This message is Part 7 of the message series "I AM" by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message titled, "I AM The Light Of The World", Pastor Chuck talks about the reality of living in a dark world (that is getting darker) and how God's light can dispel the darkness. He further explains how the coming of Christ forever shined God's light in the world and how we as Christians are called to be God's light. This message was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, March 26, 2017.

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5. I AM
THE light
of the world

6. Jesus said, “I am the Light from God that has come into the
world, but men did not want light . . . I am the Light of the
world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light
and will never live in the dark . . . I am the Light that has
come into the world so that all who believe in me won’t
have to stay any longer in the dark.”
(John 3:19/8:12/12:46 – International Children’s Bible,
Contemporary English Verison, The Message)

7. Fact ONE :

8. God is total and absolute
light

9. God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.
(1 John 1:5 – Holman Christian Standard Bible)

10. Only God lives forever! And he lives in light that
no one can come near. No human has ever seen God
or ever can see him. God will be honored,
and his power will last forever. Amen.
(1 Timothy 6:16 – Contemporary English Version)

11. In the Old Testament (Light = OWR)
and in the New Testament (Light = PHOS)
is always used to symbolize that which is “God”
and that which is “GOOD”
(love, life, truth and salvation)

12. Every good gift and perfect gift is from above,
and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom there’s no variation or shadow.
(James 1:17 – New King James Version)

13. Our take away:

14. God is the only one who can
Dispel the darkness

15. Fact TWO:

16. The world is dark
And getting darker

17. They will look around them at their land and see only
trouble, darkness, and awful gloom. And they will be forced
into the darkness . . . The people who walk in darkness
will see a great light. For those who live in
a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
(Isaiah 8:22/9:2 – New Century Version/New Living Translation)

18. In the Old Testament (Darkness = HASAK)
and in the New Testament (Darkness = SKOTOS)
and is always used to symbolize that which is “anti-
God” (evil, deception, hatred and death)

20. Evildoers travel a dark road because
they love to hide their deeds in darkness;
they can’t see the perils ahead that cause them to stumble.
(Proverbs 4:19 – Voice)

21. But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
(Proverbs 4:19 – New Living Translation)

22. Our take away:

23. The world desperately needs
god’s light

24. Fact THREE:

25. Jesus is god and he is
The light Of the world

26. Before the world began, there was the Word. The Word
was with God, and the Word was God. He was with
God in the beginning . . . In him there was life.
That life was light for the people of the world.

27. The Light shines in the darkness. And the darkness has not
overpowered the Light. There was a man named John who
was sent by God. He came to tell people about the Light.
Through him all people could hear about the
Light and believe.

28. John was not the Light, but he came to tell people about
the Light. The true Light was coming into the world. The
true Light gives light to all . . . The Word became a man
and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that
belongs to the only Son of the Father . . .

29. John told about him. He said, “This is the One I was talking
about. I said, ‘The One who comes after me is greater than
I am. He was living before me . . . No man has ever seen
God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father. And
the Son has shown us what God is like. (John 1:1-2, 4-9,
14-15, 18 – International Children’s Bible)

30. Satan, who is the god of this evil world, has made them
blind, unable to see the glorious light of the Gospel that is
shining upon them or to understand the amazing message
we preach about the glory of Christ, who is God.
(2 Corinthians 4:4 – Living Bible)

31. Our take away:

32. Jesus alone can bring
light into our lives

33. Fact FOUR:

34. As christians we are now
The light in the world

35. You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is
built on a hill cannot be hidden. And people don’t hide a
light under a bowl. They put the light on a lampstand. Then
the light shines for all the people in the house.

36. In the same way, you should be a light for other people.
Live so that they will see the good things you do. Live so
that they will praise your Father in heaven.
(Matthew 5:14-16 – International Children’s Bible)

37. You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you
are people of the light because you belong to the Lord.
So act like people of the light and make your light shine. Be
good and honest and truthful.
(Ephesians 5:8-9 – Contemporary English Version)

38. Jesus said, “For a brief time still, the light is among you.
Walk by the light you have so darkness doesn’t destroy
you. If you walk in darkness, you don’t know where you’re
going. As you have the light, believe in the light. Then the
light will be within you, and shining through your lives.
You’ll be children of light.”
(Matthew 12:36 – The Message)

39. we must know the light

40. we must walk in the light

41. we must shine the light

42. God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.
If we say that we have fellowship with God, but we
continue living in darkness, then we are liars.
God is in the light. We should live in the light, too.

43. If we live in the light, we share fellowship with each other.
And when we live in the light, the blood of the death of
Jesus, God’s Son, is making us clean from every sin.
(1 John 1:5-7 – International Children’s Bible)

44. Our take away:

45. We must choose Each day
how we will live

46. Let’s pray