Help Them See The Light Series

Help them see the Light

John 3:16-21

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (17) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (18) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. (21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

I. The world has created a narrative that God is a cranky old man that looks at this world as His grass and we need to stay off it. That He is only angry, controlling, and is just waiting for us to get out of line so He can punish us. 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. God loves this world, He loves the people of this world, He doesn’t love the sin of this world, but He loves us enough to send His Son to die for us.

A. Darkness is a product of the fall. When God created the world everything, He spoke into existence was good. When He created man, He said let us make man in our image and He reached into the ground of this world, placing His fingers to the earth and from that handful of dust formed man and breathed the breath of life into him. It was from that breath God imparted His DNA upon us. Establishing us as His children. Even after Adam and Eve disobeyed God and brought darkness into the world, He didn’t abort His children. Being without sin God could no longer walk with His children but He had a plan to restore that relationship so that He could. Paul said in Galatians 4, Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

B. This world is consumed in darkness because of that act of disobedience. The World calls evil good, and good evil; they put darkness for light, and light for darkness; they put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

1. Paul would say in Romans 3 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips: Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet [are] swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery [are] in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known:

2. Those in the world see only darkness and can only see that they are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight. They see nothing wrong with late term abortion; they say you have the right to choose when they want to give life. What I don’t get is if you take a life on the streets, you are a murderer but if you take a life in a doctor’s office it is your right to choose.

3. Parents use their children as props or extras in their social media pages. They now want their 15 minutes of fame and celebrate their child’s choice to swap genders by having gender reveal parties and photo shoots; just as those that reveal the gender of their baby they are expecting. What the LGBQT community fells to tell those that transition to another sex is that among the transgender community the suicide rate is at its highest because no matter if you change your name, appearance, how you dress, what restroom you go to, forms and applications may let you choose, but your DNA will always tell on you. No amount of hormones and surgeries can change your DNA, and they struggle with that, they know that when they die their DNA and their skeletal system will always tell on them.

a. Mr. Rogers an ordained Presbyterian Minister was commissioned to do his ministry not behind a pulpit but to work with families through mass media. He was America’s Children’s Pastor and everything he showed on his program was inspired by scripture. He wrote a song in 1967 called Everybody’s Fancy and on the Johnny Carson show he sang the song but said the second verse is the most important, he says, Boys are boys from the beginning. Girls are girls right from the start. Everybody's fancy. Everybody's fine. Your body's fancy and so is mine. Only girls can be mommies. Only boys can be daddies. Everybody's fancy. Everybody's fine. Your body's fancy and so is mine.