THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE I'M GOING TO LET IT SHINE
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From the NIV Luke 11:33,
From the NIV Luke 11:33,
“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
To begin with brothers and sisters, Christian Friends, Well Wishers, and Saints of God as we glint, gleam, and gaze at this glorious text we can’t help but try to see our selves in the light of this text. The Lamps of our bodies ought to be a Christian shining light. Come on say Amen
To begin with brothers and sisters, Christian Friends, Well Wishers, and Saints of God as we glint, gleam, and gaze at this glorious text we can’t help but try to see our selves in the light of this text. The Lamps of our bodies ought to be a Christian shining light. Come on say Amen
Because listen to the tint, tone, and timbre of the title of our text today “This Little Light of Mine I’m Going To Let It Shine” It may not be no big old light but I’m going to let it shine . Everywhere I go I’m going to let it shine . Grand ma use to say Shine shine shine I’m going to let it shine.
Because listen to the tint, tone, and timbre of the title of our text today “This Little Light of Mine I’m Going To Let It Shine” It may not be no big old light but I’m going to let it shine . Everywhere I go I’m going to let it shine . Grand ma use to say Shine shine shine I’m going to let it shine.
The man or woman who let’s their light shine are the ones who are doing what God loves. Because the bible says in the latter part of verse 43 in Luke 12:43 says “Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing”
The man or woman who let’s their light shine are the ones who are doing what God loves. Because the bible says in the latter part of verse 43 in Luke 12:43 says “Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing”
Let’s read the text again for clarity and integrity Look at Luke 11: 33 NIV says No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
Let’s read the text again for clarity and integrity Look at Luke 11: 33 NIV says No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
Ok, so if Jesus is speaking matter of factly about having a Christian witnessing Component within our ministries, then we ought to have a part of us that don’t mind making sure that folk knowing that we are Children of God, believers of the Cross, that we are blood bought Christians, that we are redeemed rejuvenated regenerated folk who have repented of our sins and have been set free from sin. We ought not mind folk knowing that we have converted our lifestyles and sanctified our behavior. We ought not mind folk knowing that! a Because one day when it’s all over down here and when it’s His too call and ours to answer, we’ll be somewhere listening for our name and we’ll be able to hear the Lord says Servant Well Done... Or or or or what’s the point 3x. Why be a part of a minority group called Christians that are constantly criticized, ostracized, and marginalized and religious lunatics and over the top holy rosary folk.
Ok, so if Jesus is speaking matter of factly about having a Christian witnessing Component within our ministries, then we ought to have a part of us that don’t mind making sure that folk knowing that we are Children of God, believers of the Cross, that we are blood bought Christians, that we are redeemed rejuvenated regenerated folk who have repented of our sins and have been set free from sin. We ought not mind folk knowing that we have converted our lifestyles and sanctified our behavior. We ought not mind folk knowing that! a Because one day when it’s all over down here and when it’s His too call and ours to answer, we’ll be somewhere listening for our name and we’ll be able to hear the Lord says Servant Well Done... Or or or or what’s the point 3x. Why be a part of a minority group called Christians that are constantly criticized, ostracized, and marginalized and religious lunatics and over the top holy rosary folk.
Why are we saying This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine, when modern day society and culture says let the good times rolls. When modern day society say Do what you want nah…
Listen let me tell you if you on the right track, if regular folk like your friends and your family say “we’re not going to their house, it’s too much Jesus talk over there!!! You can’t drink, you can’t smoke you can’t tote you can’t cuzz you can’t fuzz It’s too much Jesus stuff for me! Then you know you on the right track. Because if it ain’t like and it’s Do what ya what nah I don’t live like that no mo
Why are we saying This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine, when modern day society and culture says let the good times rolls. When modern day society say Do what you want nah…
Listen let me tell you if you on the right track, if regular folk like your friends and your family say “we’re not going to their house, it’s too much Jesus talk over there!!! You can’t drink, you can’t smoke you can’t tote you can’t cuzz you can’t fuzz It’s too much Jesus stuff for me! Then you know you on the right track. Because if it ain’t like and it’s Do what ya what nah I don’t live like that no mo
I won’t apologize for trying to live righteous Because the word of power in the book of Joshua says “As for me and my house we’re going to serve the Lord”. Saints of God don’t hide who you are to accommodate people who don’t appreciate your Christian witness. There’s power in your Christian Witness.
