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Today's Takeaway // The faith we profess is revealed through the good we do.
My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be My disciples.1
– John 15:8 (HCSB)
1 The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (Jn 15:8). (2009). Holman Bible Publishers.
– John 15:8 (HCSB)
1 The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (Jn 15:8). (2009). Holman Bible Publishers.
The faith we profess is revealed through the good we do.
For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.
– Ephesians 2:10 (HCSB)
– Ephesians 2:10 (HCSB)
The faith we profess is revealed through the good we do.
"You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."
– Matthew 5:14-16 (HCSB)
– Matthew 5:14-16 (HCSB)
- We need to realize what we are.
"You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden."
– Matthew 5:15 (HCSB)
– Matthew 5:15 (HCSB)
- We need to radiate the light we have.
The challenge is to live out in the public arena what one is intrinsically.2
– J Noland
2 Nolland, J. (2005). The Gospel of Matthew: a commentary on the Greek text (pp. 214–215). W.B. Eerdmans; Paternoster Press.
– J Noland
2 Nolland, J. (2005). The Gospel of Matthew: a commentary on the Greek text (pp. 214–215). W.B. Eerdmans; Paternoster Press.
"No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, h but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."
– Matthew 5:15-16 (HCSB)
h 5:15 A large basket used to measure grain
– Matthew 5:15-16 (HCSB)
h 5:15 A large basket used to measure grain
Homes were illuminated with small terra-cotta oil-burning lamps. These could be carried around when required, but would normally sit on a stand conveniently located to provide a basic level of illumination for the whole dwelling (this is possible because the homes in mind consisted of single rooms, as was typically the case with Palestinian homes of the period).3
– J Nolland
3 Nolland, J. (2005). The Gospel of Matthew: a commentary on the Greek text (p. 214). W.B.Eerdmans; Paternoster Press.
– J Nolland
3 Nolland, J. (2005). The Gospel of Matthew: a commentary on the Greek text (p. 214). W.B.Eerdmans; Paternoster Press.
The faith we profess is revealed through the good we do.
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may seeyour good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."
– Matthew 5:16 (HCSB)
– Matthew 5:16 (HCSB)
- We need to realize what we are.
- We need to radiate the light we have.
- We need to reveal God’s glory, not ours.
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."
– Matthew 5:16 (HCSB)
– Matthew 5:16 (HCSB)
The faith we profess is revealed through the good we do.
- We need to realize what we are.
- We need to radiate the light we have.
- We need to reveal God’s glory, not ours.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light g in the Lord. Walk as children of light h — for the fruit of the light i results in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.4
– Ephesians 5:8-9 (HCSB)
g 5:8 Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46
h 5:8 Is 2:5; Lk 16:8; Jn 12:35–36
i 5:9 Other mss read fruit of the Spirit
4 The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (Eph 5:8–9). (2009). Holman Bible Publishers.
– Ephesians 5:8-9 (HCSB)
g 5:8 Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46
h 5:8 Is 2:5; Lk 16:8; Jn 12:35–36
i 5:9 Other mss read fruit of the Spirit
4 The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (Eph 5:8–9). (2009). Holman Bible Publishers.
Discussion Questions //
1. How do you think people these days view Christians? Positively or negatively? Explain your answer.
2. Read Matthew 5:14-16. What do you think Jesus meant when he said, “You are the light of the world?” Why is “light” a good analogy for Christians?
3. Why should we want to be a light in this world? Why would any of us choose to hide the light we have?
4. Read Ephesians 5:8-9. What are some ways we can let our light shine? What are some of the best ways we, as Christians, can bring about good in our society?
5. How might you apply today's lesson to your life?
2. Read Matthew 5:14-16. What do you think Jesus meant when he said, “You are the light of the world?” Why is “light” a good analogy for Christians?
3. Why should we want to be a light in this world? Why would any of us choose to hide the light we have?
4. Read Ephesians 5:8-9. What are some ways we can let our light shine? What are some of the best ways we, as Christians, can bring about good in our society?
5. How might you apply today's lesson to your life?
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