I AM The Light of the World Sermon Notes

Sermon 3 of our "I AM" series

John 8:12 (NIV) -

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 1:1–10 (NIV) -

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.


2 He was with God in the beginning.


3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.


4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.


5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.


6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.


7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.


8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.


9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.


10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.

Genesis 1:1–5 (NIV) -

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.


2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.


3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.


4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.


5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

The Light enables __________.

Psalm 27:1 (NIV) -

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid?

The Light dispels ________.

Isaiah 9:2–3 (NIV) -

2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.


3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

The Light gives ______.

Revelation 21:22–23 (NIV) -

22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.


23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

The Light illuminates ____________.

Revelation 22:12–16 (NIV) -

12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.


13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.


14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.


15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.


16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”