13 You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 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. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matt. 5:13-16
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Gen. 1:1-2
Then God said, Let there be light ; and there was light. Gen. 1:3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned. Matt. 4:16
Stop Whining, Start Shining Matthew 5:14-16
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matt. 5:14
1. Presupposition of Light
to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God,
that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. Acts 26:18
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, Col. 1:13
Darkness of this world (1) Intellectual
17 With the Lord s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18 Their minds are full of darkness;
they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. Eph. 4:17-18 NLT
Darkness of this world (1) Intellectual
Darkness of this world (1) Intellectual (2) Moral
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light Eph. 5:8
Darkness of this world (1) Intellectual (2) Moral
Darkness of this world (1) Intellectual (2) Moral (3) Spiritual
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 1 Peter 2:9
1. Presupposition of Light
1. Presupposition of Light 2. Power of Light
Light Sockets (1) The Son
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. John 8:12
Then Jesus said to them, a little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you;
he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. John 12:35
Light Sockets (1) The Son
Light Sockets (1) The Son (2) The Scriptures
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Ps. 119:105
The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Ps. 119:130
Light Sockets (1) The Son (2) The Scriptures
Light Sockets (1) The Son (2) The Scriptures (3) The Saints
You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 1 Thess. 5:5
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Eph. 5:11
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matt. 5:14
1. Presupposition of Light 2. Power of Light
1. Presupposition of Light 2. Power of Light 3. People of Light
1. Presupposition of Light 2. Power of Light 3. People of Light 4. Places of Light
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matt. 5:14
Matt. 5:14 Shine (1) On a hill
Matt. 5:14 Shine (1) On a hill - Publicly
14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 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, Phil. 2:14-15
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. Matt. 5:15
Matt. 5:14 Shine (1) On a hill - Publicly
Matt. 5:14 Shine (1) On a hill - Publicly (2) In a house
Matt. 5:14 Shine (1) On a hill - Publicly (2) In a house - Personally
1. Presupposition of Light 2. Power of Light 3. People of Light 4. Places of Light
1. Presupposition of Light 2. Power of Light 3. People of Light 4. Places of Light 5. Purpose of Light
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matt. 5:16
For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 4:6 ESV