THE JESUS WAY – Light

October 11, 2026

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.
France, Where there is light people find their way and everything is clear; where there is darkness they stumble and are lost.

IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

John 8:12 (NIV)
¹² When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 9:5 (NIV)
⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 12:46 (NIV)
⁴⁶ I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

William Barclay, “It may well be said that this is the greatest compliment that was ever paid to the individual Christian, for in it Jesus commands the Christian to be what he himself claimed to be.”

Ephesians 5:8 (NIV)
⁸ For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

John 9:5 (NIV)
Jesus,  ⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

The world is on us for light. Without us the world will not see.

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Hughes, The light is placed strategically so that it can shine to best advantage. And God does the placing. We are to shine where we are placed.

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LIGHT SHINES THROUGH GOOD

John 3:19 (NIV)
¹⁹ This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 

Good must precede good words. Good deeds pave the way for good words.