The Light of Christmas | Part 2: Its Time to Shine

December 12, 2021

Matthew 5:14-16 NIV

14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 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.16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

 

 

[1] Your light will shine when you know… You have been to !

 

 

Matthew 5:14 CEV

You are like light for the whole world. 

 

 

The word LIGHT in the Greek is phōs. It’s where we get our word photo or photograph.

 

 

1 John 1:5 NLT

This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.

 

 

John 12:46 TLB

I have come as a Light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer wander in the darkness.

 

 

Isaiah 42:16 MSG

God: I’ll take the hand of those who don’t know the way, who can’t see where they’re going. I’ll be a personal guide to them, directing them through unknown country. I’ll be right there to show them what roads to take, make sure they don’t fall into the ditch. These are the things I’ll be doing for them— sticking with them, not leaving them for a minute.”

 

 

[2] Your light will shine when you know… What light can !

 

 

  • Light lets us !

 

 

Ephesians 5:13 NCV

13 But the light makes all things easy to see

 

 

1 Corinthians 14:33 NCV

33 God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace.

 

 

  • Light !

 

 

1 John 1:7 NLT

But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

 

 

  • Light !

 

 

Psalm 69:29 NLT

I am suffering and in pain. So rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

 

 

Psalm 103:3 NLT

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

 

 

  • Light makes things !

 

 

Ephesians 1:16-18 NLT

16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

 

 

[3] Your light will shine when you know… You have been !

 

 

Matthew 5:14-15 NIV

A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 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.

 

Acts 17:26 NCV

26 God began by making one person, and from him came all the different people who live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.

 

 

Acts 17:26 NIV

26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and HE MARKED OUT THEIR APPOINTED TIMES IN HISTORY and the boundaries of their lands.

 

 

[4] Your light will shine when you know… You have been with light!

 

 

Psalm 119:105 GW

 Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.

 

 

Psalm 119:105 TLB

Your words are a flashlight to light the path ahead of me and keep me from stumbling.

 

Psalm 19:8 LB

God’s laws are perfect. They protect us, make us wise, and give us joy and light.

 

 

Romans 15:4 AMP

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.

 

 

[5] Your light will shine when you know… You decide how !

 

 

Matt 5:16 NIV

In the same way, let your light shine , that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

 

Ephesians 2:10 NIV

10 For we are God’s handiwork,  in Christ Jesus good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

NLT

“good things”

 

TLB

“helping others”

 

 

Matthew 25:35-40 NIV

35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

 

Isaiah 58:6-8 CEV

I’ll tell you what it really means to worship the Lord. Remove the chains of prisoners who are chained unjustly. Free those who are abused! Share your food with everyone who is hungry; share your home with the poor and homeless. Give clothes to those in need; don’t turn away your relatives. Then your light will shine like the dawning sun, and you will quickly be healed. Your honesty will protect you as you advance, and the glory of the Lord will defend you from behind.

 

John 8:12 NLT

12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

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