This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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1 Walking in the Light 1

2 1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 2

3 James 1:17...the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 3

4 2 Cor 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 4

5 John 12: Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. 5

6 1 John 1:6-8 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 6

7 Ps 30:5... weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 7

8 Rom 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 8

9 2 Cor 4:6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. NAS 9

10 Gen 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. 10

11 Gen 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 11

12 Ancients Abraham- great faith in God Isaac, Jacob, Joseph Moses Joshua, Samuel, David 12

13 Ps 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation... 13

14 Isaiah Saw conflict between good and evil Understood blindness of Israel Was given a wonderful vision 14

15 Isa 49:6...I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 15

16 Luke 2: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. 16

17 Matt 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 17

18 John 5:35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 18

19 John 1: there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 19

20 John 1:7-8 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 20

21 John 1:4-5 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 21

22 John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 22

23 John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 23

24 John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 24

25 Acts 1:8...and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 25

26 Matt 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 26

27 Luke 4: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 27

28 Matt 5: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 28

29 2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 29

30 Col 2:6-7 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 30

31 1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 31

32 Eph 5: for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 32

33 Eph 5: Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret; 13 but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. RSV 33

34 Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 34

35 Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 35

36 Eph 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 36

37 Eph 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 37

38 Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 38

39 Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 39

40 Eph 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 40

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42 2 Cor 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 42

43 Luke 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 43

44 Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 44

45 Col 4:2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 45

46 Matt 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. NKJV 46

47 James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 47

48 Phil 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. 48

49 2 Peter 1: And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 49

50 1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 50

51 Col 3:1-2 1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 51

52 Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 52

53 Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 53

54 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 54

55 Phil 3: 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. 55

56 Conclusion God is light Our Lord Jesus is also the light God provided light through ages After Pentecost disciples spread it Br Russell thoughts Prayer is paramount Rejoice Have patience 56

57 Amen 57