You Are a Light
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they
put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the
same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your
good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16
I Was Meant To Be A Light For Others
“You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:14
“For God, said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in
our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed
in the face of Christ. We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that
this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”
2 Corinthians 4:6-7
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises
upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the
peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your
dawn.”
Isaiah 60:1-3
My Light Was Never Meant To Be Hidden, What Can Hide My Light?
Fear & Timidity
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power,
love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about
our Lord…”
2 Timothy 1:7-8
Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge
before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I
will disown before my Father in heaven.”
Matthew 10:32-33
Negativity
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove
yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above
reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among
whom you appear as lights in the world,”
Philippians 2:14-15
Hypocrisy
“How terrible it will be for you legal experts and Pharisees! Hypocrites!
You shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don’t enter
yourselves, and you won’t allow those who want to enter to do so.
“How terrible it will be for you…Hypocrites! You travel over sea and
land to make one convert. But when they’ve been converted, they
become twice the child of hell you are.”
Matthew 23:13, 15
My Light Can Be Made More Visible When I…
Love God’s People
I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved
you, so you also must love each other. This is how everyone will know
that you are my disciples, when you love each other.”” John 13:34-35
Obey & Live Right
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of
doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day
he visits us.”
1 Peter 2:12
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as
children of light.”
Ephesians 5:8
Show Wisdom & Grace
“Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Your
speech should always be gracious and sprinkled with insight so that you
may know how to respond to every person.”
Colossians 4:5-6
Open My Mouth
“How can people call on him if they have not believed in him? How can
they believe in him if they have not heard his message? How can they
hear if no one tells the Good News? How can people tell the Good
News if no one sends them? As Scripture says, “How beautiful are the
feet of the messengers who announce the Good News.”
Romans 10:14-15
15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an
answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that
you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear
conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good
behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
1 Peter 3:15-16
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them
to obey everything that I’ve commanded you. Look, I myself will be with
you every day until the end of this present age.”
Matthew 28:19-20
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