Let Your Light Shine

Scripture Reading

Philippians 2:14 NKJV

Do all things without complaining and disputing,

Philippians 2:15 NKJV

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Philippians 2:16 NKJV

holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

Introduction

Legend of the Light

Matthew 5:14 NKJV

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Let Your Light Shine By Not Complaining

Philippians 2:14 NKJV

Do all things without complaining and disputing,

Let Your Light Shine By Being Blameless

Philippians 2:15 NKJV

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

The Son

Genesis 1:3 NKJV

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Genesis 1:4 NKJV

And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:14 NKJV

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

Genesis 1:15 NKJV

and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:16 NKJV

Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

Genesis 1:17 NKJV

God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:18 NKJV

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:19 NKJV

So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

The Sun and The Moon

Genesis 1:16 NKJV

Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

Genesis 1:17 NKJV

God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:3 NKJV

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

The Point of The Light is too Light, Save, and Show The Glory of God

Matthew 5:14 NKJV

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:15 NKJV

Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Matthew 5:16 NKJV

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Revelation 1:20 NKJV

The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.

Let Your Light Shine By Holding Fast The Word of Life

Philippians 2:16 NKJV

holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

Jesus is the Word

John 1:1 NKJV

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2 NKJV

He was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 NKJV

All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

John 1:4 NKJV

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

In Him is Life

The Jesus is the Word and in Him is life and His Word is the Word of life and He is the Word of Life!

2 Corinthians 4:6 NKJV

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

John 1:5 NKJV

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Paul wants to rejoice as all who has preached to be saved!

Philippians 2:16 NKJV

holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

Conclusion