I Am - Light

New Song Church OKC

John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
1 John 1:5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you:
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God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
Genesis 1:1-4 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
1. Light Brings Order to Chaos
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him… In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
_The light of Jesus brought order to the creation of the world.
_The light of Jesus brings order to anyone who is a new creation in Christ.
Before The Light of Jesus:
FORMLESS
EMPTY
MEANINGLESS
DISORDERED
FILLED WITH DARKNESS
2. Light Overcomes Darkness
1 John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
“Darkness does not have the ability to suppress or to hold the light under its domain.”
3. Light Guides
Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet. And a light to my path.
“I am the light of the world… Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
4. Light Reveals
Jesus, The Light of the World, reveals truth.
Acts 9:3-6 Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
“Secret” Sin will be revealed in one of three ways:
1 Off ramp of confession
2 God in His mercy will out you
3 God will turn you over to your sin to be destroyed by it (Romans 1:24)
Jesus is the light in which we see God.
“He will be the light in which you see mountains and valleys and oceans and rivers and trees and animals and people. Nothing will be the same again when you have him as your light. Everything looks different in the light of Christ. Yes, even earthquakes and tsunamis and suffering and death. Until his light fills the earth as the waters cover the sea — until it banishes sin and sickness and pain and earthquakes to the outer darkness — until then, even now, his light will help you bear the sorrows of darkness. It will be a soft glow to comfort you in your lonely room after the devastating loss. It will be a lamp on your troubled path. It will reveal the wise and loving face of God behind every frowning providence.” - Piper
5. Light Shines
John 12:36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.
The light of Jesus brings order to chaos. As light-bearers, we do the same.
The light of Jesus overcomes darkness. As light-bearers, we do the same.
The light of Jesus guides. As light-bearers, we do the same.
The light of Jesus reveals. As light-bearers, we do the same.