Sermons About Light
Show Us A Sign
In response to the miracle of vs. 14, some in the crowd demanded further proof of Jesus' Messianic role. In this text Jesus says that no more signs will be given, because they are blind to all that he has already done. They were looking, but not seeing! Jesus turns their request into a warning that is as necessary today as it was then.
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Don't Miss This
In this week's message Pastor Mark Burch examines Hebrews 3 and 4 and speaks about our identity as Christ followers. The writer of Hebrews admonishes us to claim our inheritance and find our rest and strength to do that in Christ. We are not to sit back and let this world pass us by; instead we are to engage our culture and influence our world as co-heirs with Christ. Are you willing to take your inheritance? Key Passage: Hebrews 3:1-4:13
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What's So "True" About the Light?
John is not contrasting true light with false light, but Christ’s light versus any other light. All other light (human wisdom, religion, etc.) is derivative, whereas Christ’s light is from the outside and eternal. This contrasts the Greeks’ understanding of light as an inner illumination of reason or conscience, and the Hebrew idea that the light is primarily written in the scriptures. It is the source of that light, and it comes “Into the world,†revealing something from outside our ability to know.
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John 3:16-21 - The Heart of the Matter
God sent His Son into the world to save us from being exiled from God by our pride and sinfulness. The light of this truth exposes our need, and if we love our pride and sin more than God we will reject the truth and run into the darkness so that we can keep on sinning and protect our sense of self-righteousness, causing us to become warped and delusional. Only through humility and owning our sin can we accept the truth and walk into the light of Jesus Christ.
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