Sermon of the Week - December 11 2011

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Sermon of the Week
The Third Sunday of Advent
December 11, 2011

December 05, 2011

Title: Reflecting the Light

Theme: Reflecting the love of Christ - 3rd Sunday in Advent B-3

Objects: A mirror and a flashlight

Scripture: There was a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light,so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light: he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. John 1: 6-9 (NIV)

Have you ever sat outside on a bright sunny day and used a mirror to reflect the sun's light? If one of you will take this flashlight and shine it on me I will show you what I mean. You see, as the light shines on me, I hold up my mirror and I can reflect the light to shine on you. I am not the light, I am just letting my mirror reflect the light to shine on you.

If I am going to reflect the light on you, there are a couple of things that are very important:

1. I must keep my mirror facing toward the light. If I turn away from the light, I cannot reflect the light.

2. I must make sure that nothing comes between the light and me. If that happens, I cannot reflect the light.

The Bible tells us that "There was a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light: he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world." Who do you think the true light is that the Bible said was coming into the world? That is right! It was Jesus. Jesus is the light of the world.

You and I need to be like John. The Bible says that we are to let our light shine, but we need to remember that "Our Light" is Jesus. We are not the light, we are just mirrors that reflect His light.

If we are going to reflect the light of Jesus, we must remember a couple of things:

1. We must keep our faces turned toward Jesus.

2. We must not let anything come between us and Jesus.

When we remember those two things, we will reflect His light to the entire world.

Dear Jesus, we want to reflect your light in the world. Help us to keep our faces turned toward you and help us to keep anything from coming between us and you. Amen.

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Sermon Links

A PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION OF THIS SERMON: "Preparing the Way"

AN ALTERNATIVE SERMON BASED ON JOHN 1:6-9, 19-28: "The Greatest"

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