I won’t apologize for trying to live righteous Because the word of power in the book of Joshua says “As for me and my house we’re going to serve the Lord”. Saints of God don’t hide who you are to accommodate people who don’t appreciate your Christian witness. There’s power in your Christian Witness.
Church, there ought to be power in you, Folk ought to see (The Holy Ghost) in you. “Let your light shine”!!! Because Jesus said in verse 34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Church, there ought to be power in you, Folk ought to see (The Holy Ghost) in you. “Let your light shine”!!! Because Jesus said in verse 34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
The text now goes from the general to the particular, Meaning when Jesus spoke before in the earlier part of the text, it was generalized. But now Jesus is speaking particularly to the intimate core of the individual. Jesus adds specificity to the matter when He teaches, talks, and tells us about our eyes. And everybody knows that the eyes are the windows to the soul. The word Eye in the Greek vernacular is the word OPTHALMOS
The text now goes from the general to the particular, Meaning when Jesus spoke before in the earlier part of the text, it was generalized. But now Jesus is speaking particularly to the intimate core of the individual. Jesus adds specificity to the matter when He teaches, talks, and tells us about our eyes. And everybody knows that the eyes are the windows to the soul. The word Eye in the Greek vernacular is the word OPTHALMOS
OFF-FOR-MOS Literally means the organ of sight, but it also carried other serious implications for instance: in Exodus 21:26 If you put one of your slaves eyes out you were required to set him free. Then in Lev 24:20 the scripture says an eye for an eye (You did me something I’m gon do you something) that’s what’s happening in the streets right now but Jesus said in Mt 5:38-48 to love your enemies and not to exact revenge. So through out biblical history the eyes are important and remain the windows to the soul.
OFF-FOR-MOS Literally means the organ of sight, but it also carried other serious implications for instance: in Exodus 21:26 If you put one of your slaves eyes out you were required to set him free. Then in Lev 24:20 the scripture says an eye for an eye (You did me something I’m gon do you something) that’s what’s happening in the streets right now but Jesus said in Mt 5:38-48 to love your enemies and not to exact revenge. So through out biblical history the eyes are important and remain the windows to the soul.
Then the text says that The light of the body is also symbolic of the light representing righteousness and body representing the church or the body of Christ and the eye represents the functionality of the human spirit and soul towards Spiritual and and and Physical Life. Because what we do in our Physical Life style that can be seen with the eyes is only an indicator what our Spiritual life is really all about.
Then the text says that The light of the body is also symbolic of the light representing righteousness and body representing the church or the body of Christ and the eye represents the functionality of the human spirit and soul towards Spiritual and and and Physical Life. Because what we do in our Physical Life style that can be seen with the eyes is only an indicator what our Spiritual life is really all about.
Listen If you see somebody whose always cutting up and carrying on that’s something spiritual that has manifested in the Physical that we see them doing with our eyes.
Listen If you see somebody whose always cutting up and carrying on that’s something spiritual that has manifested in the Physical that we see them doing with our eyes.
Because if your eye has the Love of God in you. you’ll calm down, if you have peace in you, drama isn’t going to kick off at your house every 5 seconds. If you got harmony in you, people will want to be around you because you get along with people. And That’s your spiritual eye manifesting in the Physical world.
Because if your eye has the Love of God in you. you’ll calm down, if you have peace in you, drama isn’t going to kick off at your house every 5 seconds. If you got harmony in you, people will want to be around you because you get along with people. And That’s your spiritual eye manifesting in the Physical world.
I don’t know about you but I want God controlling my eyes, governing my spiritual eyes, leading and guiding my eyes to righteous living, and then molding my eyes into that light that sets on a hill that can be seen for miles around.
I don’t know about you but I want God controlling my eyes, governing my spiritual eyes, leading and guiding my eyes to righteous living, and then molding my eyes into that light that sets on a hill that can be seen for miles around.
