receive the light john 1:6-13
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Receive the Light John 1:6-13. Rick Griffith • Crossroads International Church • biblestudydownloads.com. The Birth of Jesus. No person is debated more than Jesus Christ!. Two ways Jesus is unique…. I. Christ is the only light (John 1 :6-9). evge,neto. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Receive the LightJohn 1:6-13
Receive the LightJohn 1:6-13
Rick Griffith • Crossroads International Church • biblestudydownloads.com
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The Birth of JesusThe Birth of Jesus
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"There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John"
(John 1:6)
"There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John"
(John 1:6)
Jesus said, "No one born among women is
as great as John" (Luke 7:28)
Jesus said, "No one born among women is
as great as John" (Luke 7:28)
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Jesus created all things (1:3).Jesus created all things (1:3).
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"Through [Christ] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made" (1:3 NIV)
"Through [Christ] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made" (1:3 NIV)
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Jesus is GodJesus is God (1:1c) (1:1c)Jesus is GodJesus is God (1:1c) (1:1c)
"In the beginning "In the beginning
was the Word, was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was Godand the Word was God" "
(John 1:1 (John 1:1 NIVNIV))
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Contrasting John with Jesus
JohnJohn (1:6-9) (1:6-9) CameCame to the world (6) to the world (6) Came into existence (6)Came into existence (6) A man (6)A man (6) Testified to the Light (7-Testified to the Light (7-
8)8)
JesusJesus (1:1-5) (1:1-5) MadeMade the world (3) the world (3) Was in the beginning Was in the beginning
(1a)(1a) God (1c)God (1c) Was the Light Himself Was the Light Himself
(9)(9)
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John testified about Christ so people would believe in Jesus (7)
John the Baptist
"God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7to tell about the light so that everyone might believe
because of his testimony" (1:7 NLT)
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DarknessDarkness
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How is Jesus the "Light" (1:8)?
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Jesus (not Jesus (not John) gives John) gives
spiritual spiritual lightlight
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"The true light that gives light to "The true light that gives light to every man every man was coming was coming into the into the world" (1:9 world" (1:9 NIVNIV))
"The true light that gives light to "The true light that gives light to every man every man was coming was coming into the into the world" (1:9 world" (1:9 NIVNIV))
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Point those in darkness to Christ
as the Light
Point those in darkness to Christ
as the Light
But how?But how?
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How can we point those in darkness to Christ as the Light?
How can we point those in darkness to Christ as the Light? 1. Remember the
light Christ shined on you
1. Remember the light Christ shined on you
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Colossians 1:13-14Colossians 1:13-14
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How can we point those in darkness to Christ as the Light?
How can we point those in darkness to Christ as the Light? 2. Tell others that
Christ answers our sin problem
2. Tell others that Christ answers our sin problem
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We need Christ!We need Christ!
If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator.
If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist.
If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist.If our greatest need had been money,
God would have sent us an economist.
If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an
economist. If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer.
If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer. But our greatest need was forgiveness,
so God sent us a Saviour.
But our greatest need was forgiveness,
so God sent us a Saviour.
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How can we point those in darkness to Christ as the Light?
How can we point those in darkness to Christ as the Light?
3. Live like a child of the light
3. Live like a child of the light
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Philippians 2:15Philippians 2:15
"…become blameless and pure, children of God without
fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars (lights) in the universe as you hold out
the word of life."
"…become blameless and pure, children of God without
fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars (lights) in the universe as you hold out
the word of life."
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II. Christ alone brings us into
God's family (1:10-13)
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Jesus weeps over His creation
"He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him.
11He came to his own people, and even they rejected him"
(John 1:10-11 NLT)
"He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him.
11He came to his own people, and even they rejected him"
(John 1:10-11 NLT)
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Jews rejected Christ even though he was Jewish (1:11)
Jews rejected Christ even though he was Jewish (1:11)
"He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive
[Gr. 'welcome alongside' ] him" (NIV).
"He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive
[Gr. 'welcome alongside' ] him" (NIV).
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But all that accept him as God enter God's spiritual family (12-
13).
But all that accept him as God enter God's spiritual family (12-
13).
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You become a child of God by believing that Jesus is God:
"But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God" (1:12 NLT)
"But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God" (1:12 NLT)
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II. Christ alone brings us into
God's family (1:10-13)
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Main Idea
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Danger lies ahead in the darkness.
Danger lies ahead in the darkness.
Darkness is only defeated with Light.
Darkness is only defeated with Light.
Light is found in Christ alone.Light is found in Christ alone.
Charles Murray in 1967…Charles Murray in 1967…
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Step into the LightStep into the Light
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Live as Shining StarsLive as Shining Stars
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