Leadership / Preaching: "Children of Light and Children of Darkness" by Barry Grider

April 19, 2024 - Friday 11:00AM MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker: Barry Grider

"You be Jesus, I don't want to be Him"

A world that despises Jesus is an indication of sin in our world

 

Jesus will be judging us, maybe we want to get to know him!

 

Idiom "children of light"

Bear the nature of... Light or darkness

Possessing characteristics of...

We want to walk in the light

 

If you are a child of light, you have a realization there is a God, there is a rejection of devil, and you want to be a reflection of Jesus.

 

Jesus says my time has now come.

Prays to God to glorify God's name

The prince of this world should be cast out

Is the light with you, walk in the light

 

Jesus pictures himself as the light of the world

 

Darkness challenges God

Challenged God in garden

Light glorifies God

Conceals who the devil is

Light reveals the devil

Crucified Jesus

Light revealed Jesus and purpose of the crucifixion

Confuse the purpose of one's life

Clarifies the purpose of our life

 

Walking in the light means...

I believe in God

I resist the devil

I live for Jesus

 

Philippians 1:21

 

3 areas we can shine like Jesus

1. We will have our wilderness temptation
   1. Matthew 4
   2. Devil doesn't play fair, comes at you at your weakest moment
      1. Lust of the flesh
      2. Lust of the eyes
      3. Pride of life
   3. Jesus taught us how to defeat the devil by walking in the light
2. We will have our garden of sorrow
   1. Luke 22
   2. Jesus in gesemene, at base of Mt of olives
   3. Praying and crying, sweating blood
   4. While men slept, Jesus wept
   5. If we are going to reign with Him, we must suffer with Him
   6. While we are in garden
      1. People in light want to help but may not understand
      2. People in darkness may not care
      3. Proverbs 14:10
      4. But Jesus does know and understand
   7. Can be a lonely place
3. We will have a Judas who betrays us, maybe several (John 18)
   1. Sometimes we might be right and them wrong
   2. Sometimes they might be right and us wrong
   3. Sometimes we both might be wrong
   4. Jesus washed the feet of Judas knowing what he going to betray
   5. If you're looking for me, let these other go their way
   6. Don't let it distract you from what you're going to do

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXXixeTRhck

 

Duration 42:23