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Volume 2 Number 20

The light that shines the farthest will

shine the brightest at home. G. Campbell
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misunderstand; it is not your light. our He is
like the world. Today, many churches have While we make God first
to shine as only they can. We are in our lives, we help
light shine is actually aligningJesus our life with
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command to do this right
to reach the world. A nation will not decay We also must
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also goal to
called of it reflects light. This is the way our lives
and do it effectively. The concept ‘so
and collapse because of the people who ‘doing good works’
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in a hurry to shine. Lives are at stake.
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the express calling to glorify can you properly
This is also reflect
a permissive light when you are
imperative,
compromise hurts not only themselves and God. Lamps don’t have to talk. They not in which
alignment? means to permit your light to
their families and churches, but also don’t have to because they shine. It is a shine. God has put His light within you; it
contributes to the decay of the entire nation. great deal better to live a holy life than to is your responsibility to let it out. Don’t
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should run cross grain with the world all the shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell
often gets overlooked. It is the nuance of, snuff it out. To shine is not optional! If we
time. However, it does mean that we are to anybody it does. Thelight
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intentional easier.theyThe reason you have neighbors is not
may see your good works, and glorify
What is the result of revealing the our interactions with others. We are to only because
MISSION you live
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world in your relationships. glory
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relations
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reflect the face of God? That
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Believers
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others ofofthe Jesus.
human race. in you. Is it doing that?
So the place for the impact of your
testimony is in relationships. What is the
impact of your testimony? Is it positive or
When people see you do well on a
negative? Same situation as yesterday, but today
Okay, if you are the light because of paper at school, or behave in the class, do
you find some candles, light them, but put
the gospel of Jesus, then what are some you feel proud? What if you were told that
them under Jesus bowlsthought
to protect that thesaying
light that
fromyou
ways that we keep our light hidden from doing well actually is to please
What if during a thunderstorm one the Father, have light, but not showing it, was just a
getting out. Smart idea?
those who don’t know Jesus? How can we not you? Does that change anything?
night your lights go out and you go to get little crazy. It doesn’t make any sense.
let Jesus’ light shine tomorrow at school? the flashlight and it didn’t work, but you What kind of light do you think Jesus is
kept holding it anyway? Who in your talking about?