September 23, 2022

“Are We Hiding the Light?”

Light, as we learned last Sunday, serves at least four important functions: it attracts, it guides, it reveals, and it warns. When I think of those four functions, I’m reminded of what a church, like ours, is to be doing as we display the light of Christ to people in our region.

This coming Sunday, we’ll focus on Matthew 5:15 where Jesus says, “No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket.”

The church is continually contending with “baskets” that are trying to conceal Christ’s light. I hope you can be with us on Sunday as we consider three churches Jesus rebuked because they were concealing His light.

Between now and Sunday, I hope you’ll join me in praying Matthew 5:14-16 over our church and the global church.

Agreeing with you in prayer,

pastor jamie

¹⁴ You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. (Matthew 5:14-16)