A Bible based message which provides inspiration, information and instruction on effectively using the "light" of God's word and Christian will to empower our lives and enlighten others. Biblical Text: John 1:1-18

1. Evergreen African Methodist Episcopal Church
3342 Old Frederick Road
Baltimore, MD 21229
410-945-0130
evergreenamechurch@verizon.net
Pastor: Dr. Joan L. Wharton
WOMEN’S DAY 2012 KICK-OFF 10 AM SERVICE
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Theme: “Women Walking in the Light of Truth”
Text: John 1: 8-9
Guest Speaker: Alison Velez Lane, Esquire
Message Title: “Yes, I Have A Light”

2. “YES, I HAVE A LIGHT!”
Guest Speaker: Alison Velez Lane, Esquire
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3. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1&version=MSG
John 1 (The Message)
The Life-Light
1 1-2 The Word was first,
the Word present to God,
God present to the Word.
The Word was God,
in readiness for God from day one.
3-5 Everything was created through him;
nothing—not one thing!—
came into being without him.
What came into existence was Life,
and the Life was Light to live by.
The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness;
the darkness couldn’t put it out.
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4. 6-8 Thereonce was a man, his name John, sent
by God to point out the way to the Life-Light.
He came to show everyone where to look, who
to believe in. John was not himself the Light;
he was there to show the way to the Light
9-13 TheLife-Light was the real thing:
Every person entering Life
he brings into Light.
He was in the world,
the world was there through him,
and yet the world didn’t even notice.
He came to his own people,
but they didn’t want him.
But whoever did want him,
who believed he was who he claimed
and would do what he said,
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5. He made to be their true selves,
their child-of-God selves.
These are the God-begotten,
not blood-begotten,
not flesh-begotten,
not sex-begotten.
14 The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved into the neighborhood.
We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son,
Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish.
15 John pointed him out and called, “This is the
One! The One I told you was coming after me
but in fact was ahead of me. He has always
been ahead of me, has always had the first
word.”
16-18 We all live off his generous bounty,
gift after gift after gift.
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6. OUR SAVIOR, the light of the world
John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of
the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall
have the light of life.
John 8:11-13 (in Context) John 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
John 9:5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 9:4-6 (in Context) John 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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7. OURSELVES: OUR SOULS
the walk in the light
• · Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on
an hill cannot be hid.
Matthew 5:13-15 (in Context) Matthew 5
(Whole Chapter) Other Translations
• · John 11:9
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in
the day? If any man walk in the day, he
stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of
this world.
• · Philippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the
sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a
crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye
shine as lights in the world;
Philippians 2:14-16 (in Context) Philippians 2
(Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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8. OUR SISTERS, OUR SOCIETY, the witness and
work of the light
· Luke 16:8
And the lord commended the unjust steward,
because he had done wisely: for the children of
this world are in their generation wiser than the
children of light.
Luke 16:7-9 (in Context) Luke 16 (Whole
Chapter) Other Translations
John 11:8-10 (in Context) John 11 (Whole
Chapter) Other Translations
· 2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the
minds of them which believe not, lest the light
of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image
of God, should shine unto them.
2 Corinthians 4:3-5 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 4
(Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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9. CLOSING AFFIRMATIONS
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10. CLOSING PRAYER
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11. CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: 443-621-3668
• E-mail: campaigntraingroup@gmail.com
• : Alison Velez Lane
https://www.facebook.com/alisonvelezlane
• @wisetweetwise
https://twitter.com/WiseTWEETWise
• Alison Velez Lane
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alison-velez-lane/7/78/240
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12. ALISON VELEZ LANE’S BLOG
AND SLIDESHARE ADDRESSES
• Blog: http://trainingleadersworldwide.wordpress.com/
• Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/alisonvelezlane
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13. ALISON VELEZ LANE
Alison Velez Lane, Esquire is a business attorney, leadership development trainer,
leadership consultant and professional speaker. She is the Chief Executive Officer and
Director, Leadership Development Programs for Campaign Train Group. Campaign Train
Group provides workshops, retreats, webinars, teleconferences, podcasts and written
guides on leadership development, strategic public relations, effective media relations,
public speaking and campaign management. Lane speaks, reads and writes Spanish.
She reads and writes French.
Alison is an alumni of University of Pennsylvania Law and Bryn Mawr College. Alison
earned her undergraduate degree in "The Growth of Structures of Cities”. She loves
studying history, reading fiction, shooting photographs, traveling worldwide and
creating vision boards.
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