A remarkable light.

• John 1:9 (ESV)
• John 1:10 (ESV)
• John 1:11 (ESV)

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Jesus on the stage of human history.
The remarkable Messenger.
They've been waiting 400 years since the last literature. Imagine that wait. A wild prophetic voice from an authentic Jewish man. John "the baptist" was a lamp pointing to the light

A revealing metaphor.
Make a connection between what you see and what you can't see. Carrying a truck load of truth to the heart.

THE LIGHT
Emphasizes both the illuminating qualities of light but also the life-giving qualities of light. Describing or pointing to the person that would deliver us from the darkness.

Handle's "messiah". Beautiful expression of this light.

Where was the ticker tape parade for this light? Rejected by his own people. Could you imagine Moshe Sadie trying to enter the Kauffman performing arts theater and being rejected?

Jesus on the stage of human hearts?
Notice the language "born".
John 3. Born again. This idea of spiritual birth is foundational to the story of Christmas and the story of John. Regeneration. To be GIVEN new life. In Jesus we can have new life. He was born so that WE could be born again.

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” -C.S. Lewis

John 3:17.
Have you received this light?
Please let me know if you'd like to talk more about this.

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