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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
(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Discovering the powerful reality of life and light - and how that is found in Christ.
Journeying With John (JWJ-03) The Light of Life John 1:3-5 When I was young I had the thrill of visiting one of the most amazing natural wonders you will ever see - the renowned Cango Caves. I would like to invite you to journey there with me as we start our message today. Home to the KoiSan ...read more
Scripture: John 1:3-5
Denomination: *other
The practical side of these 20 verses, is they take the believer into a deeper walk with Jesus, but also Paul is getting believers ready to go deeper into their marriages, and other relational affairs.
Revelation – Light. Ephesians 5:1-20TPT The apostle Paul writes this letter from a prison cell. Paul understands that over the long haul there has to be a continual relationship between you and Father. There is too ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:17-20
Denomination: Pentecostal
The sermon explores the idea that the meek, broken-hearted, hungry, peacemakers, merciful, and persecuted are the salt and light of the world, tasked with guiding others towards Christ.
Have you ever been lost? What did you do? How did you find your way again? Share about a time when you were lost. Where were you and what was happening? How did you find your way again? Did you ask someone for help? Did you get out a map? Did you ask Siri for directions? Make the point that you ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20
Topics: Salt And Light, Kingdom Blessings, Spiritual Guidance
Don’t join those who rejected Jesus on this earth but receive Him for who He is before it is to late.
CLARIFICATION: (Spurgeon once said, ‘All originality and no plagiarism makes for dull preaching.’ I in no way claim ‘all’ originality in my sermons for I look to a variety of Scholars and Pastors for help in crafting the content and structure of a sermon. At the same time I try to give credit ...read more
Scripture: John 1:8-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
To discover the light of the incarnation and how the incarnation challenges us to know Christ, live abundantly and be consumed by Him.
(Begin with all lights in worship center off) Darkness. Have you ever been in a place so dark that it felt as if you could reach out and touch the darkness? I’ve been out in the deep woods after dark and I remember not being able to see my hand in front of my face. That was dark. On Thanksgiving ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-8
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The light of Christ must show in our lives, it cannot be suppressed, and must be seen by our actions.
The light of truth Mark chapter 4:21-25 Introduction- Good Morning everyone, if you would turn to Mark chapter 4:21-25. We will be listening to advice Jesus gives us from the Gospels concerning our lives, concerning our behavior, concerning things that should be important to us as we live ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:21-25
Denomination: Nazarene
Jesus said He was the Light of the world. With Him in us, we are the light of the world. (#4 in The Christian Victor series)
“Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.” At least in the decades I ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:7-10
Denomination: Orthodox
God has purposed us from the very beginning.
“In him was life, and that life was the light of men. (John 3: 4). We’ve been talking about God’s plan and purpose for the universe and His plan and purpose for you and me as individuals. We discussed how God has purposed us from the very beginning. He knew us before we were ever born and knew ...read more
Scripture: John 3:4
God calls His children to go into the darkness and leave their light on.
Light has amazing qualities. It attracts and transforms. Turn on a light in the darkness outside and watch what happens. Every flying critter within range will flock to it. Turn out all the lights at night in your safe, comfortable house and what happens? It becomes a treacherous obstacle ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:7-14
Denomination: Baptist
John the Baptist knew who he was not and who he was, and accepted his task of pointing to Christ. Our mistakes are imagining that we are more than we are, or that we are less than we are. The real task is: just point to the light.
My son and his wife live in a five-level townhouse in Reston, Virginia. You enter into a kind of combination corridor and stairwell at the second level. Typically I turn right when I arrive and go into the kitchen area. But when I leave that level to go to another one, I walk out of that kitchen ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-28
If we are willing to turn toward truth, even though it means we have to admit we have been wrong, then we will find ourselves being drawn to Jesus.
How often have you heard someone say, “it’s not fair for God to punish otherwise good people who don’t believe in Jesus?" It’s like saying, “It’s not fair that I can’t see the Statue of Liberty without going to New York.” That’s where it is! And yet God has not only given us maps and signposts ...read more
Scripture: John 3:17-21
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We are called to be the salt and light of the world.
Matthew 5:13-16 July 29, 2007 When someone looks at you, other than looking at your extraordinary good looks, what do they see? If we could really cut to the chase, it’s not about those good looks, it’s about who you are in Jesus! Over the past week we have had some major controversies in the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
A study of chapter 9 verses 1 through 5
Isaiah 9: 1 – 21 Let There Be – LIGHT! As we begin our study of chapter 9 we need to back up to chapter 8 verses 21 and 22. For the first verse of chapter 9 goes with this train of thought. Remember, when the bible was first written it did not contain chapters and verses. These were ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-5
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
Simeon said Jesus was to be a light for the Gentiles. What exactly did that mean? And why should I care if He was or not?
A Sunday School teacher had given her class an assignment to read Isaiah chapter 9. The next Sunday she asked the class how many had remembered to read the chapter. Every hand went up. “Wonderful! she said, I’ve got a piece of candy for anyone that complete the 2nd half of this verse: ’The ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:25-33
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Peter stressed that we "pay attention" to the words of the prophets. But why? What did Peter think was so important about Scripture that we needed to give it such a focus of our attention?
OPEN: I have a quiz for you this morning. I’m going to give you 10 different quotes and then ask you if the phrase if from the Bible or not 1. "To the victor go the spoils." (False—This was written by William Learned Marcy in his Life of Jackson.) 2. "Can a leopard change his spots?" (True—See ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16
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