No Darkness At All
Pastor Aaron Batchelor Preached on 11/1/2026
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Summary
Pastor Aaron Batchelor explores the transformative power of God as light, declaring that no darkness can prevail against His eternal strength, and inviting all to move from the shadows of sin and shame into the healing clarity of Jesus Christ.
Key points
- •God's character is defined by light, meaning there is no hidden evil, deception, or exhaustion in His nature.
- •The presence of light brings three distinct results: fellowship with others, clarity of truth, and cleansing from sin through the blood of Jesus.
- •Divine light is not like man-made light; it is uncreated, has no beginning, and does not draw strength from external sources.
- •Jesus is the physical manifestation of God's light, sent to ensure that those who follow Him do not have to remain in darkness.
- •Believers are called to be witnesses of this light, letting their good works reflect God's glory to a broken world.
Scripture
Holiness
Repentance
Hope
Salvation
Forgiveness
Life application
This week, identify one area of shame or failure you have been hiding and bring it into the light through confession to God and a trusted brother or sister in Christ, trusting in His promise to forgive and cleanse.
Reflection questions
- In what ways have you been comparing God's strength to your own limited resources or 'battery life'?
- Is there a 'darkness' in your life right now that you have allowed to dictate your view of God's power?
- How can you practically 'turn up the brightness' in your community or family this week to serve as a witness?
- Why is it often easier to hide in the darkness of the church rather than being fully known in the light?
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0:01Well surely
0:04the presence
0:07of the Lord
0:09is in this place.
0:13I can feel
0:15his mighty power [music]
0:19and his grace.
0:23[music]
0:25I can feel
0:28the brush of angels wings.
0:32I see gloryy
0:35on [singing]
0:36each face.
0:40For surely
0:42[singing]
0:43the presence
0:45of the Lord
0:48is in this place.
0:53Surely
0:56the presence
0:59of the Lord [singing]
1:01is in this place.
1:06I can feel [music]
1:08his mighty [singing]
1:10power
1:12and his grace. [music]
1:18I can feel the brush
1:23of angels wings. I see gloryy
1:28on each face.
1:31For surely
1:35the presence
1:37of the Lord [singing]
1:40is in this place.
1:45Thank you, Jesus.
1:47His presence is definitely in this house
1:49this morning.
1:53We have responded to him today.
1:56I do have a word that I feel from the
1:58Lord that I want to preach to you. I see
2:00the [music] time. I'm not going to hold
2:02you long,
2:04but I do want to speak [music] this word
2:06that I have felt impressed upon my
2:07spirit from 1 John chapter 1, just a
2:11couple of verses. Verse five, six and
2:16seven. 1 John chapter 1.
2:21This then
2:23is the message which we have heard of
2:26him and declare unto you
2:30and this is it that God is light
2:35>> and in him is no darkness at all.
2:40God is light
2:43and in him [music] is no darkness at
2:46all. If we say that we have fellowship
2:49with him and walk in darkness,
2:53we lie and do not the truth. But if we
2:58walk in the light
3:01>> as he is in the light, we have
3:05fellowship one with another. You know
3:07what that tells me right there is if
3:09we'll walk in the light as he's in the
3:11light, the problems we have between one
3:13another, that'll get worked out.
3:16>> That's right.
3:18>> And not only will we have right
3:21relationship with one another, but the
3:24blood of Jesus Christ, his son,
3:28cleanseth us from all sin. If we walk in
3:31the light, if we'll bring our sin, if
3:33we'll bring our shame, if we'll bring
3:35the things we're embarrassed about, that
3:37are weights to us, that are heavy to us,
3:39bring them to the light, it will not
3:42only begin to heal relationships one
3:44with another, it will begin to cover
3:47every bit of our sin through the
3:48precious blood of Jesus Christ that was
3:51shed for us. That's freedom. I said
3:54that's freedom. That's the kind of
3:56freedom God wants to give every single
3:59individual in this house and those
4:01watching online today. He wants us to
4:03walk in the light.
4:06John gives us this declaration. God is
4:09light and in him is no darkness at all.
4:11What I do know is darkness has tried to
4:14creep in. It's tried to cover St. Louis.
4:18Many of you now may be sensing a
4:20darkness in your mind or your family or
4:22your community, your life. The enemy is
4:25working overtime. We know this. He knows
4:27he has but a short time. But whatever
4:30darkness we are facing, it has not
4:32changed who God is. He remains the same
4:37yesterday, today, and forever. The
4:40prognosis has not changed God's mind.
