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Our ministry to children from birth - kindergarten

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I AM THE light

of the world

Jesus said, “I am the Light from God that has come into the world, but men did not want light . . . I am

the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the

dark . . .  I am the Light that has come into the world so that all who believe in me won’t have to

stay any longer in the dark.” (John 3:19/8:12/12:46 – International Children’s Bible,

Contemporary English Verison, The Message)

Fact ONE :

God is total and absolutelight

God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.

(1 John 1:5 – Holman Christian Standard Bible)

Only God lives forever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen

God or ever can see him. God will be honored,

and his power will last forever. Amen. (1 Timothy 6:16 – Contemporary English Version)

In the Old Testament (Light = OWR) and in the New Testament (Light = PHOS) is always used to symbolize that which is

“God” and that which is “GOOD”

(love, life, truth and salvation)

 Every good gift and perfect gift is from above,

and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there’s no variation or shadow.

(James 1:17 – New King James Version)

Our take away:

God is the only one who can Dispel the darkness

Fact TWO:

The world is dark And getting darker

They will look around them at their land and see only trouble, darkness, and awful gloom. And they

will be forced into the darkness . . . The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those

who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.

(Isaiah 8:22/9:2 – New Century Version/New Living Translation)

In the Old Testament (Darkness = HASAK) and in the New Testament (Darkness =

SKOTOS) and is always used to symbolize that which is “anti-God” (evil, deception, hatred and death)

Evildoers travel a dark road because they love to hide their deeds in darkness; 

they can’t see the perils ahead that cause them to stumble. (Proverbs 4:19 – Voice)

But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. They have no idea what they are stumbling over.

(Proverbs 4:19 – New Living Translation)

Our take away:

The world desperately needs god’s light

Fact THREE:

Jesus is god and he is The light Of the world

Before the world began, there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He

was with God in the beginning . . .  In him there was life.

That life was light for the people of the world. 

The Light shines in the darkness. And the darkness has not overpowered the Light. There was a man named John who was sent by God. He came to tell

people about the Light. Through him all people could hear about the

Light and believe.  

John was not the Light, but he came to tell people about the Light. The true Light was coming into the world. The true Light gives light to all . . . The Word

became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the

Father . . .  

 John told about him. He said, “This is the One I was talking about. I said, ‘The One who comes after me is greater than I am. He was living before me . . .

No man has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father. And the Son has shown us

what God is like. (John 1:1-2, 4-9, 14-15, 18 – International Children’s Bible)

Satan, who is the god of this evil world, has made them blind, unable to see the glorious light of the Gospel that is shining upon them or to understand the amazing message we preach about the glory of

Christ, who is God. (2 Corinthians 4:4 – Living Bible)

Our take away:

Jesus alone can bring light into our lives

Fact FOUR:

As christians we are now The light in the world

You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.  And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put the light on a lampstand. Then the light shines for all the

people in the house. 

In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do. Live so that they will praise your Father in

heaven.(Matthew 5:14-16 – International Children’s Bible)

You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong

to the Lord. So act like people of the light and make your light

shine. Be good and honest and truthful. (Ephesians 5:8-9 – Contemporary English Version)

Jesus said, “For a brief time still, the light is among you. Walk by the light you have so darkness doesn’t

destroy you. If you walk in darkness, you don’t know where you’re going. As you have the light, believe in the light. Then the light will be within

you, and shining through your lives. You’ll be children of light.”

(Matthew 12:36 – The Message)

we must know the light

we must walk in the light

we must shine the light

God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with God, but we

continue living in darkness, then we are liars. God is in the light. We should live in the light, too.

If we live in the light, we share fellowship with each other. And when we live in the light, the blood of the death of Jesus, God’s Son, is making us clean

from every sin. (1 John 1:5-7 – International Children’s Bible)

Our take away:

We must choose Each day how we will live

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