The Light Redeems Us

November 30, 2024

Michael Boyd

The Light Redeems Us LISTEN ON MIXLR @ https://gbcsl.mixlr.com WATCH US ON YOUTUBE LIVE @ http://www.youtube.com/gracechurch-slus/live I The world in which Jesus came 1 The world was Spiritually dark. 2 The world was Morally dark. 3 The world was Philosophically dark. John 1:1-5 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 was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life,[a] and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 1 Jesus, the Word, is the creator. John 1:3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. John is introducing us to our creator Col. 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 2 Jesus also is the revealer John 1:4-5 In him was life,[a] and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Overcome: A To Grasp B To arrest, To capture, To overtake, John 1:9-18 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own,[b] and his own people[c] did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[d] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[e] 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God,who is at the Father's side,he has made him known. II Changes that Jesus brought because He is the true Temple. Jesus now is the point of worship He becomes the fulfillment of the Law. He becomes our sacrifice. What does this teach us about Jesus and about our need? 1 Christ is the final and most complete revelation of God. 2 Without Jesus, you are simply managing your darkness 3 If you have the desire to choose the light, it is Christ that gives us that desire. Grace Baptist Church Podcast HTTPS://PODPOINT.COM/GRACE-BAPTIST-CHURCH-OF-SECOND-LIFE-PODCAST WEBSITE https://gracebaptistofsecondlife.godaddysites.com