Don’t hide your Christian witness, in other words This Little Of Mine I’m Going to Let It Shine. The second part of the text in verse 34 says that if your eye is evil then your whole body is full of darkness. If the Pastor is corrupted then the whole church is corrupt, If the deacons are corrupted then the whole church is corrupt if the choir is corrupt and on and on through each ministry. That’s why we’ve got to walk as children of the light because Christ is the Light of the world. And satan is over the rulers of the darkness of this world with spiritual wickedness in high places!!!
Don’t hide your Christian witness, in other words This Little Of Mine I’m Going to Let It Shine. The second part of the text in verse 34 says that if your eye is evil then your whole body is full of darkness. If the Pastor is corrupted then the whole church is corrupt, If the deacons are corrupted then the whole church is corrupt if the choir is corrupt and on and on through each ministry. That’s why we’ve got to walk as children of the light because Christ is the Light of the world. And satan is over the rulers of the darkness of this world with spiritual wickedness in high places!!!
Listen to me brothers and sisters, we’ve got to let our lights so shine that men see our good works. Because you’re either on The Lord’s side or you’re not. In the OT Korah and his clan cooked up some evil against Moses and when Moses came down from the mountain, Moses said in essence Everybody that’s on the Lord’s side come over by me, and everybody that’s on Korah and his gang’s side stay over there. And the bible says that the Lord opened up the ground and swallowed up Korah and his gang and then closed back up again.
Listen to me brothers and sisters, we’ve got to let our lights so shine that men see our good works. Because you’re either on The Lord’s side or you’re not. In the OT Korah and his clan cooked up some evil against Moses and when Moses came down from the mountain, Moses said in essence Everybody that’s on the Lord’s side come over by me, and everybody that’s on Korah and his gang’s side stay over there. And the bible says that the Lord opened up the ground and swallowed up Korah and his gang and then closed back up again.
Brothers and sisters you’re either on the Lord’s side or you not. You either have Light or you have dark you’re either right or you’re wrong, you’re either saintly or you’re sinister, you’re either holy or you’re hellish, you’re either caring or you’re chaotic, you’re either delightful or you’re devilish, you either have an excellent spirit like Daniel or you have an evil spirit like Nebuchadnezzar.. It’s one or the other but not both.
Brothers and sisters you’re either on the Lord’s side or you not. You either have Light or you have dark you’re either right or you’re wrong, you’re either saintly or you’re sinister, you’re either holy or you’re hellish, you’re either caring or you’re chaotic, you’re either delightful or you’re devilish, you either have an excellent spirit like Daniel or you have an evil spirit like Nebuchadnezzar.. It’s one or the other but not both.
And so in Luke 11:35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Jesus said you make sure that the light that’s in you is a holy light, and a righteous light Because This Little Light of Mine I’m going to Let It Shine.
And so in Luke 11:35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Jesus said you make sure that the light that’s in you is a holy light, and a righteous light Because This Little Light of Mine I’m going to Let It Shine.
Tell your neighbor : Make sure your light is a Godly Light.
Tell your neighbor : Make sure your light is a Godly Light.
Because verse 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Because verse 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Then the same 36th verse in the NIV says Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Then the same 36th verse in the NIV says Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Lastly the same 36th verse from TNL New Living Translation says If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”
Lastly the same 36th verse from TNL New Living Translation says If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”
Brothers and sisters as I close if your life is clean and you don’t have no dark secrets, no dark deals, no dark devilment, no dark deviant behavior then the bible says that people will see you as a bright shining Christian light. And so in conclusion This Little Light Of Mine I’m going to Let It Shine.
Brothers and sisters as I close if your life is clean and you don’t have no dark secrets, no dark deals, no dark devilment, no dark deviant behavior then the bible says that people will see you as a bright shining Christian light. And so in conclusion This Little Light Of Mine I’m going to Let It Shine.
Were you blessed by the message well give God a hand of praise. Sing Shine On Me
Were you blessed by the message well give God a hand of praise. Sing Shine On Me