The True Light of the World

John 1:6-13English Standard Version6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.-----Slides and Cross References-----The Witness to the LightJohn 1:6-8John 1:29John 1:34How can we bear witness to the light today?“We are meant to talk to people about the Lord Jesus Christ and to tell them he is the Son of God and that he has come into this world in order to save men and women…We are meant to tell men exactly why the world is as it is; we are meant to tell them about sin in the human heart and that nobody and nothing can deal with it save the Son of God…We are very ready to talk about our doctors, and to praise the man who cured us when so many failed; we talk about some business which is better than others, or about films and plays and actors and actresses, and a thousand and one other things. We are always glorifying people, the world is full of it, and the Christian is meant to be praising and glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ.”  —D. Martyn Lloyd-JonesThe Rejection of the Light John 1:9-11Why wasn't Jesus received by the world?The World Did not Want HimJohn 3:20The World Did not Recognize Him2 Corinthians 4:4“Christ is to the souls of men what the sun is to the world. He is the center and source of all spiritual light. Like the sun, He shines for the common benefit of all mankind, for high and for low, for rich and for poor, for Jew and for Greek. Like the sun, He is free to all, all may look at Him and drink health out of His light. If millions of mankind were mad enough to dwell in caves underground or to bandage their eyes, their darkness would be their own fault and not the fault of the sun….So likewise, if millions of men and women love spiritual darkness rather than light, the blame must be laid on their blind hearts. But whether men will see or not, Christ is the true sun and the light of the world. There is no light for sinners except in the Lord Jesus.”—JC RyleThe Reception of the LightJohn 1:12-13How do you become a child of God?You must believe in the name of JesusJohn 3:18How do you become a child of God?You must believe in the name of JesusYou must be born again1 John 5:12 Cor. 4:6Romans 8:17What are our privileges as God's children?The Father's Love The Father's Provision The Father's DisciplineThe Father's InheritanceAccess to the Father