Sermons About Light
The Christian's Relationship to the World
What is to be a Christian's relationship to the world? Jesus calls his followers to be salt and light in a word needing the savor of grace, a world lost in the darkness of sin.
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Finding God In Times Of Emotional Trauma & Confusion
Pastor gives us a guide to staying on the right track amidst some of the difficulties of life.
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Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?
Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries brings a Word concerning our relationship with Our Beloved Pastor George and he also shares a sermon on Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test? Podcast Legend: 00:00 – 38:15 – Worship 38:16 – 43:20 – Pastor George prays 43:21 – 44:48 – Cookie brings a Word 44:49 – 50:55 – Pastor George’s radio preview 50:56 – 52:47 – Various announcements 52:48 – 1:08:15 – Betty speaks then Cindi & Pastor pray with her 1:08:16 – 1:31:02 - Dick Dungan brings a Word concerning Our Beloved pastor George 1:30:03 – 1:53:30 – Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries shares on “Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?” 1:53:31 – 2:03:42 – Closing Worship & Benediction
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Goodness
Pastor Duane continues his series by delving into experiencing God's transforming power : goodness.
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The Question of Possessions: Are We To Value Them Enough to Seek Them
Jesus teaches that you cannot serve both God and Money
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Mothers, God's Daily Reminder of His Love
A mother's love for her family can only be seconded by God's love for mankind.
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Something About George
We all miss Our Beloved Pastor George, each of us in our own way. Steve brings a unique message, dealing with a few of his qualities and how we each have, or can have those same qualities in our own life. Remember, you must move on and live your life in God's will.
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Fork in the Road: Which Way You Going?
All of us must face a fork in the road of our eternity and in our daily living. You must understand that there is a choice and you must make the right one. I’m going to give you just two things you must understand and do when you come to that big fork in the road and daily smaller forks in the road.
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God Is Faithful! The Drought Is Over!
We had a time of sharing this week. It's always great to hear what God is doing in our midst and in our community.
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The Gift of Community (1 John 1:1-7)
Christian community is built around our shared experience of the gospel. Community always begins with God, and God gives us community as a means of transforming our lives more and more into the image of his son. However, community is not merely a tool for growth, but also a gift from God for our joy as well as for our good.
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Heart Treasure
What do you treasure above all else? What things in your life are non-negotiable for your happiness? For some, the answers to these questions might be their careers, checking account balances, comfort, size of their home, their families, and the list goes on and on. Each of us are guilty to some degree of giving these things, which ultimately fade away, a priority in our hearts that God meant only for Him. Join us this week as we evaluate how dangerous these "treasures" can be and how God shines His light for us to see.
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Sermon 1 John Chapter 1
Sermon "1 John Chapter 1", God is Light, We are to Abide in His Light, Confess Our Sin, Have Forgiveness. Part of a Sermon Series on John. Bloomsburg Community Church Sermons.
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See Me
When light shines in darkness, some are enlightened and some are blinded. Light always creates division, and Jesus had a way of dividing crowds. Some were sold out and some were confounded by him and disbelieved. Much of our confounded disbelief simply comes from the fact that we are looking for enlightenment from sources other than the true Light. Follow a man born blind as he sees One who enlightens him forever.
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"Can You See?"
One of the hardest questions we can answer honestly is: "What corner of the darkness do we cherish?" Jesus says we love the darkness, but He offers us hope because He offers us Himself. Jesus tells us that He's the Light of the World, and He calls us to believe and follow Him out of our darkness that we love so much and into the freedom, life, and light of the gospel.
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Can You See?
The Truth of Christ. Not everyone sees it. Too often, we're blind. What gets in the way? How can we see beyond sight?
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Invitation into the Light
A six week Incredible Journey which takes an in depth look into 1John gospel. God is light. God is life. God is love.
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Invitation to Life
A six week Incredible Journey which takes an in depth look into 1John gospel. God is light. God is life. God is love.
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The Light of Love, The Darkness of Hate
The Apostle John provides the surprising diagnoses that you may hate your brother. Learn from him what love is, and how it pushes back the darkness of sinful behavior.
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Kingdom Effects
Adam preaches Matt. 5:13-16. Christ moves on from presenting the character of kingdom citizens to explaining the preserving and illuminating effect they should have on the watching world.
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The Upper Room
The season of Lent runs the 6 weeks up to Easter, and focuses on the final 24 hours of the life of Jesus. In the Gospel according to John, it is the culmination of a cosmic battle between light and darkness, which John often describes using the metaphors of day and night. During this season, we will walk with Jesus through each scene of this final night, until we reach the cross. Using a blend of ancient and modern elements, we will move through the darkness, and thereby prepare ourselves for the joy and celebration of Easter.
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Salt and Light
In the eyes of the world, Jesus was a fool. He did not abide by the rules of the day; the people he associated with were shunned by society; his Sermon on the Mount reads like a primer on being left behind, stepped on and ignored. Being a ‘Christian’ is not some magical process by which we are automatically transformed into better people. We must train to become who God wants us to be. We are sinful, faulted beings. Our system fi les are corrupted and we need to reset our systems to the defaults that Christ has demonstrated for us. It begins with the reshaping of our minds ‒ how we think ‒ what we believe ‒ what we know to be true, and then beginning to live out that truth in practical ways in our daily lives. Key Passage: Matthew 5: 1-16
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Who'll Be a Witness?
