Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Responding to the Light – Part 1

John 1:9-11 – The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

A. The ________________ of Light: verses 9-10

  1. Christ’s nature is light John 1:9; 1 John 1:5; Revelation 1:16; 1 Timothy 3:16
  2. Christ’s light is inescapable John 1:9; Hebrews 4:11-13; John 2:23-25
  3. Christ’s incarnation makes light irrefutable John 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; 1 John 1:1-2

B. The __________________ of Light: verse 11

  1. Out of ignorance John 1:10; Ephesians 4:18
  2. Out of willful refusal John 1:11; Romans 1:18-20; John 5:39-40