4:43Your mistake, your sin has not changed
4:46who God is. The darkness will not
4:50prevail. For God is light and in him
4:54there is no darkness at all. I want to
4:58preach for just a few moments. No
5:01darkness at all. No darkness at all. Now
5:05heavenly father, I thank you for your
5:07presence. I thank you for your people.
5:09And I especially thank you for your
5:11word. It is our hope. It is our light.
5:13It is the lamp unto our feet and light
5:16unto our path. And I pray now it would
5:18be mixed with faith in them that hear
5:20it. anoint my tongue. Help me to preach
5:22your word, Lord. The unadulterated,
5:24forever settled word of God. And we'll
5:26give you all the praise in Jesus names
5:28we pray. And everybody said, "Amen."
5:31>> You may be seated in the presence of the
5:34Lord.
5:37The motif of light runs throughout the
5:39pages of your Bible from beginning to
5:42end. The first chapter of Genesis says
5:46God said, "Let there be light." And
5:50there was light. And then in the last
5:53book, in the last chapter of Revelation,
5:56John describes the new Jerusalem that
5:59we're headed towards, Revelation 22:5
6:02says, "There shall be no night there.
6:05They need no candle, neither light of
6:08the sun. For the Lord God giveth them
6:11light, and they shall reign forever and
6:15ever. Between those two passages,
6:17beginning and end, God leads his people
6:19through the wilderness by a pillar of
6:21fire. The psalmist declares, "The Lord
6:24is my light and my salvation. Whom shall
6:28I fear?" Isaiah announces that the
6:31people who walked in darkness have seen
6:34a great light. And then Jesus stands
6:37before the world and he declares, "I am
6:40the light of the world." And light
6:43becomes more than just a recurring
6:45theme. Scripture reveals God entering
6:47the affairs of men to give his people
6:50direction and hope and salvation. And
6:53then John gathers this great
6:55declaration, this great truth into this
6:58declaration. God is light
7:01>> and in him is no darkness at all. Now,
7:05I'm sure that we understand how much
7:07difference light makes. My eyes are not
7:11as good as they were whenever I was
7:13younger.
7:14Sometimes my kids will come up to me
7:15wanting to show me something on YouTube
7:18or Instagram or something on their iPad
7:21or their iPhone and sometimes I find
7:23myself turning up the brightness so I
7:25can see clearly. Like I can't see that
7:28it's too dark. You got to turn up the
7:30brightness.
7:31I know I can enlarge letters. I can move
7:34the screen. But sometimes what I need is
7:36just more light. When God enters our
7:39lives, he does not leave us helpless in
7:41the darkness.
7:43Can I just tell you that God's intention
7:45is not just to make you feel good.
7:48>> If you have that premise, you're going
7:50to be sadly disappointed whenever you
7:52have to walk through a valley of the
7:53shadow of death. What God's intention is
7:56is salvation. God's intention is to save
7:59you from the wrath that is to come.
8:01God's intention is to draw you closer to
8:04himself so that in your weakness, his
8:06strength is made perfect. That's God's
8:09intention for you. God's intention is
8:11what the enemy thought to do as evil
8:13against you to turn it around for good.
8:15For he works all things together for the
8:18good to those that love him and are
8:21called according to his purpose. Don't
8:23let it get you twisted when you have to
8:25walk through some darkness cuz God is
8:28light and in him is no darkness at all.
8:31And when you get God in your life,
8:33whatever's dark has to be turned right.
8:39>> [applause and cheering]
8:40>> His truth exposes what has bound us. His
8:44mercy welcomes us in. His blood cleanses
8:48us. His spirit gives us power to walk
8:51differently. That doesn't mean every
8:54circumstance changes in a moment.
8:56Faithful people still experience grief.
8:58Godly people experience hardship and
9:01unanswered questions. Don't let it shake
9:04you. But we no longer face those things
9:07without his presence or without hope. We
9:09grieve, but we grieve with hope.
9:11Darkness does not get to decide what God
9:15can do.
9:17>> I'm going to say that again. Darkness
9:20does not get to decide what God can do
9:24in your life or anybody else's.
9:27>> A troubled past does not disqualify you
9:30from a new beginning.
9:32A new season can still come. A difficult
9:36season doesn't mean that you have no
9:38future. A community's brokenness does
9:41not place it beyond the reach of the
9:44gospel. God is light and in him there is
9:48no darkness at all.
9:52>> Three quick things I want to share with
9:54you this morning. Number one, God's
9:55light has no beginning. John said, "We
9:59heard this from the beginning." This is
10:00the truth. Whenever the light came into
10:02the world, we heard it from the
10:04beginning. But God's light has no
10:06beginning. God said in Genesis 1:3, "Let
10:08there be light and there was light." The
10:10earth was dark. God was not.
