Sermons on Sun Darkness:

Holes In The Darkness

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 22, 2010

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

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Darkness & The Dawn

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Nov 11, 2010

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

Scripture: Matthew 4:16

Denomination: Baptist

"Heart Of Darkness"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 7, 2008

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

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: United Methodist

Blinded By The Dark

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Dec 4, 2007

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

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Methodist

Love In The Dark Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 10, 2010

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

Scripture: Mark 12:35-44

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Light Or Darkness Series

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Apr 21, 2008

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

Scripture: John 3:19-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Are Not In The Dark

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 24, 2011

You Are Not In the Dark 1) You have God's Word; 2) You have God's Christ

You can’t wait. You’ve worked for weeks and are confident that this year you’re going to win the prize for best costume at your friend’s annual masquerade party. When you show up to the party, however, all the guys are dressed in tuxedos and the gals in evening gowns. ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Stumbling In The Dark.

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 30, 2009

➊ Things to Know 1. LIFE 2. FELLOWSHIP 3. JOY ➋ Conditional 1. OBEY 2. BELIEVE 3. REPENT

- Seems a couple got themselves a new Jeep Cherokee for Christmas and drove it to visit relatives in Michigan. The guys decided to do that male bonding ritual of duck hunting. So they load up the Cherokee with decoys, food, beer, guns, warm clothes, etc., and head off for the lake. Now it’s a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Walk Not In Darkness Series

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Oct 4, 2017

You need a revelation of Jesus to see in this world

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: WALK NOT IN DARKNESS John 8:12King James Version (KJV) 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Hallelujah beloved, we serve a Jesus ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Darkness And Light

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2013

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

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Flirting With Darkness

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 22, 2013

We must be filled by the Holy Spirit in order to thwart temptations and avoid sin.

Flirting with Darkness January 20, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must be filled by the Holy Spirit in order to thwart temptations and avoid sin. Focus Passage: James 1:12-16 Supplemental Passage: If we say that we have fellowship with Him ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Joy In The Darkness

Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 5, 2013

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

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-9

Denomination: Lutheran

"Darkness And Light"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 3, 2015

A sermon for Epiphany Sunday.

"Darkness and Light" Matthew 2:1-12 When you live in the city it can be easy to forget what it's like to get away from streetlights, big buildings, bright restaurant signs, car headlights, and all the rest. I was out in the country a year or so ago, and we were getting ready to have a bon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Dispelling The Darkness

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 23, 2015

What we’re trying to do is push back the darkness.

So, Matthew says that, “when Jesus heard that John [the Baptist] had been arrested, he withdrew….” What does that tell us? It tells us – doesn’t it? – that there is a force of darkness at work in this world. And we know what that means, of course. It means there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Out Of Darkness

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jul 25, 2015

The strength of the world is Jesus (Israel) the light of the world who God ordered to save the children.

OUT OF DARKNESS by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (July 24, 2015) "God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee...Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:33-35

Denomination: Friends