As Christ has come into the world as a light shining in darkness, so we must carry that light forth, continually shining Christ forth through us.
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Walking In The Light
If we would properly live, we must know how. The Apostle John instructs us how to live as the children of God.
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A Light for the Nations
Title: "Light for the Nations" | Text: Luke 1-2 | Series: Anticipation | Date: December 23, 2007 | Speaker: Stephen Kroeker
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The Light of the World
The long awaited arrival of the King was inauspicious, but the venerable Simeon was led by the Spirit to recognize the baby Jesus as the promised Messiah who would bring salvation to all people. As the light of revelation to the Gentiles, Jesus brought hope to people who were outside the covenant, while fulfilling the promise made to those who were part of the covenant. In so doing, he has shown himself to be the only hope of a world darkened by sin.
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True Identity
Christmas can be a distracting time. It’s a time when consumerism demands our attention and presents seem to often take precedence over peace. During this time when many celebrate the birth of Jesus we often find our lives in an uproar. Yet this was the opposite of why God sent his Son. Jesus came to bring us what the Hebrews called shalom (peace). His desire was to begin this peace in us and then to see us pass it on.
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Advent (Part 1)
The first sermon in the "Advent" series. Preached by Lead Pastor Paul Vroom on December 9, 2007 at Missio Dei Church in Mokena, Illinois (www.mdchurch.us). Scripture from John 1:1-5.
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Creation, Redemption and Artistic Action
This week we looked at the role that art plays in our calling to be salt and light in the world.
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Resident Aliens | Holiness and Discernment
This week we examined the calling to be "Resident Aliens" in our world. We looked specifically at how followers of Christ are called to live lives of holiness and discernment.
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The True Light
In a world of false lights such as Muhammad, Joseph Smith,and Mary Baker Eddy, Jesus shines forth as the True Light. Will you reject Him or receive Him?
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Shine (Philippians 2:14-30)
There is a secret bubbling right beneath the surface of your heart, blocking the authentic flow of joy in your life. In this sermon, we will look at the choice posed to our hearts and how we can grow in delight in God instead of resentment towards God.
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The Glorious Light
Today was our Reformation Day service, we started off with a brief history of Martin Luther and then an exposition of John 1:3-5
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John 3:16-21 - This is Jesus: The Dividing Line of Eternity
Jesus is the dividing line of eternity—those who believe have eternal life, while those who do not believe perish.
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Purpose
Join Pastor Duane as he delves into one of the most known passages in the Bible: The Sermon on the Mount. This week, What Jesus Had to Say About... Purpose.
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Historical Jesus
Many views, opinions & conclusions have been made about who Jesus really was. Questions like: where did he originate, was he more than a good person & teacher, what real legacy did he leave -are just a few that are asked. We begin this series on Jesus by looking at the Jesus of history recorded by John [one of the original 12 disciples & followers of Jesus].
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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Who is Jesus? He is the Lord of the Sabbath
As Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus tells all who are burdened to come to him for rest.
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Freedom Writers
What can we learn from some of the most recent movies that have hit the movie theaters? Freedom Writers took Pastor David by surprise and analyzes racism, prejudice, hatred, and love.
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Preserving our Saltiness and Light
In Biblical times, salt was a fundamental element needed to preserve food and prevent decay and rotting. Society is decaying morally and spiritually, and we as Christians need to act as "salt" for society to offer preservation. Salt must be applied and absorbed, as does the Word, and without our "saltiness," we would be useless. How can we be "in the world but not of the world"? How do we remain "salty"? Our "light" is one answer to both of those questions and this message addresses those questions, how to be aware of the things that can tempt us to lose our saltiness and become diluted, and how our light can be bright, effective and pure.
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Light
This morning Lee surprised us by not showing up to give the Spiritual Talk. In making a point about a need for kids community workers, he also helped launch us on a journey toward learning to hear God. Too often we approach prayer simply as asking for things. Here, Andy steps in last minute and gives us some practical steps to seeing prayer as listening.
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Making Light of It
With Jesus, the light of the world, we expose the darkness and discover thatthe issue of every dispute is the failure to love.
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The Parable of the Tent: Prologue to John's Gospel
(Recorded outdoors at a church camp service). This brief message on the Prologue to John’s gospel explains that God pitched His tent with us (John 1:14) in the person of Jesus Christ. He showed us the light; he showed us His glory. Application: Have you camped with Him? Do you know Him? Do you know Him well? As a believer in Jesus Christ, you too are a light shining in the darkness (Mt 5:14-16).Are you reflecting His light to others?
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The Outward Way
In Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus shifts from the character of the Christian in the Beatitudes and toward the influence of the Christian in the world. We will influence the world in much the same way salt (flavor, preservative) and light (penetrates darkness, reveals hidden realities) function in the world.
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