Following the Light of Christmas
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Following the Light of Christmas Following the Light of Christmas
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Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
Last Sunday: “Seeking the Light”
Today: “Reflecting the Light”
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect His
image…
Genesis 1:26 “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our own image, in our likeness…’”
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect His
image…
To “reflect” is to (1)“give back from a source, as the moon reflects the sun or (2) “show an image of or to reproduce an image” as in a mirror or copy machine.
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect in His
image…
God is our “sun” and we are His “moon,” reflecting His Light. Notice that themoon itself is not the source of light, merely a reflector.
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect in His
image…
God is the Original and we are His reflections or copies. Notice that this doesn’t require creativity or talent, but rather simple faithfulness to the Original.
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God made us to reflect His
image…
The more accurately we imitate His nature and character, the more powerfully we reflect His saving light to others.
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect His
image…
Lighthouses along the coast help sailors avoid danger…
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect His
image…
Those serving there are known as “keepers of the
light”
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect His
image…
Daily, they keep the light burning from dusk to dawn
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect His
image…
If they didn’t, what could happen?
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God knows our need for light…
“The Lighthouse”Brightly beams our Father's mercy
From His lighthouse ever more,But to us He gives the keepingOf the lights along the shore.
Let the lower lights be burning;Send a gleam across the wave;
Some poor fainting, struggling sailorYou may rescue, you may save.
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect in His
image…2 Cor. 5:17-20 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation…We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.”
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God made us to reflect in His
image…Luke 2:17-18 “When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.”
Following the Light of ChristmasFollowing the
Light of Christmas
God created us to reflect in His
image…
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