1. Ephesians 5:8-14

5. The Light of the World
ISRAEL
JESUS
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

6. How to be a Good Light Source
Verse 9: Live as children of light (Compare 1 John 1:5-6)
Verse 10: find out what pleases the Lord
Verse 11 - Have nothing to do with the fruitless works of darkness

8. John 15:19-20
If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.

10. Failures to be Good Light Sources
Ordinary Christians
Local pastors
Evangelists
Tele-evangelists
Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals
Willow Creek

12. Lowering the Bar Media Premarital & post-marital sex Homosexuality
Divorce
Abortion
Working off the books
Disrespect for authority
Tolerating hurtful speech
Not forgiving and reconciling

13. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:3-5)