THE POWER OF COURAGE (2 OF 5)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16
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The Power of Courage (2 of 5)
Series: All Is Bright
Craig Smith
Matthew 5:14-16
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. So glad to have you with us today. This is week number two of our All is Bright ?Christmas series.
What we're doing in this series is talking about how to obey something that Jesus commanded us to do. He said to all of his followers: ''You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matt. 5:14-16 NIV)
So Jesus commanded us to shine. He said, if you have my light in you, then I have an expectation of you. And that expectation is that you're going to let your light shine...you're going to put it up high, you're going step into dark places and you're going to light things up.
And the good news is that light is always more powerful than darkness. When light and dark go at it, light will always win. That's the good news. The bad news is that our Enemy knows that, so he's been engaged in a massive dis-information campaign, designed to keep us from shining.
Last week we tackled the lie of ''I'm not enough'' - I'm not smart enough, I'm not wise enough, I'm not experienced enough, I'm not old enough, I'm not bold enough, I'm not rich enough, or whatever - and saw how the truth of the Law of Contrast defeats the lie that I'm not enough. The Law of Contrast: When everything is dark, even a little light makes a big difference.
That was last week. This week we're going to tackle another big lie designed to keep us from shining, the lie of fear. Now you might say ''hey, fear isn't a lie. Fear is a very real thing. My doctor just gave me some bad news and I'm afraid. My kid is really struggling and I'm afraid. I just found out that my job might be ...
Series: All Is Bright
Craig Smith
Matthew 5:14-16
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. So glad to have you with us today. This is week number two of our All is Bright ?Christmas series.
What we're doing in this series is talking about how to obey something that Jesus commanded us to do. He said to all of his followers: ''You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matt. 5:14-16 NIV)
So Jesus commanded us to shine. He said, if you have my light in you, then I have an expectation of you. And that expectation is that you're going to let your light shine...you're going to put it up high, you're going step into dark places and you're going to light things up.
And the good news is that light is always more powerful than darkness. When light and dark go at it, light will always win. That's the good news. The bad news is that our Enemy knows that, so he's been engaged in a massive dis-information campaign, designed to keep us from shining.
Last week we tackled the lie of ''I'm not enough'' - I'm not smart enough, I'm not wise enough, I'm not experienced enough, I'm not old enough, I'm not bold enough, I'm not rich enough, or whatever - and saw how the truth of the Law of Contrast defeats the lie that I'm not enough. The Law of Contrast: When everything is dark, even a little light makes a big difference.
That was last week. This week we're going to tackle another big lie designed to keep us from shining, the lie of fear. Now you might say ''hey, fear isn't a lie. Fear is a very real thing. My doctor just gave me some bad news and I'm afraid. My kid is really struggling and I'm afraid. I just found out that my job might be ...
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