10:14>> Light came from his word. It emanated
10:18from his very being. Darkness describes
10:20the condition of creation. It did not
10:23describe the character of the creator.
10:26When God said, "Let there be light," he
10:29brought light into the world he was
10:31making. He did not bring himself into
10:34existence before light existed in
10:37creation. The God who is light already
10:40existed. In God is light. He's light and
10:44in him is no darkness at all.
10:48>> Thomas Edison, closely associated with
10:50the light bulb, although other inventors
10:52worked on electric lighting before him.
10:55Edison and his team worked to develop a
10:57practical incandescent lamp, one that
10:59could provide useful light without its
11:01filament quickly burning up or consuming
11:03excessive power. Their experiments used
11:06different materials and designs as they
11:08worked toward a durable, usable light.
11:11But here's what interests me is they
11:13were working to make the light last.
11:17>> It's one thing to get something to glow.
11:19It's another thing to keep it shining.
11:22Even the best bulb they develop couldn't
11:24last forever. We still replace light
11:27bulbs. We still recharge batteries. We
11:30still lose power. Man-made lights depend
11:33on a man-made supply. And the equipment
11:36eventually wears out. But I want to
11:38speak a truth to somebody this morning.
11:40God is not a light bulb. [cheering]
11:43[applause]
11:44He does not draw his strength from
11:46something beyond himself. He does not
11:48burn through his resources. He does not
11:50reach the end of his youthfulness youth
11:53use youthfulness. Isaiah 40:28 says,
11:55"Hast thou not known? Hast thou not
11:58heard that the everlasting God, the
12:00Lord, the creator of the ends of the
12:02earth, faintth not, neither is weary?
12:05There is no searching of his
12:07understanding. Nothing ignited him, so
12:10nothing can extinguish him."
12:14Psalm 92, Before the mountains were
12:16brought forth, orever thou hast formed
12:18the earth and the world, even from
12:20everlasting to everlasting, thou art
12:24God. There has never been a moment when
12:27God was running out of power.
12:30>> There is nothing happening in the world
12:33that has caught him at the end of his
12:35strength. You may be tired. You may have
12:38prayed for a long time. You may have
12:40poured yourself into your family, into
12:41your church, or your community and
12:43wondered whether you've got anything
12:45left. But your weariness has not made
12:48God weary.
12:50>> Your unanswered questions have not
12:52emptied him of wisdom. Your difficult
12:55circumstances have not diminished his
12:57power. The darkness around you cannot
13:00extinguish the light of God. God is
13:03light and in him there is no darkness at
13:07all.
13:08>> I know. I know, Martha. Mary, you're
13:10disappointed. He should have come
13:12earlier. I know. And Martha comes
13:14running out. If you would have been
13:15here, he My brother would not have died.
13:18I am the resurrection and the life. I
13:20know. I know. Jesus. One day it's going
13:22to happen. One day off in the future,
13:24sometime there's going to be a
13:25resurrection. No, Martha, you don't
13:27understand. I am the resurrection and
13:30the life. Mary, he's calling for you.
13:32And Mary comes. If you'd have been here,
13:34Jesus, my brother, would not have died.
13:37And the Bible says that Jesus wept. He
13:39wasn't weeping, I believe, not
13:41necessarily because Lazarus was dead. He
13:43knew Lazarus was about to get up out of
13:45that grave with just one word. He was
13:47weeping, I believe, because of the
13:49unbelief. He was weeping because you and
13:51I, we compare him to our strength. We
13:55compare him to our ability to handle the
13:57situation. Whenever he is light and in
14:00him is no darkness at all, there's no
14:02weariness with him. There's no end to
14:05his wisdom or strength. It was just that
14:07one word that caused Lazarus to rise up
14:11out of that grave and come bounding out
14:13wondering what everybody was crying for.
14:17I remember preaching as a young man
14:19years ago in Brother Davis's church in
14:21Illinois. And as I was preaching, I saw
14:24the pastor Davis right in the middle of
14:26my message get up, bolted off of the
14:28platform, and started to run back to the
14:30back of the church. And I thought, my
14:32goodness, I am preaching really good.
14:36That's what I thought. Where he where he
14:39was going was back to an elderly man who
14:42passed away. He died in the middle of
14:44service and the pews were so tight
14:47together and bolted to the floor. They
14:49could not move him out. He had already
14:51soiled himself. Everything. They had two
14:53nurses that were in that church that ran
14:55back there and were trying to help him
14:57and taking his his uh uh pressure and
14:59all the things and just trying to help
15:00him. the the the the EMTs were literally
15:03only 5 minutes down the road, but it
15:05took them about 15 minutes to get to the
15:07church. And thank God for those nurses
15:09and those of you that are here today,
15:10thank God for your profession and your
15:12help. They were there and they were
15:14trying their best, but nothing could
15:16revive Brother Henry. Nothing could
15:18revive him. He was dead as a doornail.
