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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Holes In The Darkness

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 22, 2010
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    You are the light of the world. As you live out this goodness visibly in front of the people of the world, your life will point them to Jesus where they too can find life that is real life.

    Opening illustration: Robert Lewis Stevenson, peering out of the window saw a workman come by and light the gas lights along the street. When asked what he was watching, the young boy said, “I see a man making holes in the darkness.” Let us turn to Matthew 5 and see how we as believers can make ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An End To Darkness Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 20, 2010
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    Have you ever noticed how much darkness surrounds the Christmas story – how much happens in the dark?

    An End to Darkness Isaiah 60:1-7; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI December 14, 2008 Advent Series 2009 This may sound a little strange, but I have always associated darkness with Christmas – physical darkness, I mean. All my childhood memories of Christmas seem to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Defeating The Darkness Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 8, 2009
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    This continues in my expository series through the book of Acts.

    The metaphors of darkness and light are widely used in the world of literature. Dylan Thomas wrote, “Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light.” One of the most often repeated image patterns in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet involves the interplay of light ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Love In The Dark Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 10, 2010
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    If we truly love God and people, then we exalt the Savior, not ourselves, and give everything we have even when the days are dark.

    A father passed by his son’s bedroom and was astonished to see the bed nicely made up and everything neat and tidy. Then he saw an envelope propped up on the pillow. It was addressed, “Dad.” With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands: Dear Dad, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jay McPhearson avatar

    Light Or Darkness Series

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Apr 21, 2008
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    What you love is where you will be.

    I have the skit and the powerpoint -- there is also a video on youtube called "the dollar" which is better than the skit. If you would like the powerpoint, email me with the title in the subject line. John 3:19-21; 16 “Light or Darkness” “What you love is where you will be.” Sunday Morning ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    A Light In The Darkness Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 8, 2007
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    Christmas Eve Candlelight Service message. It points people to Jesus as the Light of life.

    A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS John 8 :12 During this time in which we celebrate the physical birth of the Lord Jesus, let’s be mindful of how much brighter this world is because He came into it. Jesus declared in John 8 :12, I Am the Light of the World. He who follows Me ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Darkness To Light

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 2, 2008
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    God gives mankind an opportunity to move from Spiritual Darnkness to Eternal Light.

    Text: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:5). Is there anyone here who prefers the darkness to the light? I am talking about the darkness of night as compared to the lightness of day. I would venture to say that most of us remember the days of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Dark Christmas Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 21, 2008
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    The Magi - gentile are invited to be a part of the family of God.

    Dark Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 Well, like Christmas, this “perspective series” is coming to an end. I hope that won’t mean that you feel like you can put what you have heard away in a box, like decorations, until next Christmas. The Christian point of view is just not that way. Christians ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Woman In Darkness

    Contributed by Chew Chew on Aug 12, 2007
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    Evangelistic Message

    Title: The woman in darkness John 8: 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them. 3 And the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst, 4 they *said ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Erasing Darkness Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 7, 2011
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    Erasing Darkness Involves: 1. An Impossibility 2. An Intervention 3. An Insult 4. An Invasion 5. An Intimidation 6. An Instruction

    Underexposed 1. To expose (film) to light for too short a time to produce normal image contrast. 2. To provide with too little publicity. > > > -- 3x PICTURES –Boy, Castle - People like to drive at night - Can focus on just driving – No distractions - Miss out on their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blinded By Darkness

    Contributed by Mike Reed on Jul 4, 2014
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    We commonly associate temporary blindness with bright light, such as looking directly into the sun. It seems strange, then, to read a scripture which tells us that we can be blinded by the darkness! Darkness makes the eyes more alert, more receptive.

    “BLINDED BY DARKNESS” Rev. Mike Reed, Winter Haven, Florida March 2014 1 John 2:9-11 1 John 2:14 Psalm 112:4 Proverbs 4:18-20 John 8:12 Luke 11:34-35 Psalm 18:28 1 Peter 2:9-10 1 John 2:9-11, 14 (New Living Translation) 9 If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Schultz avatar

    Joy In The Darkness

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 5, 2013
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    Where does one find real and lasting joy? What about when bad things happen?

    Joy in the Darkness: 1 Peter 1:6-9 1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Darkness And Light

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2013
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     | 7,088 views

    We must be careful whose image we reflect in our lives.

    DARKNESS AND LIGHT. 2 Corinthians 4:3-6. The Apostle Paul likens the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to a perfume, which to some people - “the saved” (2 Corinthians 2:15-16) - is a source of sweetness, light and life. To others - “the lost” (2 Corinthians 4:3) - it is the poignant poisonous ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Challenge The Dark!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 20, 2020
     | 3,305 views

    The light that you enjoyed during the day would continue with you during the quiet night as well, the confidence and joy you had during the day would be there with you through the night.

    Your sun will not set Isaiah 60:20 "Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over." Did you understand the depth of the above promise? The light that you enjoyed during the day would ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Darkness Or Light Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 25, 2018
     | 7,355 views

    Darkness or Light - Luke chapter 11 verses 14-36 – Sermon by Gordon Curley. PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Slander (vs 14-28) • Accusation (vs 14-16). • Refutation (vs 17-22). • Application (vs 23-28): (2). An interruption (vs 27-28): • A blessing (vs 27) • A response (vs 27) (c). A History Lesson (vs 29-36): • (illustration #1). Jonah (vs 29-30 & 32) • (illustration #2). ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren