BREAKFORTH:Let

Your Light Shine!

Israel A. Portugal
We live in a DARK WORLD!
• Numerous Murders
• Wars
• Hatred
• Abortions
What does it mean to be in darkness?

• To be ignorant of God and His word

• To be in rebellion against God
Matthew 5:14-16

•14 “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. 
Matthew 5:14-16

•16 In the same way, let your light

shine before others, that they
may see your good deeds and
glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16

•14 “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. 
Blurry
VS.
Clear
John 8:12

•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. '
 The only time that the moon does not reflect
ECLIPSE the light of the sun is when the world is
between the moon and the sun.
When the world is
in between you and
Jesus, we
experience Spiritual
Eclipse
CAUSES of
Spiritual
Eclipse
Mark 4:18-19

•18 Still others, like seed sown among

thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of
this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and
the desires for other things come in and
choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Matthew 5:14-16

•14 “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. 
Light is not
hidden, it must
be seen
REASONS WHY PEOPLE COVER THEIR
LIGHT
• Fear
• Uncoffessed Sin
• Unforgiveness
Proverbs 28:13

•He who covers his sins will no

t prosper, But whoever confes
ses and forsakes them will ha
ve mercy.
Matthew 5:14-16

•14 “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. 
 Light must be first seen in
the home. It is the testing
ground of those who want to
minister.
1 Timothy 3:5

•5 (If anyone does not know

how to manage his own
family, how can he take care
of God’s church?)
Matthew 5:14-16

•16 In the same way, let your light

shine before others, that they
may see your good deeds and
glorify your Father in heaven.
How to LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE?

•WILLINGNESS TO SERVE (Isaiah 64:8)

•SELFLESS HEART (1 Corinthians
10:24)
•RIGHT ATTITUDE
Isaiah 64:8

•8 Yet you, LORD, are our Father.

    We are the clay, you are the
potter;
    we are all the work of your hand.
1 Corinthians 10:24

• No one should seek

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their own good, but

the good of others.
The light shines and then it makes
whatever is in the darkness visible. We
shine our light when we share Gospel
and help make God’s love visible to
others.
Thank you for
listening! May
God bless us all.