1) The Shining of the Light – vv5, 9-10a 2) The Rejection of the Light – vv10b-11 3) The Receiving of the Light – vv12-13
Preparing your heart for the sermon: -What does light do to darkness? Why is light so needed in order to live? -Why did most people not welcome the visit from their Creator? -Why do some receive Jesus instead of rejecting him like the rest?
Other passages to consider: Gen 1:1-5; Ps 27:1; Isa 9:1-7; 42:1-7; Matt 4:12-17; Luke 1:76-79; 2:29-32; Jn 1:1-13; 3:1-21; 8:12; 9:5; 11:9-10; 12:35-36, 44-50; Acts 26:17-18; 2 Cor 4:1-6; Eph 5:6-16; 1 Pet 2:9; 1 Jn 1:5-10
Digging Deeper: -How does this passage describe the nearness of Christ's incarnation? How does this display God's grace? -What does it look like to receive Jesus? What happens to those who do that? -What are the blessings of being a child of God? -Why do you follow Christ? How should you respond to this truth?
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Jathan Newton was born and raised in Indianapolis. God saved Jathan at a young age through the preaching of the gospel and instruction of his parents. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Purdue University where he met and married Melissa. During Jathan’s college years,...