15:21And finally, in the middle of my
15:23message, I got a clue. Nobody's
15:24listening to you, Aaron. There's an
15:26emergency happening back there. And
15:27while I didn't know everything at the
15:29time, I just stopped. I said, "You know
15:31what? Why don't we just stretch our
15:32hands forth back and begin to pray over
15:34this man right now?" And they did that.
15:36The church gathered together. They
15:38stretched their hand forth and began to
15:39pray. And in about 6, 7, 8 minutes, that
15:42man woke up in Jesus' name. And he was
15:45wondering what everybody was standing
15:46around for.
15:48He said, "I don't know what everybody's
15:49standing." They took him to the hospital
15:51to test him out. He came out completely
15:53fine. Not only that, when we visited him
15:55at the hospital, he said, "Pastor
15:56Davis," he said, "you know that I
15:59haven't been able to come to church a
16:00lot of Sundays like I want to cuz my
16:02legs are in so much pain and I have so
16:04much pain in my body." But he said,
16:06"When the Lord raised me from the dead,
16:09he has completely healed my body."
16:11Brother Davis called me about a couple
16:13months later. I asked him, I said,
16:15"How's Brother Henry doing?" He said,
16:17"He's still coming to church every
16:18Sunday. He's still healed." Can I tell
16:21you it's the word? In God is light and
16:24in him is no darkness at all. You get
16:26one word from God, I promise you, you
16:29can hold on to it, Martha. And God's
16:31word is going to come to pass.
16:34[cheering]
16:36My situation, my darkness does not
16:39dictate my God. My God is greater than
16:42my problem. He's greater than my worry.
16:45He is greater than my pressure. He is
16:47greater than my misunderstanding. and he
16:49is greater than my sin. God is greater
16:53in God is life.
16:56[cheering]
16:58>> This is the message we heard from the
17:00beginning. And this is the message we
17:02bring to you. In God is light. There's
17:05no hidden evil. There's no deception.
17:07There's no corruption beneath his
17:09goodness. That's why we keep praying. We
17:11can keep reaching. We can keep believing
17:13because our hope rest in a God who has
17:16not changed.
17:19Secondly, the light has a face.
17:24>> 2 Corinthians 4 and verse 6, for God who
17:28commanded the light to shine out of
17:31darkness. He didn't ask.
17:35>> When God steps into your life, he
17:37doesn't request permission of your sin
17:39if he can take the place. Once you yield
17:42yourself to God and repent of your sins,
17:44God commands the life.
17:48Yes sir.
17:50>> You're baptized in Jesus name for the
17:53remission of your sins. God commands the
17:56life.
17:58>> You present your body as a living
17:59sacrifice to God to be filled with the
18:01baptism of the Holy Ghost, speaking with
18:02other tongues as his spirit gives the
18:04utterance. He commands the light.
18:09>> He has shined in our hearts to give the
18:12light of the knowledge of the glory of
18:14God. How? in the face of Jesus Christ.
18:18The light has a face.
18:20>> Now, most scholars say that Genesis 3:15
18:23is the first prophecy about Jesus in
18:26scripture. Talks about his victory over
18:28the enemy, seed of the woman, overcoming
18:31the seed of the serpent. But perhaps the
18:33first prophecy is actually Genesis 1:3
18:36where God looks out over the dark,
18:38chaotic world, knowing that all the
18:40brokenness will take place after he
18:42finishes creating it. And he says, "Let
18:45there be light." Maybe that's more than
18:47just a creation command. Maybe it's a
18:49promise of light to come. As if he's
18:52saying, "Things are about to get very
18:54dark, but light is coming." I That's a
18:57message I feel to preach to somebody
18:58here today. Cuz I feel there may be one
19:01or two or more of you under the sound of
19:03my voice who feels like you're in a dark
19:05place. And I know darkness is there, but
19:08light has come to you today in Jesus'
19:11name.
19:13>> [cheering]
19:14>> It's in the face of Jesus Christ. If it
19:17had not been for him, where would I be?
19:20John tells us that the word was God. He
19:22was made flesh and he dwelt among us.
19:25Jesus is God manifested in the flesh. He
19:29that hath seen me hath seen the Father.
19:32The God who seen beyond our reach came
19:35near enough to be heard and seen and
19:37touched. And Jesus said in John 12:46,
19:41"I am come a light into the world that
19:44whoever believes on me should not abide
19:47in darkness." The light has a face and
19:49his name is Jesus.
19:54>> Jesus said in John 8:12, "I am the light
19:56of the world. He that followeth me shall
19:58not walk in darkness, but shall have the
20:00light of life." Can I tell somebody
20:02there is a way out? There is somebody to
20:05follow. There is new life available in
20:07Jesus Christ. You've got to look unto
20:09him who is the author and the finisher
20:11of our faith. Who for the joy that was
20:14set before him endured the cross,
20:15despising the shame, and is sat down at
20:18the right hand of the throne of God. In
20:20other words, he is raised up in
20:21authority and power, not a physical
20:23right hand. There's only one throne in
20:25heaven. And that face of Jesus Christ is
20:27the full display of the one true God who
20:30showed himself in creation as father as
20:32son in redemption and holy spirit. I'm
20:35telling you that Jesus is that one true
20:37God. And when you believe in him and
20:39look unto him, you can endure.
20:45>> John 3:19, this is the condemnation
20:49that light is coming to the world and
20:51men love darkness rather than light
20:54because their deeds were evil. Oh my
20:57god.
20:58>> Sometimes people resist the very light
21:00that could help them because they're
21:02afraid of what it will expose.
21:05>> I mean, just look back at great great
21:08great grandpa Adam and Eve.
21:12>> They hid themselves after they sinned.
21:15Why? They were afraid. We're not so far
21:18removed from them.
21:20>> We sin. We make mistakes. We're
21:22embarrassed. We're frustrated. We're
21:24angry. We've done things that have
21:26displeased God. And what do we do? We
21:28hide. We hide behind our money. We hide
21:31behind our jobs. We hide behind our
21:32families and our spouses. And sometimes
21:35we hide in the church. [cheering]
21:37>> Jesus said the woman lost the coin in
21:39the house. We love to talk about the
21:40prodals who are outside, but I want to
21:42talk about the coins that are inside.
21:44>> I want to talk about the coins that
21:46still come to church, but they're lost.
21:47I want to talk about the people that sit
21:49on the same row, but they're confused
21:51and they're doubting and they're
21:52depressed and they're afraid because
21:54they've not been willing to come and
21:55expose themselves to the light and say,
21:57"God, look on the inside of me. Not just
22:00on the outside, but deep down when I
22:02come into the house of the Lord, when I
22:04get into the presence of God, I need his
22:06flashlight to get way down deep into my
22:10spirit.
22:12I need him to check my motives and my
22:14attitudes and not talk about you. Let
22:15him talk about me just for a moment
22:17because this Aaron still wakes up with
22:19old Aaron every single day. And I need
22:21to crucify him. I got to put him to
22:23death. And I need the light of God to
22:26shine in my heart and give me power to
22:29get back up and keep walking right when
22:31the world is going wrong. [cheering]
22:35I still need the grace of God to cover
22:37my sin. I don't know about you, I still
22:38need the mercy of God. I still need the
22:40wisdom of God. I'm not smart enough,
22:42strong enough, wise enough. I still need
22:45him. I can put my pants on one leg at a
22:47time, but I can't walk without him
22:49holding my hand.
22:51[cheering]
22:57>> God is light. Touch somebody. Tell them,
22:59"God is light."
23:00>> And in him there's no darkness at all.
23:04Come to the light. Come to the light.
23:08Come on. Bring him what you cannot
23:10repair. Bring him what you're ashamed
23:12of. Bring him the sin you've concealed
23:15and the burden that you cannot carry.
23:17Come to the light. I wish somebody would
23:19shouted, "Come to the light."
23:26>> Cuz here's the promise. First John 1:9.
23:28If we confess our sins,
23:32>> he's faithful and just to forgive us.
23:34You don't get your sins forgiven just
23:36because you really want them to. You got
23:38to confess and forsake it.
23:41And then he will do what he always does.
23:44>> He's faithful and he's just to forgive
23:47us all our sins and to cleanse us from
23:51all unrighteousness.
23:53The light reveals the sin. The blood of
23:55Jesus cleanses the sinner. You can stop
23:58hiding today.
24:02>> Everybody help me out with this because
24:03I don't want anybody getting a bear. But
24:05just turn to somebody around you and
24:06tell them you can stop hiding today.
24:11Yeah, he sees you. That's why you're
24:13here. Come on. There's a purpose of why
24:15you're here. Stop running. Stop running.
24:18Nobody's perfect here. Nobody has it all
24:19together. Don't you let the suits and
24:21the dresses and the nice hair confuse
24:23you. We're all here because we need the
24:25same thing. Grace. [cheering]
24:29We're all here cuz we still need the
24:30blood of Jesus to cover our wicked past.
24:32And our past wasn't too long ago. It was
24:35yesterday when we were doing things we
24:36shouldn't have been doing. But we came
24:38today knowing that God's going to show
24:40up being faithful. And he's the same
24:42yesterday, today, and forever. So when I
24:44confess my sins, he's faithful. He's
24:47just to forgive me. Any grace people
24:49here today, anybody here that's been
24:52touched by the mercy of God, want to
24:53give him praise that you're you're saved
24:56and you're sanctified and you're filled
24:59with the Holy Ghost? Anybody want to
25:00give him praise for just a moment?
25:03[cheering and applause]
25:08>> [cheering]
25:12[applause]
25:14>> Hallelujah. [screaming]
25:16>> No darkness at all. No darkness at all.
25:19You can repent and be forgiven. You can
25:22be baptized in his name and have your
25:24sins remitted and you can receive the
25:26gift of the Holy Ghost and your life can
25:29take a new direction.
25:31>> Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
25:35I got to come to a close. I got to
25:36hurry.
25:42[cheering]
25:43>> The darkness, it may describe where
25:46you've been. It doesn't have to
25:48determine where you go. [cheering]
25:52[applause]
25:54>> I once was lost in sin,
25:57>> but Jesus brought me in.
26:01Once like a bird in prison, I dwelt.
26:06>> I got some incarcerated brothers right
26:07now that are watching online and I just
26:09want to remind them it doesn't matter if
26:11you're locked up on the outside, Jesus
26:13can set you free on the inside.
26:17Come on. Do we believe that no matter
26:18what you go through or circumstances
26:20that you face, that God is still the
26:22same God on the inside or the outside,
26:24it can set you free? Your past doesn't
26:27have to determine where you're going.
26:29You're a new creature in Christ Jesus.
26:31Old things are passed away. All things
26:33have become new. I'm brand new. I'm made
26:36new by the blood of the precious lamb of
26:40Jesus.
26:41[cheering]
26:44Woo! I got a new song. I got a new
26:47dance. I got a song. The angels cannot
26:50sing. I'm redeemed. I'm redeemed. I'm
26:54set free. That's why I shout [screaming]
26:56why I sing why I run. [cheering]
27:03Go ahead, give him praise. Chosen
27:05generation. Go ahead and give him
27:07praise. Royal priesthood. Go ahead and
27:09give him praise. Holy nation, a peculiar
27:11for that you should show forth the
27:14praises of him who has called you out of
27:16darkness and into his marvelous light.
27:19Go ahead and show praise right now.
27:23[cheering and applause]
27:29>> [cheering and applause]
27:31>> Stand with me. Stand with me. Stand with
27:33me.
27:40>> Free. He that the Son has set free
27:46[cheering]
27:47>> is free indeed.
27:51>> This light has no beginning.
27:55>> This light has a face
27:57>> and this light has a witness.
28:02>> He called you out of darkness.
28:08>> I was walking through my neighborhood
28:10last night as we were driving around
28:12watching them celebrate Halloween,
28:14seeing the different decorations they
28:16had all up. And I'm not here to preach
28:17any kind of standard on that, so don't
28:18even go down that way right now. But I
28:21was in that community knowing that
28:22there's people sitting in darkness in my
28:24community. I love my neighbors, but I
28:26know there's some that are just sitting
28:28in in false doctrine, things that are
28:30sitting in darkness, all holed up on the
28:32inside. But I'm a witness. I said, I'm a
28:35witness. I saying, oh God, let me be a
28:37light. I got to shine into this
28:40community. Let truth come. Reveal
28:42yourself to them because light has a
28:45witness. Matthew 5:14. Now Jesus says to
28:47his disciples, he said, "You
28:50>> are the light of the world.
28:53>> A city that's set on a hill cannot be
28:55hid. The light that we received must
28:58become the light we share.
29:03>> We are not helpless observers of the
29:07darkness. We are called to be witnesses
29:10to the light. There are still people
29:13that we can reach and doors we can knock
29:15and conversations we can begin. [snorts]
29:17We do not have to convince ourselves
29:19that there's no darkness in our
29:21communities. We know there's brokenness.
29:24We know there's people living without
29:25hope. But we also know who God is. And
29:28God is light. In him is no darkness at
29:32all.
29:35And we must not speak with more
29:37confidence about the darkness than we do
29:40about his power to save.
29:43>> That's why we preach this message we've
29:45heard from the beginning to you this
29:47morning. That's why we bring this
29:48message of hope to every believer.
29:51That's why we bring this word to you.
29:52And this is why Jesus also said in
29:54Matthew 5, "Let your light so shine
29:57before men that they may see your good
30:00works and glorify your father which is
30:03in heaven." I'm inviting anybody in this
30:05house, anybody online right now that
30:08needs more of the light in your life.
30:10Anybody that has a burden and a care,
30:12anybody that's got a worry or a concern
30:14or a burden that you need God to take
30:16care of, I'm inviting you to come to the
30:18light. This altar is open. This place is
30:21open for any family, any individual man
30:25or woman, young or old, that needs a
30:27touch of God in your life. And I promise
30:29if you'll come down to the front of this
30:31place here today, nothing magical,
30:33nothing special about the front of this
30:35place. But there is something wonderful
30:36about this God that we serve, that if
30:38you'll take a step of faith by the grace
30:40he's given you to be here this morning,
30:42that by the time you get down here,
30:44he'll meet you in this altar and his
30:47spirit will begin to fill your life with
30:49light. so that every yoke can be
30:51destroyed. So that every burden can be
30:53lifted, so every sin can be forgiven,
30:56and so you can be healed. If you need
30:59light, I dare you to come down to the
31:01front of this place right now and say,
31:03"Jesus, fill me up with your spirit.
31:06Jesus, reveal yourself to me. Jesus, I'm
31:10holding on to your unchanging hand. I'm
31:12trusting you today, God. And I'm
31:14believing you for greater things. I'm
31:17believing you for health. I'm believing
31:19you for salvation. I'm believing you for
31:22strength. If you need him, wherever
31:24you're at, in whatever season you're in,
31:26I want you to come down to the front of
31:28this place right now by faith. Come on.
31:31Walk, crawl, whatever you got to do. But
31:33get down here to the front and say,
31:35"Jesus, I need you. I didn't come to
31:38play games, Jesus. Uh, I'm here on
31:40purpose. I'm here with a reason. I'm
31:43here with faith. I'm here with desire.
31:45I've got to have you in my life. For God
31:48is light and in him there is no darkness
31:53at all. Come on. If you got sin, cast it
31:56on him today. Come on. You got burdens,
31:59lift it up to him today. You got
32:01worries, give it all to Jesus today.
32:05Come on, that's it in Jesus name. Come
32:07on, that's it in Jesus name. If you find
32:10a brother or sister to pray with, put
32:12your hand on them and pray in Jesus
32:14name.
32:17Come on. That's it. He's here. He's here
32:19right now. God's called you. He's
32:21commissioned you. He's got purpose on
32:24your life. Be a light. Be a light.
32:27[music]
32:28Be a light.
32:35>> Shine through the shadow.
32:40>> Come on. He's here for you. He came for
32:42you. [music] He didn't come for the
32:43whole. He came for the hurting.
32:46>> He didn't come for the righteous. He
32:48came for the sinner.
32:51>> Your name [music]
32:53is mine. [singing]
32:56Yes, it is.
32:58[music]
33:00>> Come on, go after it. I need you, Jesus.
33:03I'm not leaving here till you bless me.
33:05I'm not leaving here till you touch me.
33:08I'm not leaving here, oh God, until I
33:10fill with your spirit. [music]
33:13>> Come on. That's it. Pray. If you're
33:14watching online, pray. Lift your voice
33:17and call out the name of Jesus. Whatever
33:19you confess today and forsake, he'll
33:21forgive you. He'll wash you today. Come
33:24on, Jesus. I need [music] you, Jesus. I
33:26don't want to be the same.
33:29[singing]
33:30[music]
33:31>> Come on. That's it. God's going to fill
33:32you with the Holy Ghost today. He's
33:34going to fill you with the Holy Ghost
33:36today.
33:37>> Your [music] name is power.
33:40Your name is healing.
33:43Your name [music] is mine. [singing]
33:50Break every [music] song. Stronghold
33:54shadow.
33:56[music]
33:58[singing]
34:03Your name is [music] power.
34:06Your name is healing.
34:09Your name [music]
34:11is mine.
34:16Break every [music] sty
34:21[singing]
34:23[music] of fire. Say your name. Your
34:27name. Your name is power. [music]
34:32Your name is healing. [singing]
34:35Your name is life. [music]
34:41Break every [music] song
34:45through the shadow. [singing]
34:49[music]
34:52Shout Jesus [singing]
34:54say. Shout Jesus.
34:57[music]
34:59Jesus in the street.
35:02Jesus in the darkness over
35:06[music and singing] everything.
35:09Jesus for myself.
35:11I speak the [music] holy name. Jesus.
35:17Shout Jesus. [music]
35:19We shout your name. Shout Jesus from the
35:23mountains.
35:25And [music] Jesus in the street.
35:28Jesus in the darkness over every
35:32[singing] enemy.
