ALIVE IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST

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

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of 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 KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012–2013, ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood (Cincinnati, OH: Standard, 2012). 145.