December 23
Lesson 4
ALIVE IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 97
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: John 1:1–14; Ephesians 4:17–5:14
KEY VERSE
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."—John 1:14
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. Grotesque Creatures of Darkness
B. Lesson Background
I. Life-giving Light (JOHN 1:1–5, 14)
A. At the Beginning (vv. 1, 2)
B. In Creation (v. 3)
C. In Contrast (vv. 4, 5)
D. Among Us (v. 14)
II. Light-walking Life (EPHESIANS 5:1, 2, 6–14)
A. Moving Toward God (vv. 1, 2)
B. Moving Away from Darkness (vv. 6–8a)
C. Living Right (vv. 8b–10)
Be a Living History
D. Creating Visibility (vv. 11–14)
Resurrection Light
Conclusion
A. The Light Has Dawned
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
The NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012–2013, ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood (Cincinnati, OH: Standard, 2012). 146.
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