Light of the World – Part I

LIGHT OF THE WORLD PART I

Matthew 5:14-15 Ye are the
light of the world. A city that is set on an hill
cannot be hid. 15Neither do men light a candle, and put it
under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto
all that are in the house.

I   THE  LIGHT
Ye are the light of the world.

  1. OF CHRIST
    Psalm 27:1; Psalm 36:9; Psalm 112:4; Psalm 118:27;
    Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 60:20; Micah 7:8;
    Luke 1:79; John 1:4; John 1:9; John 8:12; 2 Cor. 4:6; Ephes.
    5:14; 1 Thes. 5:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:5; 1 John 2:8; Rev.
    21:23;
  2. OF BELIEVERS
    Psalm 97:11; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 58:6-8;
    Daniel 12:3; John 12:36; Ephes. 5:8-14; Philip. 2:15; 1 Thes.
    5:5; 1 John 2:10;
  3. DARKNESS OF DISBELIEF
    Psalm 35:6; Psalm 82:5; Proverbs 2:13;
    Proverbs 4:19; Isaiah 8:20; Isaiah 59:9; Jeremiah
    23:12; Matthew 6:23; Luke 11:34; John 3:19-21; John 12:35;
    2 Cor. 6:14; 1 Thes. 5:4; 1 John 1:6;

II   THE  CITY
A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

  1. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERLOOK
    Psalm 18:2; Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 55:5; Daniel 2:44;
    Matthew 16:18; John 17:6; John 17:9-11; John 17:14-15;
    John 17:18; John 18:36; Ephes. 2:19-20; 2 Tim. 2:4; Titus 2:7; 1 John 2:15;
  2. IT CANNOT BE CONCEALED
    Isaiah 56:5; Ezekiel 36:26; John 1:13; Romans 8:11;
    Romans 12:2; 2 Cor. 3:3; 2 Cor. 5:17; Galatians 6:15; Ephes.
    4:24; Col. 3:10; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:23;

III   THE  CANDLE
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

  1. IT IS LIT FOR A PURPOSE
    Psalm 1:3; Psalm 66:16; Isaiah 43:10; Malachi 3:16;
    Matthew 3:8; Matthew 13:8; Mark 2:12; John 9:8-9; John 12:24;
    John 15:2; John 15:16; Acts 4:14; Acts 4:20;
    Acts 22:15; Romans 7:4
  2. IT BURNS WITH FIRE
    Exodus 13:21; Psalm 39:3; Jeremiah 20:9; Luke 12:49; Luke
    24:32; Acts 2:3; Hebrews 12:29;
  3. IT BELONGS ON THE LAMPSTAND
    Matthew 9:10; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 11:19; Matthew 25:31-40;
    Matthew 28:19; Mark 2:16-17; Mark 16:15; Luke 5:32;
    Luke 6:32-34; Luke 10:30-37; Luke 15:1-2