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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Light & Glory Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 19, 2024
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    Simeon sings praise to God for the gift of salvation for all people.

    Light & Glory Jeffery Anselmi / General Light & Glory / Christmas; Glory / Luke 2:22–35 Simeon sings praise to God for the gift of salvation for all people. INTRODUCTION - Christmas is just a few days away! - Today, we will be looking at something that happened when Jesus was about 40 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dark Vs. Light

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 15, 2012
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    Sermon for the fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B.

    John 3: 14 – 21 / Dark Vs. Light Intro: I want to take a survey this morning. I’m going to appoint someone to count for me. If you like milk chocolate, raise your hand. --- If you like dark chocolate, raise your hand. --- If you don’t like chocolate, raise your hand. --- ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Light To A Dark World Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 1, 2014
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    Jesus, the light of the world, came to give us hope.

    Light To A Dark World Text: Jn. 1:6-13 Introduction 1. Illustration: As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Three Guiding Lights

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 4, 2005
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    The three guiding lights of the Church are Biblical theology, an evangelistic programme and a spiritual dynamic

    IC 05-05-05 Three guiding lights for the Church Luke 24:44-53 The story of the Ascension of Jesus Christ is a wonderful piece of history, but what relevance does have to us in 21st Century Britain. May I answer my question by telling you a story? Story: "There is an old legend which says when ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Light Still Shines

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2014
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    A Christmas message to remind us that the light still shines no matter how dark the world becomes

    The Light Still Shines John 1:4-5, Philippians 2:14-15 December 16, 2012 Morning Service We live in a dark world The events of this Friday have shown one of the worst school shootings in United States history. The whole thing is an absolute senseless tragedy. It is one of the worst mass shootings ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jesus The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 21, 2020
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    What does it mean to be light?

    Jesus Christ who we celebrate during Christmas stated in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." What did Jesus mean that He is the Light of the world? Jesus of course was giving a word picture, a metaphor; ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Kyle Sullivan avatar

    The Light Is On But Nobody Is Home! Series

    Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Jun 11, 2010
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    Are you Spritually Dead?

    This morning I showed you all a clip from the movie "The Matrix". And in that clip you saw a man named Neo who disparately wanted to know what the Matrix is. And in his pursuit for the Truth about the Matrix he found out that he was a slave and in total bondage to a system of control. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Light Of Life

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Feb 19, 2009
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    A sermon on finding fullness of life because of the light of God in our life

    God’s Light of Life John 8:12 NIV 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." The use of light in the Gospels follows, on the whole, the use of light in the OT and late ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • David Rogers avatar

    Using Our Light

    Contributed by David Rogers on Apr 20, 2007
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    A sermon on using our light and not hiding our Christianity

    Using Our Light Bro. David Rogers Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church Winona Luke 8:16-18 Prayer Introduction So many today are afraid of using the light that is within them. They have listened to the Satan’s lies that they are not good enough to spread the Gospel or that they don’t know enough. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Is Our Light Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Dec 9, 2019
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     | 9,578 views

    Jesus is Light and the Light exposes all sin. For those who embrace the Light and repents, Jesus brings salvations, for others who hide from the Light and tries to cover the Light, the Light brings judgment.

    There are seven wonderful titles of our Lord Jesus Christ in this opening chapter of the Gospel of John. He is called (1) the Word (vv. 1, 14); (2) the Light (vv. 5, 7); (3) the Lamb of God (vv. 29, 36); (4) the Son of God (vv. 34, 49); (5) the Christ (Messiah) (v. 41); (6) the King of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Living In Light Of Eternity Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 9, 2017
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    Let’s live like we’re dying…because we are. But let’s also live like we’re going to live forever…because we will…either in heaven or in hell.

    Living in Light of Eternity Mark 12:18-27 October 7-8, 2017 Rev. Brian Bill As we consider the massacre that took place in Las Vegas this past week, many emotions rise to the surface and numerous questions remain unanswered. Here are some that come to mind. • It bothers us that a motive for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Welcoming The Light Of Life Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 8, 2019
     | 6,881 views

    Welcoming the Light of Life Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – August 4, 2019

    Welcoming the Light of Life Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – August 4, 2019 #33 in series Text: Luke 11:27-36 Intro Today we going to engage the nature of light. Light may be the element in life that is taken most for granted. It just seems to be there when we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rich Cook avatar

    The Bible - A Light And A Map Series

    Contributed by Rich Cook on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 10,310 views

    The first of a three-part series on the Bible. Without God’s Word we’re lost in the world. Using the illustration of a little boy who gets lost in Mammoth Cave, this message shows the importance of having a light and a map. (General Sermon, but used on

    Bible - A light and a map Purpose: To illustrate the importance of the Bible 1. Max, the lost Boy Scout in Mammoth Cave. Max’s Boy Scout troop took an end-of-the-summer trip to Mammoth Cave. They didn’t take the lame 90-minute family tour. They took the 6-hour "Wild Cave" tour. In this tour, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Light In Earthen Vessels

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 29, 2022
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     | 4,163 views

    God saw a lowly farmer like Gideon as a mighty warrior. When God looks at each of us, He sees a mighty warrior too. However, that warrior doesn’t appear unless we put our trust in the Lord and rely entirely on Him in faith.

    Our text today will come from the New International Version. In our message we’re going to view a story about an ordinary man who had an intense struggle with trusting God, and this man’s name was Gideon. We will learn how when Gideon finally trusted the Lord, that he understood what it meant to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Learning To Light The Way Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 11, 2009
     | 3,212 views

    Today… just want to step back and help us grasp the process of being light. I think for many of us it may begin by clarifying the paradigm.

    We’re beginning a short series today… and at the heart of this series is a call to consider perhaps the most sensational words ever spoken to us… one phrase, seven words, spoken by Jesus… that lifts our lives into a whole new level of meaning… those seven words… “You are the light of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational