “they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21, John 8:12, James 1:5-8, Hebrews 11:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Shining Face Of God

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 11, 2023

'The Shining Face of God' - Psalm 67 - sermon by Gordon Curley. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Because the World Needs Light (vs 1-2). (2). Because the World Needs Joy (vs 3-4). (3). Because the World Needs Life (vs 5-7). SERMON BODY: Ill: • Coca-Cola is one product that has far outgrown its humble beginnings. • In 1886, Dr John Pemberton first introduced Coca-Cola ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Shine In Such A Way

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 27, 2022

The title ‘YOU ARE THE LIGHT’ sounds good, nice and exciting; however, please make a note, along with that title comes the ‘responsibility’ to ‘shine in such a way’ .....

RESPONSIBILITY! / SHINE IN SUCH A WAY...... Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. The title ‘YOU ARE THE LIGHT’ sounds good, nice and exciting; however, please make a note, along with that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Manichaeans Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 7, 2022

ACCORDING TO ONE TRADITION, MANI INVENTED THE UNIQUE VERSION OF THE SYRIAC SCRIPT KNOWN AS THE MANICHAEAN ALPHABET, WHICH WAS USED IN ALL OF THE MANICHAEAN WORKS WRITTEN WITHIN THE SASANIAN EMPIRE,

THE MANICHAEANS DEFINITION OF MANICHAEAN 1: A BELIEVER IN A SYNCRETISTIC [1: THE COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF BELIEF OR PRACTICE 2: THE FUSION OF TWO OR MORE ORIGINALLY DIFFERENT INFLECTIONAL FORMS] RELIGIOUS DUALISM (SYMMETRY) ORIGINATING IN PERSIA IN THE THIRD CENTURY A.D. AND TEACHING THE ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

You Are The Salt Of The Earth, Whether You Believe It Or Not.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 5, 2023

To let your light shine, you need to understand the preceding verse of what it means to be the salt of the earth.

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland on the 5th February 2023; a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. Today’s readings: Isaiah 58:1-9a, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12. Main Reading: Matthew 5:13-20, Titus 2:9-10 Prayer: My I speak in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, Isaiah 58:1-9

Denomination: Episcopal

The Servant Of Isaiah 49 In Luke-Acts Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 19, 2024

Part 2 of a rabbit trail exploring how the servant's calling is picked up not just by Jesus, but also by Ananias, Paul and Barnabas, in Acts. We are all to be lights, and "salvation," up to the ends of the earth.

Two weeks ago, we worked our way through Isaiah 49:1-6. When I taught on it, I said that these are the words of God's exilic prophet. The prophet feels like his ministry has been a waste of his time and energy. It's accomplished nothing. And God responds to him, not by arguing with him, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6, Luke 2:25-34, Luke 9:28-36, Acts 22:6-16, Acts 13:44-50  (view more)  (view less)

Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 18, 2023

John the Baptist

OF WHOM THE WORLD WAS NOT WORTHY (LK 7:18-35) I had a severe ministerial midlife crisis ten years into full-time ministry. I pondered the meaning, value and effectiveness of what I was doing. My esteem, confidence, and drive were at an all-time low. Church work was wearisome, people disappointed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible