Mankind has long looked to the stars in the sky for answers and direction. While some ancient cultures worshipped celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and stars, the Bible asserts that God created these objects and warns against worshipping creation over the Creator. Nonetheless, the Bible uses the vastness of the stars as a metaphor for God's promises of numerous descendants, and calls Christians to shine like stars by living exemplary, hopeful lives that guide others as lights in the darkness.

1. Seeing Stars

2. mankind has been looking to the sky for answers

3. ever since the beginning

4. we keep looking even today

5. mankind has been looking to stars for directions

6. we keep seeking even today

7. Genesis 1:16
God made two great lights
the greater light to govern the day
and the lesser light to govern the night
He also made the stars

8. If a man or woman living among you in one of the
towns the LORD gives you is found doing evil in the
eyes of the LORD your God in violation of his
covenant, and contrary to my command has
worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the
sun or the moon or the stars of the sky, and this has
been brought to your attention, then you must
investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been
proved that this detestable thing has been done in
Israel, take the man or woman who has done this evil
deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.
Deuteronomy 17:2-5

9. when you look up to the sky and see the sun,
the moon and the stars - all the heavenly array
do not be enticed into bowing down to them
and worshiping things the LORD your God
has apportioned to all the nations under heaven
Deuteronomy 4:19

10. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,
and worshiped and served created things
rather than the Creator
who is forever praised
Romans 1:25

12. 92 percent of Americans
believe there’s a God

13. 29 percent of Americans
believe in Astrology

14. the Bible uses stars as a measurement

15. Genesis 15:5
He took him outside and said,
“Look up at the heavens and count the stars
if indeed you can count them.”
then he said to him,
“So shall your offspring be”

16. Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you and make your
descendants as numerous as the stars in
the sky and as the sand on the seashore.
Your descendants will take possession of
the cities of their enemies,

17. Genesis 26:4
I will make your descendants as numerous
as the stars in the sky and will give them all
these lands, and through your offspring all
nations on earth will be blessed

18. why does this matter?

19. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always
obeyed — not only in my presence, but now
much more in my absence — continue to work
out your salvation with fear and trembling, for
it is God who works in you to will and to act
according to his good purpose
Philippians 2:12-13

20. Do everything without complaining or arguing,
so that you may become blameless and pure,
children of God without fault in a crooked and
depraved generation, in which you shine like
stars in the universe
Philippians 2:14-15

21. we become like the stars

23. “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you
this testimony for the churches. I am the
Root and the Offspring of David, and the
bright Morning Star.”
Revelation 22:16

24. We have the word of the prophets made
more certain, and you will do well to pay
attention to it, as to a light shining in a
dark place, until the day dawns and the
morning star rises in your hearts.
2 Peter 1:19

26. perhaps it’s less about the quantity...
...and more about our quality

27. we offer answers
we can offer direction
lights in the darkened void
through how we live our lives

28. like the Bright and Morning Star