Guiding Light

Matthews 5:16

• LET YOUR LIGHT so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

“Guiding” means• One who shows the way by

leading, directing, and/or advising.• One who serves as a model for

others, as in a course of conduct.

“Light” means• Spiritual awareness;

illumination• Lu 24:31 –And their EYES WERE OPENED,

and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

“Guiding Light” means

• One who serves as a model for others by leading, directing, and/or advising for Spiritual awareness and illumination of God’s word and God’s love.• A “Saint”

What do people see when they see you?

• Sour Lemon Face Do not bother me Face

What do people see when they see you?

• Smiling Christian FaceApproachable

II Corinthians 3:2

• Ye are our EPISTLE written in our hearts, known and read of all men

• Epistle: A letter, especially a formal one

Matthew 5:14• Ye are the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. A city

that is set on an hill cannot be hid.• Jesus:– John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto

them, saying, I am the LIGHT OF THE WORLD: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. – John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am

the LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

I Timothy 4:12• Let no man despise thy youth; but be

thou an EXAMPLE of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity• Example of the believers (they are

looking at YOU!)–Walk–Talk–Appearance (Head to Toe)

Guiding Light: Not Just the Building