This Little Light Of Mine
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This Little Light Of Mine
This Little Light Of Mine
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
To begin with brothers and sisters, Christian Friends, Well Wishers, and Saints of God As we glint gleam and gaze at this glorious text I just want to say that Little light of mine I’m going to let it shine. It may not be no great big old light, but I’m going let it shine it may not shine like pure gold, but I’m going let it shine. Jesus gave it to me and I’m going let it shine. Everywhere I go I’m going to let it shine. The text says 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. And to our honorees author Victor Hugo said Life is a flower of which love is the honey. Because the bible says WE have to speak over our lives. Life and death are in the power of the tongue. And I choose life. I choose happiness. I choose joy. Because this Joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me and the world surely can’t take it away. And everyone needs someone to love , some exciting labor, and something to live for. And so listen to the tint tone and timbre of the text 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. And so if you have something to live for and you are letting your light so shine before men then to the persons who refuse to give up give in or give out Don’t quit. Because the world won’t care if you quit and the world won’t whine if you fail; The busy world won’t notice it, No Matter how loudly you wail. Nobody will worry that you have relinquished the fight and gone down, For it’s only the things that you do that are worth while and get you renown. The quitters are quickly forgot; On them the world spends little time So Don’t Quit 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must but don’t you quit.
To begin with brothers and sisters, Christian Friends, Well Wishers, and Saints of God As we glint gleam and gaze at this glorious text I just want to say that Little light of mine I’m going to let it shine. It may not be no great big old light, but I’m going let it shine it may not shine like pure gold, but I’m going let it shine. Jesus gave it to me and I’m going let it shine. Everywhere I go I’m going to let it shine. The text says 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. And to our honorees author Victor Hugo said Life is a flower of which love is the honey. Because the bible says WE have to speak over our lives. Life and death are in the power of the tongue. And I choose life. I choose happiness. I choose joy. Because this Joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me and the world surely can’t take it away. And everyone needs someone to love , some exciting labor, and something to live for. And so listen to the tint tone and timbre of the text 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. And so if you have something to live for and you are letting your light so shine before men then to the persons who refuse to give up give in or give out Don’t quit. Because the world won’t care if you quit and the world won’t whine if you fail; The busy world won’t notice it, No Matter how loudly you wail. Nobody will worry that you have relinquished the fight and gone down, For it’s only the things that you do that are worth while and get you renown. The quitters are quickly forgot; On them the world spends little time So Don’t Quit 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must but don’t you quit.
As a Christian we must press on Press on Press on because the bible says in Philippians 3: 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We’ve got to press right through our pain press right to our passion and press right to our Purpose. All of us have a Purpose for being here And Honorees you have a Purpose and you must continue the mission of the assignment that God placed upon your lives. And Church we have to be strong in our purpose We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle—face it; tis God’s gift Be Strong! Say not, The days are evil. Who’s to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce - shame!! Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God’s name. Be Strong! It matters not how deep in trenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long; Faint not fight on! Tomorrow comes the song And all this simply says is 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. The prominent feature of this text is that we are called to be Salt and Light.
As a Christian we must press on Press on Press on because the bible says in Philippians 3: 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We’ve got to press right through our pain press right to our passion and press right to our Purpose. All of us have a Purpose for being here And Honorees you have a Purpose and you must continue the mission of the assignment that God placed upon your lives. And Church we have to be strong in our purpose We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle—face it; tis God’s gift Be Strong! Say not, The days are evil. Who’s to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce - shame!! Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God’s name. Be Strong! It matters not how deep in trenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long; Faint not fight on! Tomorrow comes the song And all this simply says is 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. The prominent feature of this text is that we are called to be Salt and Light.
1. In verse 13 Jesus said (GWB)“You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people. This powerful and potent text points out that Christians should have the characteristic of salt. Salt is a preserver of life.
1. In verse 13 Jesus said (GWB)“You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people. This powerful and potent text points out that Christians should have the characteristic of salt. Salt is a preserver of life.
In other word because your life is decent and holy it makes other around you better.
In other word because your life is decent and holy it makes other around you better.
2. In verse 14 “You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. In other words Christians ought to be a shining light that the world can see.
2. In verse 14 “You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. In other words Christians ought to be a shining light that the world can see.
3. In verse 15 No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house. Nobody that’s a good person have to hide their deeds. Because the Christian light is raised up so that their is light in the house. Because this Little Light of Mine I’m going to let it Shine because 16 In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven. 16 In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.
3. In verse 15 No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house. Nobody that’s a good person have to hide their deeds. Because the Christian light is raised up so that their is light in the house. Because this Little Light of Mine I’m going to let it Shine because 16 In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven. 16 In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.
Well I’ve got too close here but tah Verse 16 wraps it all up by saying “let your light shine in front of people”. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven. I can’t speak for anybody else but I’m going to let my Let so shine before men because I have to live with myself, and I want to be fit for myself to know. I want to be able, as the days go by, Always to look myself straight in the eye; I don’t want to stand, with the setting sun, and hate myself for things I’ve done. I don’t want to keep an a closet shelf A lot of secrets about myself, and fool myself, as I come and go, into thinking that nobody else will know The kind of man that I really am; I don’t want to dress up myself in a sham. I want to go out with my head erect, I want to deserve all men’s respect; But here in this struggle for fame and wealth, I want to be able to like myself. I don’t want to look myself and know I’m just a bluff and an empty show. I can never hide myself from me; I see what others may never see; I know what others may never know. I can never fool myself , and so whatever happens in this life I want to be self respecting and conscience free because This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine.
Well I’ve got too close here but tah Verse 16 wraps it all up by saying “let your light shine in front of people”. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven. I can’t speak for anybody else but I’m going to let my Let so shine before men because I have to live with myself, and I want to be fit for myself to know. I want to be able, as the days go by, Always to look myself straight in the eye; I don’t want to stand, with the setting sun, and hate myself for things I’ve done. I don’t want to keep an a closet shelf A lot of secrets about myself, and fool myself, as I come and go, into thinking that nobody else will know The kind of man that I really am; I don’t want to dress up myself in a sham. I want to go out with my head erect, I want to deserve all men’s respect; But here in this struggle for fame and wealth, I want to be able to like myself. I don’t want to look myself and know I’m just a bluff and an empty show. I can never hide myself from me; I see what others may never see; I know what others may never know. I can never fool myself , and so whatever happens in this life I want to be self respecting and conscience free because This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine.