Believer
GOD’S CALL FOR EVERY
Believer
GOD’S CALL FOR EVERY
Part 3 Called To Shine
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14 “You are the light of [Christ
to] the world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hidden;
MATTHEW 5:14 AMP
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15 nor does anyone light a lamp
and put it under a basket, but
on a lampstand, and it gives
light to all who are in the house.
MATTHEW 5:15 AMP
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16 Let your light shine before
men in such a way that they
may see your good
deeds and moral excellence…,
MATTHEW 5:16 AMP
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16 …and[recognize and honor
and] glorify your Father who is
in heaven.
MATTHEW 5:16 AMP
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“Mankind is on a stumbling
run into eternity of darkness
aided and coerced on by
the enemy of our souls”
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We need to preach
Christ the Light of the
world for
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He is the Light that
DIRECTS men and
women to the path of
righteousness
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The world lies in darkness where
the truth is concerned and only
the shining of the light of God
can show the
Pitfalls and and the true only
way
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Humanity is stumbling
and losing their way,
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God called every believer
to turn men from
DARKNESS to LIGHT
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WE ARE CALLED TO BE
Light FOR A REASON
WE ARE CALLED TO BE
1
FOR A REASON
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12 Once more Jesus addressed
the crowd. He said,
JOHN 8:12 AMP
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12 “I am the Light of the world. He
who follows Me will not walk in the
darkness, but will have the Light of
life.”
JOHN 8:12 AMP
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Jesus Christ
is the
CREATOR OF LIFE
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And His life brings
to Humankind
LIGHT
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In His light, we see ourselves
as Who we really are
(SINNERS IN NEED OF A SAVIOR)
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When we follow Jesus,
the true LIGHT,
we can AVOID walking
blindly and falling into sin
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He lights the path
ahead of us so we can
SEE HOW TO
Live,
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He removes
darkness
of sin from
our lives
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Christ is the TRUE
LIGHT
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He helps us SEE our way
and shows how to walk
along the way
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Christ chose to reflect His Light
through His followers to the
unbelieving world because
unbelievers cannot bear the full
blazing glory of His Light firsthand
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46 I have come as Light into
the world, so that everyone
who believes and trusts in
Me
JOHN 12:46 AMP
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46 [as Savior —all those who
anchor their hope in Me and
rely on the truth of My message]
JOHN 12:46 AMP
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46 will not continue to live in
darkness.
JOHN 12:46 AMP
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18 To open their eyes, so they
may turn from darkness to light
and from the power of Satan to
God.
ACTS 26:18 NLT
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18 Then they will receive
forgiveness for their sins and be
given..
ACTS 26:18 NLT
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18 a place among God’s
people, who are set apart by
faith in me.’
ACTS 26:18 NLT
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If we live for Christ,
we will GLOW like lights,
showing others what
CHRIST IS LIKE
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Let’s not shut our light off,
but let’s be a beacon of
TRUTH for the rest of the
world
LET’S NOT SHUT OUR LIGHT OFF
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WE ARE TO FULFILL
Light
OUR CALL AS
WE ARE TO FULFILL
2
OUR CALL AS
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6 Don’t be fooled by those
who try to excuse these sins,
for the anger of God will fall
on all who disobey him.
EPHESIANS 5:6NLT
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7 Don’t participate in the
things these people do.
EPHESIANS 5:7 NLT
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8 For once you were full of
darkness, but now you have
light from the Lord. So live as
people of light!
EPHESIANS 5:8 NLT
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9 For this light within you
produces only what is good
and right and true
EPHESIANS 5:9 NLT
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A Believer’s position has
changed from
DARKNESS
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And we are to
CHANGE our walk to
correspond our position
in
Christ
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Paul writes against the
lifestyle of people who
make excuses for bad
behavior and recommends
its practice to others,
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Whether they are in the
church or outside of it
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We must be WARY of
those are viciously evil,
immoral, or opposed to all
that Christianity stands for
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Such people are more
likely to influence us for
evil than to influence
them for good
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As people who have light
from the Lord,
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our ACTIONS should
REFLECT our
faith
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We should live above
reproach morally so that
we will reflect God’s
Goodness to others
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Our mission as light will
result in errors being
detected, and dangers
being exposed when we
walk as children of light.
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15 So that you may prove
yourselves to be
blameless and guileless,
PHILIPPIANS 2:15 AMP
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15…innocent and uncontaminate
d, children of God without blemish
in the midst
PHILIPPIANS 2:15 AMP
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15 …of a [morally] crooked and
[spiritually] perverted generation
among whom you are seen as
bright lights
PHILIPPIANS 2:15 AMP
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15 [beacons shining out clearly] in
the world [of darkness],
PHILIPPIANS 2:15 AMP
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Our lives should be
characterized by moral
PURITY, PATIENCE, &
PEACEFULNESS,
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So that we will SHINE
brightly in a dark and
depraved world
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A
TRANSFORMED LIFE
is an effective witness to
the power of God’s Word
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Our role is to SHINE
until Jesus returns and
bathes the world in His
radiant glory
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WE ARE TO MAXIMIZE
Potential
OUR CALL AS
WE ARE TO MAXIMIZE
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OUR CALL AS
Light
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3 If the Good News we preach
is hidden behind a veil, it is
hidden only from people who
are perishing.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:3 NLT
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4 Satan, who is the god of this
world, has blinded the minds of
those who don’t believe.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4 NLT
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4 They are unable to see the
glorious light of the Good
News.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4 NLT
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4 They don’t understand this
message about the glory of
Christ, who is the exact likeness
of God.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4NLT
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5 You see, we don’t go around
preaching about ourselves.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:5 NLT
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5We preach that Jesus Christ is
Lord, and we ourselves are
your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:5 NLT
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6 For God, who said, “Let there
be light in the darkness,” has
made this light shine in our
hearts…
2 CORINTHIANS 4:6 NLT
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6 …so we could know the glory
of God that is seen in the face
of Jesus Christ
2 CORINTHIANS 4:6NLT
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7 We now have this light shining
in our hearts,
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 NLT
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7 but we ourselves are like
fragile clay jars containing
this great treasure
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 NLT
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7 This makes it clear that our
great power is from God, not
from ourselves.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 NLT
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The GOOD NEWS is
revealed to everyone,
except to those who
refuse to believe
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SATAN is the god of
this world,
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his work is to deceive,
and he has blinded
those who don’t
believe in Christ.
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The allure of money,
power, pleasure blinds
people to the light of
Christ Good News.
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Those who reject Christ
and prefer their own
pursuits have unknowingly
made Satan their god
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Servingpeople
requires a SACRIFICE
of time and personal
desires
Serving
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Being Christ’s follower
means SERVING
others,
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Even when they do
not measure up to
our expectations
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The supremely valuable
message of salvation in Jesus
Christ has been entrusted by
God to frail and fallible
human being like you and
me
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Just as God commanded
the light in the darkness at
creation, so He turn the
light in people’s at
salvation so they can see
who Jesus Christ is.
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23 Let your light shine before
men in such a way that they
may see your good deeds and
moral excellence…
MATTHEW 5:16 AMP
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23 …and [recognize and honor
and] glorify your Father who is in
heaven.
MATTHEW 5:16 AMP
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The presence of believers
in the world must be like a
light in the darkness…
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…the truth of God’s Word
brings light to the
darkened hearts of sinful
man.
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The good works of
Christ’s followers are to
shine for all to see.
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Our deeds will be evident
if they are performed in
accordance with
Biblical principles
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CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
4
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13 You are the salt of the earth;
but if the salt has lost it’s taste
(purpose),
MATTHEW 5:13 AMP
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13 How can it be made salty?
It is no longer good for
anything,"
MATTHEW 5:13 AMP
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13 “But to be thrown out and
walked on by people [when
the walk-ways are wet and
slippery]
MATTHEW 5:13 AMP
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14 “You are the light of [Christ
to] the world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hidden;
MATTHEW 5:14 AMP
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15 nor does anyone light a lamp
and put it under a basket, but
on a lampstand, and it gives
light to all who are in the house.
MATTHEW 5:15 AMP
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16 Let your light shine before
men in such a way that they
may see your good
deeds and moral excellence…,
MATTHEW 5:16 AMP
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16 …and[recognize and honor
and] glorify your Father who is
in heaven.
MATTHEW 5:16 AMP
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The role of the Christian as
salt and light in the world
may be hindered or
prevented through any
choice of COMPROMISE
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Or settling for which is
more convenient
or comfortable,
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Rather than doing
what is truly
best and pleasing
to the Lord
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Moreover, the status of salt and
light is something that follows
naturally from the Christian’s
humble obedience to the
commandments of Christ
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It is when we DEPART
from the Spirit-led lifestyle
of genuine discipleship
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That the DISTINCTIONS
between ourselves and
the rest of the world
become blurred and our
testimony is hindered
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Only by remaining
FOCUSED on Christ
and being obedient to
Him
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Can we expect to remain
salt and light in the world