THE LIGHT OF GOD
OUTLINE
1. DIVINITY
2. CREATION
3. SALVATION
4. FAVOUR
5. GLORY
6. REVELATION
7. JUSTICE
8. PATHWAY
9. JOY
10. EXAMPLE
11 RIGHTEOUSNESS
12. EXPOSURE
THE MESSAGE
THE LIGHT OF GOD
1. DIVINITY
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
1 John 1:5
5. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
1 Timothy 6:16
16. Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
John 8:12
12. Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
John 9:5
5. "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
2.CREATION
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Genesis 1:3-5
3. Then God said, "Let there be light" and there was light.
4. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
5. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:14-18
14. Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years.
15. "and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth", and it was so.
16. Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.
17. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth.
18. and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Mark 13:24
24. "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
3. SALVATION
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Isaiah 9:2
2. The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
Isaiah 42:6
6. "I the Lord, have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles.
Matthew 4:16
16. The people who sat in darkness saw a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.
Luke 1:79
79. To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet unto the way of peace.
Luke 2:32
32. A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.
Acts 26:18
18. 'to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
2 Corinthians 4:4
4. Whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
2 Corinthians 4:6
6. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowedge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 1:10
10. but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immotality to light through the gospel.
4. FAVOUR
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
James 1:17
17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
1 Peter 2:9
9. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Psalm 44:3
3. For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them.
Psalm 112:4
4. Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5. GLORY
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Isaiah 60:1
1. ARISE shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
Isaiah 60:3
3. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
6. REVELATION
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
2 Peter 1:19
19. We also have the prophetic word made more sure, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Psalm 43:3
3. Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.
Daniel 5:14
14. "I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.
7. JUSTICE
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Psalm 37:6
6. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
Isaiah 51:4
4. "Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples.
Psalm 27:1
27. The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
8. PATHWAY
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
John 11:9-10
9. Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10. "But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
John 12:35-36
35. Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
36. "While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
John 12:46
46. "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
Psalm 18:28
28. "For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psalm 36:9
9. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
Isaiah 42:16
16. I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
Isaiah 50:10
10. "Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God.
9. JOY
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Psalm 97:11
11. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
Isaiah 60:20
20. Your sun shall no longer go down, Nor shall your moon withdraw itself; For the LORD will be your everlasting light, And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
10. EXAMPLE
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
John 1:4-9
4. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9. That was the true Light which gives light to every man who comes into the world.
John 5:35
35. "He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
Matthew 5:13-16
13. "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is them good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14. "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15. "Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
11. RIGHTEOUSNESS
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Roman 13:12
12. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Matthew 6: 22-23
22. "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.
23. "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
2 Corinthians 6:14
14. Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
Ephesians 5:8
8. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
Philippians 2:15
15. that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
Colossians 1:12
12. giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
5. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
1 John 1:7
7. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 2:8-10
8. Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9. He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
10. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
Isaiah 58:10
10. If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the neenday.
12. EXPOSURE
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
John 3:19-21
19. "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20. "For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21. "But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."
Matthew 10:27
27. "Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
Mark 4:21-22
21. And He said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?
22. "For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.
Luke 8:16-17
16. "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.
17. "For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.
1 Corinthians 4:5
5. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each one's praise will come from God.
Ephesians 5:13-14
13. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.
14. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."
2 Corinthians 11:14
14. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
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