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Light It Up! | Living In The Light

LIGHT IT UP

 

Jn 1:1-5 NIV

Jn1:12-14 NKJV

 

Back to Jn 1:5  

 

The darkness cannot shut out the light of Christ - but it tries! 

 

Mt 5:14

 

1) How do we purposely shine? We live in the light

 

Isa 60:1-2 

 

2) How do we live in the light? We choose to walk in bold relationship with Him

 

Eph 5:8-11

 

3) How do we walk in bold relationship with Him? We come up higher

 

Isa 55:9

 

Ps 121:1-2 

 

Col 3:1-3

 

4) How do we come up higher? We live the life that is hidden with Him

 

Col 3;3

 

Call upon the Lord 

Jer 33:3

 

Seek the Lord 

Jer 29:13

 

Praise Him 

Isa 61:3, Ps 100:4 

 

Live Righteously 

Ps 24:3-4

 

Choose our attitude

Phil 2:13-15

 

Fear the Lord

Ps 25:14

DERRICK & LAURA’S MIRACLE TESTIMONY | THE LIGHT SHOW

To launch The LIGHT SHOW, Derrick & Laura Casey share their testimonies of God's miraculous power and presence in their lives and how He has lead them in Godly parenting. Your faith and heart will be edified and touched by the incredible testimonies of these two people, telling of how God still does miracles and answers prayers, and there is so much wisdom on following the leading of God's Word and Spirit in raising a family with an awareness of their IDENTITY in Christ and their purpose in the earth. We know you will be blessed by these testimonies of the goodness and faithfulness of God, and be encouraged in your walk with the Lord. Thank you for joining us for this first ever episode of THE LIGHT SHOW live at Victory Church Grande Prairie.

Pursuing Purpose | Living In The Light

Pursuing Purpose

 

“The only way a shadow leaves is when the light shines”

 

Jn 8:12

 

1) You have a purpose

 

Rom 14:7-8

Mt 25:21

 

“If you live for yourself you can settle for less. If you live for others, it requires all of who you are” Erwin mcManus

 

2) The Church has a purpose 

 

Mt 6:14-16

 

REACH - TEACH -MOBILIZE

 

3) It CAN be done

 

1 Cor 16:9

Freedom Calls | Living In The Light

We were never intended to make a tent in the place where we encounter God's glory and light through Jesus Christ, but we were made to carry His light back with us out into the darkness and to answer the call and cry of those who need a touch or encounter with God's love and healing. 

Into The Cloud | Living In The Light

Today The LORD IS CALLING US INTO THE CLOUD He has been TEACHING us what it means to LIVE IN THE LIGHT BUT TO MEET HIM IN THE LIGHT, YOU have to come through the cloud. Coming through the cloud is the place where we learn the fear of God so that we might not sin against Him. GOD IS terrifying because of WHAT He is. But if you SEE HIM FOR WHO He is, and hear HIS CALL TO DRAW NEAR, you will venture through the cloud and into the light. POINT OF MESSAGE: People where assembled at the base of the mountain and the Lord was at the top, wanting so much for us to come. The people celebrated at the base of the mountain, but God was calling them to come speak with Him face to face. It was like they still responded to God as Israel did when only Moses went, the rest were terrified and said, “if the Lord speaks to us we will surely die.” The Lord was grieved that the people would not come up the mountain. They didn’t understand “whoever seeks to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for MY sake will find it and keep it for eternal life.” That He was there to bring them into His transfiguration, to be seen for who HE IS and give them the light of life. Matthew 16:25 “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” When the Lord calls us to to the cloud of His glory, it IS terrifying, because He is HOLY and HE IS GOING TO CONFRONT OUR IDOLS Exodus 20:18-21 And all the people were watching and hearing the [j]thunder and the lightning flashes, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it all, they trembled and stood at a distance. 19Then they said to Moses, “Speak [k]to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak [l]to us, or we will die!” 20However, Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may [m]remain with you, so that you will not sin.” 21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. The people were meant to LEARN THE FEAR OF GOD in this encounter, in being brought near to HIS HOLINESS, so that they would be delivered from idolatry by VIRTUE of the AWE and REVERENCE of GOD. But they kept their distance not just physically, but spiritually. But not MOSES Exodus 24: 15-18 Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. 16The glory of the LORD rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud. 17And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. 18Moses entered the midst of the cloud as he went up to the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. MOSES went into the cloud, and the end result is that he came out with a face reflecting the light of God. THE PEOPLE kept their physical, emotional, and spiritual distance from GOD and IMMEDIATELY went back to Egypt in their hearts, and to worshipping a golden calf made by their own hands. God IS terrifying not because he DESIRES to be, but because He is SO SO HOLY and we are SO SO NOT God is doing EVERYTHING HE CAN to be as close as He can to the PEOPLE HE LOVES But what fellowship does LIGHT have with darkness? 1 Timothy 6:16 “HE alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see.” But he doesn’t just DWELL in unapproachable light, HE IS LIGHT 1 John 1:5 “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” God is not the dark cloud of chaos and confusion, He is the LIGHT on the other side of it

