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  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Darkness & The Dawn

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Nov 11, 2010
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     | 4,323 views

    ❶ Darkness Smoothers Us ❷ Light Transforms Us

    - Photo from space of Earth at night - Where artificial light is and is not - Astronomers hate light around them - They call it Light Pollution John 3:19KJV And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Darkness Or Light

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,528 views

    Jesus & Beelzebub. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: chapter 11 verses 14-36 Ill: Dedicated on March 13th 1904 a large statue of Christ; • Was erected high in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. • It is called “Christ of the Andes,” • The statue symbolizes a pledge between the 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Holes In The Darkness

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 22, 2010
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     | 4,447 views

    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
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,753 views

    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

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Love In The Dark Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,995 views

    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

  • John Harvey avatar

    Light And Dark Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,886 views

    Jesus has called us to be light into the world around us.

    Light and Dark June 15, 2008 Me: I used to be terrified of the dark. I hated it. I always wanted more light and to be able to see what horrible monster was going to crawl out from under my bed. Somehow, seeing the monster made it better. There was a comfort in the light. Now, I want it as dark as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Scott avatar

    The World Was Dark Series

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,107 views

    Jesus was born into a sin filled and cruel world. Spiritual warfare was focused on one child born in Bethlehem who gives victory over death to all HIs followers.

    The world was dark Matthew 2_13-23 Sun, Dec 30, 2007 Christmas 1(a) First: Is. 63:7-14Epistle: Gal 4:4-7Gospel: Matt. 2:13-23Psalm: Psalm 111 When we look at the church calendar after Christmas, it almost seems as if the church fathers made it their business to remind us that Jesus was born ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Heart Of Darkness"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,561 views

    A sermon about overcoming fear with faith.

    Matthew 14:22-33 “Heart of Darkness” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Exactly two weeks ago I was cutting the grass in the backyard, when, before I knew what was happening—I was literally covered with about 150 or more yellow ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jay McPhearson avatar

    Light Or Darkness Series

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,510 views

    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

  • Keith Broyles avatar

    Blinded By The Dark

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,698 views

    Jesus comes to us, and anoints us, Christ opens the eyes of our hearts, our eyes are opened. With our eyes opened, we are no longer blinded by the dark.

    A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to what the fairly new movie Ray, staring Jamie Foxx. It is the life story of the soul and jazz musician, Ray Charles. The movie touched on Ray Charles’ life growing up and losing his younger brother in a tragic accident, an event that he blamed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Dark Christmas Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 21, 2008
     | 3,822 views

    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

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Darkness To Light

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,587 views

    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

  • David Johnston avatar

    A Leap Into The Dark

    Contributed by David Johnston on Jul 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,789 views

    I hope to God that everyone of you here in this youth camp will make a decision to sell out to God if you haven’t already and that you’ll follow God’s plan for your life. BUT for those of you who still have not surrendered to God… the consequences of rej

    A Leap into the Dark Matt. 25:31 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Darkness Into Light Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016
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     | 10,945 views

    We're the light of the world and children of light. Allow that light to shine brightly in our lives to light up those around us. Let’s expose their deeds as we seek to shine brightly for Jesus, so that they may be quickened and made light themselves.

    This is an image from my childhood that has just stuck with me. It’s from one of those movies that we used to watch over and over again, at least every holiday. It’s from the last of the original, and good, Star Wars movies. In my mind, it’s one of the pivotal scenes from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • The Rev deniray mueller avatar

    Out Of The Darkness

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 26, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,966 views

    Jesus calls us to bring light into the darkness 

    Matthew 4:16-22 When we proclaim our profession of faith, we say: ‘We believe on One God. . . God from God, Light from Light’. . . I imagine that all of us have been afraid of the dark at some time in our lives. . . afraid of the monster under the bed, . . . the creature in ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal