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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Explores Jesus' wilderness experience as a model for our own spiritual preparation and the transformative power of God's love in our trials.
Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, to this blessed gathering where we come together, not as strangers, but as a family, united in the love of our Savior. We stand here, not as isolated individuals, but as a community bound by the shared belief in the transformative power of God's love ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:9-15
Topics: Wilderness, Spirit
We were never meant to live in darkness so God turned on the lights.
Intro: WHO TURNED ON THE LIGHTS! 1. The city of Rattenburg, Austria is in the dark from November to February each year. The city was built in the 1300’s behind a 3,000-foot mountain to protect it from ma-raud-ers [people in search of plunder]. Since the lack of winter sunshine was a small price to ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 1:3-5
Denomination: Baptist
Living in the light of Christ means admitting our wrongs, but it also means new life by His Spirit.
Confirmation Sunday 1 John 1:5-10 Living in the Light of Christ 05/04/03 One of my favorite contemporary Christian tunes is a song by Geoff Moore entitled, Best Days. Throughout the song Geoff highlights some of the most memorable days of his life – a day when his dad took him fly fishing, taught ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10
Denomination: Lutheran
John uses Jesus' "I Am" proclamations to prove that Jesus was the Messiah – God in the flesh - and these proclamations are pivotal for the Jews and Christians to understand. Today Jesus will at the end of the Feast of Tabernacles a celebration with Light
"I am the Light of the world” Series” I Am pt 2 Transition video Clip from worship to message: “I am intro.” Thesis: John uses Jesus' "I Am" proclamations to prove that Jesus was the Messiah – God in the flesh - and these proclamations are pivotal for the Jews and ...read more
Scripture: John 8:12-59
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Third in a Series on metaphors in the Bible. It compares the Word of God to Light
AS A LIGHT Series: Metaphors in the Bible– Sermon Three Proverbs 1:6 We began this series a few weeks ago and took last week off to Preach on the Christmas Story But I want to get back to the Series on the WORD OF GOD I began the First Two Messages on WHY WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
1- Seek to the please the Lord 2- Have nothing to do with darkness 3- Make the most of every opportunity 4- Be filled with the Spirit
INTRO.- Live as children. ILL.- It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That’s right" the boy said, "but how ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus is the true light of the world.
John 1:6-9 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:5-9
Denomination: Pentecostal
Christmas Eve Sermon that uses a candle being lit and blown out alternately to tell a story about Jesus being Light.
[SANCTUARY OR OTHER ROOM BEGINS AS DARK AS POSSIBLE] SET UP: A LARGER CANDLE AT CENTER STAGE A PERSON READING OR TELLING THE STORY A HELPER TO LIGHT AND BLOW OUT THE CANDLE ** = INDICATES WHEN TO LIGHT THE CANDLE *** = INDICATES WHEN TO BLOW THE CANDLE OUT This Christmas Eve, I would like to ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-9
The message delivered at the funeral of Jean Light (1925-2003)
I have got to tell you my favorite story about Jean Light. It was about his time of year – 2 or 3 years ago and it happened when both my family and the Lights were all still living in Miami. I was in the den watching television and the doorbell rang, and my son went to answer it. A moment ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Bathed in the light of God's grace, we are freed to live and act with all of the power and ability at our disposal.
November 15, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Walk as Children of Light Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Are you an early bird or a night owl? Early birds have no trouble ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30
A great message for New Year’s. Focussing on the importance of evaluating our lives in light of God’s eternity and in a right relationship with him.
Intro: It was a disaster on a national scale! Hundreds of thousands of deaths within four decades, over the age of 20 only two of the entire generation survived. It must have been a terrible time, a solemn time, I don’t imagine that many a day passed when another body was not committed to the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17
Let us consider the role of light in real life and spiritual life. We make the choice of darkness or light. God is light. God said: Let there be light. Do you reflect God's light?
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE. Don't tell me about darkness, take me to the light. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:3 (MSG) God spoke: "Light!" And light appeared. ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 1:3, Psalm 119:105, Luke 15:8
Denomination: Assembly Of God
When you’re spiritually asleep it means you’re unaware of what God is doing right now in the world.
INTRODUCTION One of the first church jokes I remember hearing is about the deacon who always went to sleep when his pastor started preaching. One Sunday, the pastor decided to play a trick on him. He started preaching, and sure enough, the drowsy deacon was soon sound asleep. The pastor said ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
To some people, the world is a dark and difficult experience. But in the midst of their frustration, there is the hint of eternity that makes them hope that there is something more than they are presently experiencing.
(Twenty years ago I heard a preacher give a sermon with the same kinds of opening and closing illustrations. It left such an impression on me that I have waited all this time to preach this specific sermon.) OPEN: Nine men lay trapped more than 200 feet beneath the ground in a coal mine in ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11
As we approach the time of the end, Jesus calls us to be aware of the signs and be alert to His coming.
To start a discussion on core values, a youth pastor in Saskatchewan, Canada, asked his youth group: “What would you do if your doctor told you that you had only 24 hours to live?” The students talked about being with friends and family, and the discussion seemed headed in the right ...read more
Scripture: Mark 13:1-37
Denomination: Evangelical Free
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