Embodied Gratitude | Living In The Light

Embodied Gratitude

 

Acts 26:18

Col 1:13-16

 

I was BLIND but now I SEE! 

 

1) Expressed Gratitude

 

 

Ps 107:1-2

 

1Thes 5:16-18

 

Rom 1:20-21

 

2) Embodied Gratitude

 

Ps 103:1-5

 

The action of a grateful heart is a life that brings Him praise. 

 

Deut 8:11-19

 

A) Remember 

 

B) Follow

 

C) Serve

 

D) Worship

 

 

Col 1:17-18

 

 

Remember Him, Follow Him, Serve Him, Worship Him - Thanksgiving is a way of life! 

Citizens Of Light | Living In The Light

Citizens of light

 

Luke 22:15-20

 

In remembrance of Me: Take to yourself all that I am and all that I have done for you, and all that I am presently doing and will do for all time 

1 Cor 5:7

 

Rom 8:2-4

 

Col 1:13

 

1) What is a kingdom?

 

“A kingdom is: a governing influence of a king over His territory; impacting it with His will, His purpose, and His intentions - producing a citizenry of people who express His culture and reflect His nature” Dr Myles Munroe

 

2) What is the Kingdom of God?

 

Col 1:13-18

Jn 18:36

 

3) What is His Kingdom culture?

 

Christianity is not a series of sacraments - it’s a cultural exchange

 

Acts 26:18

Watch The Lens | Living In The Light

1) Jesus is the light

2) Darkness is an effect not a cause

3) We’ve been invited to live in the light

 

“Eyes that LOOK are common - eyes that SEE are rare” J.Oswald Sanders 

 

“Throughout our lives, we form narratives and biases based on how we perceive  others through our lens - then we interact with people based on that perspective, regardless of whether it’s true or not” Victoria Wilson 

 

1) Living in darkness creates a lens

 

Darkness: look out for yourself, superiority, blame, justice, cancel culture

 

Light: lay down your life, humility, forgiveness, love cover, grace

 

Gen 2:15-17

 

Gen 3:1,4,5

 

Gen 3:11-14

 

Col 1:13-14

 

 

2) Living in light requires a new lens

 

Jn 7:4

 

Jn 8:1-12 

 

3) Jesus is the lens

 

Jn 8:12

 

Jn 3:16-17

 

“Accusation will use truth as a weapon to destroy you and others. It will misrepresent God and His word to abuse and lay a burden of guilt” Dr Henry Wright 

 

Mt 7:1-2

 

Living In The Light

Living in the LIGHT

 

Gen 1:1-5

 

1) Jesus is the Light Of The World

 

Light is not a WHAT but a WHO

 

Jn 1:1-5 

 

1Jn 1:5 AMP

1 Jn 1:5 MSG

 

Jn 9:5

James 1:17

 

2) Darkness is an EFFECT not a CAUSE

 

Isa 9:2

 

Darkness = Shadow of death = Fear 

 

3) We’ve been invited to LIVE in the Light

 

1Jn 1:5-7

 

“Denunciating rhetoric is so much easier and cheaper than good works, and proves a popular temptation. Yet it is far better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” W.L.Watkinson 1907 

 

Mic 7:8

 

Ps 27:1 

RESOLVED!

RESOLVED! 

 

Rom 8:35-39

 

Psalm 25 ( this is our core and we’re going through it in chunks so you’ll want to keep it close) 

 

Ps 25:16-19

 

1) Look up and Trust

 

Vs 1-2

 

2) Wait on God 

 

Vs 3

 

3) Look to Learn 

 

Vs 4&5

 

Show me - Teach me - Lead me

 

Vs 9&10

 

4) Clean the Slate 

 

Vs 6, 7, 11 

 

Sin: the offence

Iniquity: moral evil, perversity

 

5) Choose Humility

 

Vs 9

Vs 12 

 

6) Live in the Promise 

 

Vs 13-15