Light is really important
We need light to live
Flowers blossom and flourish in the light
Without light, they wither and shrivel
We all need the light to live
Without light...
we're a mess!
Without light...
we're in danger!
Light is really important
Without light, we can't see ourselves properly
Without light, we can't make sense of everything around us
It's dangerous to be in the dark
you can't make good decisions
Jesus knows we need light to live
that's why he came into the world
Jesus said...
Jesus said those words at a light party
He was with his friends and his enemies at the Feast of Tabernacles, or tents
At this party, four large stands each holding four golden bowls of oil
would be lit as the sun went down.
The light would bounce off the limestone walls
and the city would be bright!
A choir would sing and the people would dance in the streets
This light party remembered how God led his people with a pillar of fire at night in the past
This light party looked forward to God coming to overcome all the darkness of the world
It celebrated the day when God would end all the bad and dangerous and sinful things that happen
In the middle of that light party, Jesus said...
Jesus is the light we need to live
On the cross, the sky went dark in the middle of the day
It looked like evil had won.
Three days later, Jesus' friends went into his tomb in the morning
He was alive again! The light beat evil.
And everyone who trusts Jesus, can have perfect life with him forever!
Jesus is the light YOU need to live.
We're not perfect, and we need saving
But Jesus loved us so much, he died to save us
He shows us the right way to love others and God
Jesus is the light we need to live
He's the light everyone needs
Jesus is the light of the world.