Sermons on Yochanan 1:12:

Jtv: A Temptation Island #1 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 30, 2019

Jesus' temptation and success provides us hope through an understanding of God’s inner workings when we are tempted.

This week we begin a new 6-week message series entitled, “Jesus Television or JTV.” The premise is that for Americans, who watch an average of 4 ½ hours of TV per day, 32 hours per week (Nielsen Media Research – www.buzzle.com) , the TV and its program represent almost a 1/3 of person’s waking ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-13, Mark 4:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sermon For Charterhouse

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 16, 2019

This sermon is specifically for Old Carthusians. Lt General Sir William Dobbie (aka Dobbie of Malta) received Jesus as his Saviour and Lord whilst a pupil at Charterhouse school, and what an exciting life he had

Story. A number of years ago, I decided to downsize. Now when a rural Vicar talks of downsizing he means reducing the number of parishes he has In my case it meant going from 15 parishes to five. And this also meant moving house. As we were taking our bedroom apart, I found 2 baskets ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-16, Deuteronomy 3:22

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is The Christ Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Dec 15, 2019

The Christ of the Cradles is the Christ of the Cosmos - God Himself becoming a human being.

WHO IN THE WORLD IS CHRIST OF CHRISTMAS John 1:1-14 Bob Marcaurelle “Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty, and then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

When The Father Said "go" Jesus Went

Contributed by David Nolte on Dec 15, 2019

We are often hesitant about launching out on new ventures even when we are sure God is saying "Go!"

Years ago, on a dangerous sea coast where shipwrecks often occurred prior to advanced navigation aids, there was a little life-saving station. The building was just a hut and they had only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea. When there was word of a ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Word Became Flesh

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 17, 2019

A sermon about God coming to live with us.

“The Word Became Flesh” John 1:1-5, 10-14 The church I served in East Ridge was surrounded by abject poverty. One of the things that was “brand-new” to me was the number of people living in extended-stay hotels. I don’t just mean that they stay at these hotels for a week or two, I mean they ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: United Methodist

The Lost Sons - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 9, 2019

In this two part sermon series we will be taking a look at what is normally called the parable of the Prodigal Son. This sermon looks at the part involving the younger son.

The Lost Sons (Part 1) Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … John 14:23-24 “Jesus said, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our home with him. “He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31, 1 Timothy 6:6, John 1:11-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Thou Art The Christ!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 17, 2019

My wife Marge recorded on one album the song 'Now I have Jesus, Now I have everything! Matthew 1:21 ... thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. and Peter asked who do people say He is? answered "Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God"!

THOU ART THE CHRIST! My wife Marge recorded on one her earlier albums the song 'Now I have Jesus, Now I have everything! Matthew 1:21 (KJV) And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. and Peter when Jesus asked who do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-16, Romans 10:9-13, John 1:12, 2 Corinthians 6:2

God's Rugrats Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 6, 2020

. As we dig into John 1:10-13, we are going to see some characteristics of God’s children and then I want to encourage us in our identity as children of the Almighty God.

GOD’S RUGRATS John 1:10-13 #John1 INTRODUCTION 1… https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-funniest-thing-your-kid-said_n_7213254 I ran across some funny quotes by children this week that I wanted to share with you. I found them pretty funny. I selected the best of the best for us to enjoy and ponder ...read more

Scripture: John 1:10-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Part 8 - Vital Elements Of Worship Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 27, 2020

What is important to a worship service in the house of God?

When we’re talking about worship, what is important to you? What do you want in a worship service? For some people is a comfortable, distraction-free environment. For other people, it’s making sure they’re in a good-sized congregation. Others might list style of music, the design of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7, Ephesians 1:5, John 1:12, Genesis 4:3-5, Exodus 20:2-4, Acts 17:22-24, Isaiah 56:7, Psalm 100:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18, John 13:14-15, 1 John 1:8-10, Colossians 3:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Light And Darkness, Jesus Is Our Light And Our Darkness.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 27, 2016

All Christians can say easily that Christ is the Light of their world, and they even mean it. But what is this light of the world, and if they knew, they would not say it so readily. Find out what this light truly is.

This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 2nd January 2010; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147 or 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Episcopal

In The Beginning Series

Contributed by Bill Walker on Dec 4, 2016

The word in Genesis. The word in John. Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus.

IN THE BEGINNING John 1:1-4, 14; 43-51 Today, I want to begin a short series that will look at some interesting people and their encounters with Jesus. I’ll begin by asking a couple of questions: What are some of your memorable encounters with Jesus? What is your relationship with Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Light And Faith

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 26, 2013

Falling into line with the will of God in our lives.

LIGHT AND FAITH. John 1:9-13. Here in the midst of paragraph two of John’s Gospel we are being given a revision lesson on the Light of the world, and catch our first glimpse of one of the Evangelist’s great themes. John has just made his first intimation of the testimony of his namesake, but ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Paralysis Vs. Faith Dividends Series

Contributed by Dev Prasad Cruz on Sep 27, 2013

Happiness may depend on happenings but, our Joy definitely comes only from Jesus.

In him was life and that life was the light of men.” “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:4 & 12). The science of Biology tells us that human life on earth is sustained by water, food, light and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God’s Offer Of Life-4 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 5, 2013

4 of 4. The apostle John revealed God’s offer of Life to mankind. God offers Life to mankind. How can Life be procured/had? God’s Offer of Life comes to you thru...

GOD’s OFFER Of LIFE-IV—John 1:5-13 Attention: FSU’s quarterback for 2013, Jameis Winston Great on-point quarterback—Precision thrower—Change-up in the middle of a play—Stamina—Run the ball, etc.../Everything a great quarterback should be/Great morale ...read more

Scripture: John 1:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Offer Of Life-3 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 5, 2013

3 of 4. The apostle John revealed God’s offer of Life to mankind. God offers Life to mankind. How can Life be procured/had? God’s Offer of Life comes to you thru...

GOD’s OFFER Of LIFE-III—John 1:5-13 Attention: Since we are new to this particular area, we are currently experimenting to see what will grow on our ‘sand hill.‘ The sand makes it much like a desert in that it doesn’t retain water very well, but it receives much more ...read more

Scripture: John 1:5-13

Denomination: Baptist