Sermons on Shine Your Light:

The Light Has Come - Christmas Sermon - By Pst. Joseph Ondu

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Dec 12, 2024

In a world filled with darkness—war, injustice, loneliness, and despair—the light of Christ is desperately needed. Christmas is not just a celebration of His birth but a reminder of our mission to carry His light into every corner of the world.

The Light Has Come The Christmas season is a celebration of light—twinkling decorations, glowing candles, and shining stars. Yet, these lights are mere reflections of the true Light of Christmas: Jesus Christ. In John 8:12, Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12, Isaiah 9:2, John 1:5, Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Your Name Be The Glory

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Nov 12, 2024

Give God the glory for everything

To Your Name Be the Glory Psalm 115:1-11 After Jesus rose from the dead He was walking with two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus. The two disciples didn’t recognize Jesus, and they were downtrodden and confused because their hopes and dreams were crushed when their Messiah had been hung on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 115:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remember Your Creator

Contributed by Hans Krause on Nov 11, 2018

Two men think about life as they face the end of their journey on earth. Has life been meaningless or relevant? Do they look forward to a joyless process of degradation, a painful descent towards the valley of death, or to something more glorious beyond the horizon?

[Sermon preached on 11 November 2018, 25th Sunday after Pentecost / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] A man of about my age—sixty, give or take a few years—sits down, takes up pen and parchment, and starts to write. Or perhaps he calls his secretary and starts to dictate. He senses that his life is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Lutheran

The Social Test Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 29, 2021

First John 2:7-11 gives us another visible, objective evidence that someone's profession of faith to be a Christian is credible.

Scripture John wrote his three letters to oppose the false teaching that was creeping into the churches for which he was responsible. This false teaching was an early form of Gnosticism. The false teachers were claiming that they had a knowledge of God. The word “gnostic” comes from the Greek word ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"The Merit Of Our Mission”

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 13, 2006

All of life is a preliminary to the dawning of that day of the Lord, when He shall come riding on the clouds to claim His own. This place is not our home. We are pilgrims passing through, and we shall not rest until we rest IN HIM.

Biblical Text: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 “Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power; that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Cares

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Feb 24, 2019

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

HE CARES SCRIPTURE: I Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” I Peter 5:7 “Casting the whole of your care--all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all--on Him; for He cares for you affectionately, and care about you watchfully.” Amplified ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 55:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Build Your Temple!

Contributed by James May on Sep 3, 2001

God gave King Solomon the requirements for the presence of God to dwell in the Temple at Jerusalem. Those same requirements pertain to the presence of God in the Temple of our hearts.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 6:11-13, Matthew 23:12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

He Is Your Healer Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Dec 2, 2002

This is one in a series of messages dealing with some OT prophesies about the ministry of the coming Messiah. In this message, we learn that this baby who was born on Christmas has a ministry of healing in our lives. He’s the sun of righteousness who ha

He is your Healer Series: What’s the big deal about a little baby? Text: Malachi 4:1-3 This week, we’re beginning a new Christmas series of OT prophecies about Jesus. We’re calling it “What’s the big deal about a little baby?” Next Sunday we’ll see that “He is your Counselor.” On December 15, ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your Wilderness? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 29, 2024

This sermon explores the power, purpose, and promise of God's Good News, emphasizing the essential role of the Holy Spirit in transforming hearts.

Good morning, beloved in Christ. There's a certain kind of warmth that fills this room every time we gather together in fellowship, a warmth that can only be attributed to the love of God that binds us together as a family. I am always grateful for these moments we share, moments where we open our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Topics: Scripture Interpretation

A Vibrant Church Series

Contributed by John Mann on Feb 12, 2009

The type of lives we live dictate the impact we have on the unchurched.

FOCAL POINT: A VIBRANT CHURCH ME: So, I am really not a fan of bland food. When I eat food, I want it to taste good. I want it to wake up my senses, I want to be like, yeah this is awesome. And there are just some foods that need to be seasoned so that they wake up your senses. You know, like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Resurrection: The King Is Alive Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Apr 10, 2019

You ask me what is the most important feature or belief of the Christian faith, and I will say without a doubt, it is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Disprove it, and the entire belief system disintegrates.

The Resurrection Mark 16:1-7 The King is Alive John 3:16: “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever will believe in Him will not perish, but have everlasting and eternal life.” 1 Peter 3:18: “For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Distinction Of Joy & Happiness

Contributed by William Meakin on Mar 21, 2025

Joy is defined in the dictionary as a feeling of great pleasure and exultation, whereas happiness is regarded as a state of elation or cheerfulness.

Adela Rogers St. Johns, a female American journalist and novelist once remarked: “Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness - happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love." John 15:11 reminds us: ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22, John 14:16, 1 Peter 5:7, Romans 16:17

A Pure Eye

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Sep 16, 2025

It is hard to see the good in the world when the bad gets the attention.

A Pure Eye Luke 11:33 - 36 Rabbi Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 “Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:33-36

Denomination: United Methodist

Can You See Where You Are Going? Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on May 23, 2016

Exposition of 1 John 1:5-10

Text: 1 John 1:5-10, Title: Can You See Where You Are Going? Date/Place: The Road, 5/16/16, AM A. Opening illustration: Never know how much you miss things until they are gone. Talk about interior dome lights. There’s an old story of a man who was walking at night, and saw another man ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

“the Physician And The Blind”

Contributed by Chris Carter on May 25, 2011

-Let us look at Jesus method of dealing with blindness.

I. Recognition of the problem A. Blind man knew his own dilemma 1. We have only to speculate the exact going on of this initial encounter. 2. This we know, he was a beggar (8), must have announced to them as they passed by that it was since birth as the disciples knew that he had been born ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-25

Denomination: Baptist