THE GIFT OF LIGHT

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THE GIFT OF LIGHT
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• was life, and that life was the light of
  men. But theres more the light shines in the
  darkness and the darkness has not overcome it
  (John 14-5)

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• For through Jesus all things were made
  (John 13) through Jesus we know the one true
  God, who now qualifies us to share in the
  inheritance of thekingdom of light. For
  through Jesus, God has rescued us from the
  dominion of darkness bringing us into the
  kingdom of the Son he loves (Colossians
  112-14).

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• Sure as John notes though the world was made
  through Jesus, .the world in many cases did
  not recognize Jesus the depression and darkness
  won

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• Yet John goes on to say. to all who did
  receive him, to those who believed his name, he
  gave the right to become children of God (John
  112) or in the fresh translation of Eugene
  Peterson, the opportunity to be their true
  selves, their child of God selves (John 112,
  The Message)

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Realize Not Everything That Shines Is Saintly
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Satan often masquerades as an angel of
light (2 Corinthians 1114)
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• And the devil showed Jesus all the
  Kingdoms of the world and their splendor But
  Jesus said Away from me Satan. For it is
  written Worship the Lordand serve him only.
  (Matthew 48-10) And the devil left him
  (Matthew 411).

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• angels Gods angels came and attended him
  (Matthew 411)

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Walk In The Light, Basking In The Promises of
God.
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• Isaiah 714 tells us that God in Christ will be
  up close and personal, Immanuel indeed
  Christmas confirms God in Christ is up close
  and personal, Immanuel. (Matthew 123)

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• Psalm 456-7 tells us that God in Christ will be
  anointed and eternal indeed Christmas confirms
  God in Christ is anointed and eternal (Luke 133)

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• Isaiah 91-2 tells us that God in Christ will be
  a bright light, bringing light to His people
  indeed Christmas confirms God in Christ is a
  bright light bringing light to His people (John
  14-5)

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• the people walking in darkness have indeed
  seen a great light to quote Isaiah. On those
  living in the land of the shadow of death, a
  light has dawned (Isaiah 92)

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• To be precise we must walk inthe
  lightbefore the darkness overtakes us. (John
  1235) translated before we stumble and fall.

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• the man who walks in the dark does not know
  where he is going. So put your trust in the
  light while you still have it so that you may
  become sons of light (John 1236)

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Send The Light, The Blessed Gospel Light
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• If we walk in the light as he is in the light
  we have fellowship with one another (1 John
  17)

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• Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And
  so we ought to lay down our lives for our
  brothers. To be precise if anyone has material
  possessions and sees his brother in need, but has
  no pity on him, how can the love of God be in
  him? Dear children of God, of Light let us not
  love with wordsbut with actions (1 John
  316-18)

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• For like Jesus, were called to lay down our
  lives for our brothers (I John 316) to not
  only walk in the light, but to share the light in
  tangible, enlivening ways. For Jesus was
  life, John reminds us and that life was the
  light of men all men, all women, even those
  tossed to the sidelines of life.

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