"This Little Light of Mine" | Pastor Ben Kellert

This Little Light of Mine

-Pastor Ben Kellert - Bethel Pentecostal Church, Barrhead, AB - Sunday, September 15th, 2024

 

"This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

 

"Hide it under a bushel? NO! I’m gonna let it shine.

Hide it under a bushel? NO! I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

 

"Don’t let satan blow it out, I’m gonna let it shine.

Don’t let satan blow it out, I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

 

"Let it shine ‘til Jesus comes. I’m gonna let it shine,

Let is shine ‘til Jesus comes; I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, Let it shine, let it shine."

 

Matthew 5:14-16 “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."

 

"A holy life will produce the deepest impression. 

Lighthouses blow no horns, they just shine."

-D.L. Moody

 

If people are watching... how do I measure up?  Am I letting my light shine?

We are to shine like stars in the universe!  

• Phil. 2:12-16  

  "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³ for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

  ¹⁴ Do everything without grumbling or arguing, ¹⁵ so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky ¹⁶ as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain."

The World Needs Light-

• The world needs us - it may not be a very comfortable position to be in but we play a crucial role in our world.
• Be an example of love, compassion, integrity.
• Our duty is to let God's light shine through us - don't hide it under a bushel!

What do you put on your face to make it shine?

• It's the light of God in our hearts.

Acts 4:13  "When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus."

Exodus 34:29-35  "When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. ³⁰ When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. ³¹ But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. ³² Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. ³³ When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. ³⁴ But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, ³⁵ they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord."

• The world won't get brighter on it's own -- God is calling each one of us to go deeper...to be hungry!  SHINE!

 

Heaven is counting

on you,

Run with a heart

that is true.

Carry the cross,

reaching the lost.

Heaven is

counting on you.

 

This Little Light Of Mine,  I'm Gonna Let It Shine.

• Matthew 5:16  “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.”

 

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