35:35Jesus for [music] my
35:37I think the holy name. [music]
35:41Jesus
35:43says
35:45Jesus [music]
35:47shout Jesus run the mountain
35:51Jesus in the street. [music]
35:54Jesus in the darkness for every
35:59[music]
36:01Jesus for [singing] my family. I speak
36:04the holy name. Jesus, [music]
36:07[singing]
36:09your name.
36:13Your name is power. [music]
36:15Your name is healing.
36:19Your name [music]
36:20is mine.
36:25Break every stronghold.
36:27[music and singing]
36:28Shine through the shadow.
36:34>> [music and singing]
36:38>> Your name is power.
36:41[bell] Your name [music] is healing.
36:45Your name is mine.
36:52Every soul
36:54shine through [music] the shadow.
36:58Turn your mind. [singing]
37:02Your name is power. [music]
37:04Your name is power.
37:07Your name is ging.
37:11Your [music] name is m.
37:16[music]
37:17Break every stronghold.
37:20Shine through the [singing] shadows.
37:24Turn [music] the mine.
37:27Shout Jesus.
37:31Come [music and singing] Jesus from the
37:33mountains
37:34and Jesus in the streets.
37:38Jesus in the [singing and music]
37:39darkness over every enemy.
37:44Jesus for [music] myself
37:47I speak the [singing] holy name.
37:50Jesus
37:53[music]
37:54shout Jesus.
37:59[music]
38:01Jesus in the streets.
38:04Jesus in his [music] heart for every
38:10Jesus [music] for myself.
38:13I speak the holy name
38:18for my heart. Shout [music] Jesus.
38:21Shout Jesus. Shout Jesus from the
38:25mountain. [music]
38:26Jesus in the street.
38:30Jesus is
38:32over for every [music and singing]
38:36Jesus for myself.
38:39I speak the holy name.
38:42Jesus [music]
38:45your name. Your name is power.
38:50[music]
38:51Your name is
38:55your name is mine.
38:58[music] Yes it is. Yes it is. Streng
39:01every stronghold. [music] Shine through
39:05the shadows.
39:07are like a [music]
39:11[singing]
39:14your name is power. [music]
39:17Your name is healing.
39:20Your name is mine. [music]
39:27Take every [music and singing]
39:28stronghold.
39:30I knew the shadows
39:33were [singing] not the fire. [music]
39:41[music]
39:52[music]
39:58>> [music]
40:12[music]
40:19>> Your name [music] is power.
40:22Your name is living.
40:25God [music]
40:32break every st. [singing]
40:37[music]
40:43[music]
40:45Your name is power. [singing]
40:48Your name is [music] living.
40:51Your name is [singing] life.
40:58Thank everyone. [music and singing]
41:00Yes Jesus
41:03shine through the shadow.
41:07Shout Jesus. [music]
41:11Shout Jesus from the mountain. [singing]
41:15[music]
41:15Jesus in the streets.
41:18Jesus in the [music and singing]
41:20darkness for every
41:25Jesus for my
41:28I speak that [music] holy name
41:31Jesus.
41:35Oh yeah. [music]
41:37Say shout Jesus [singing] round from the
41:39mountain.
41:41Jesus in the street.
41:44Jesus [music] in the darkness for every
41:48[singing]
41:51[music] Jesus for myself
41:54I speak the holy name
41:57Jesus [music]
42:01your name is power [music]
42:04your name is healing
42:10your name [music] is
42:15Break every stronghold.
42:17[music and singing]
42:19Shine through all the shadows
42:22burn.
42:24[music]
42:29Your name [singing] is power. [music]
42:32Oh yeah.
42:35Your name [music] is
42:41break every [music] st
42:48[music and singing]
42:53[music]
42:58[music]
43:05>> [music]
43:12>> Heat up
43:16[music]
43:17here.
43:30>> [music]
43:45[music]
43:50>> You want to keep on praying? Keep on
43:52praying. The presence of the Lord is
43:53moving in this [music] house right now.
43:56If you're ready to be baptized, you're
43:57ready to take that step of obedient
43:59faith and believe on the Lord Jesus
44:01Christ and let your sins be remitted, I
44:03want you to come over here to this I
44:05have decided sign. We're ready to
44:06baptize you. The water is ready. The
44:09rooms are ready for you to change into
44:11what doth hinder you to be baptized
44:13today. If you're ready to have your sins
44:15washed away, you've repented of your
44:17sins, come on over, say, "I have
44:19decided." Let's baptize you [music]
44:20today. Don't forget about next steps.
44:23Those of you that are going to come to
44:24Next Steps, hope you come back. God
44:26bless you. All of you families that were
44:27with us for family dedication, [music]
44:29children dedication, God bless you in
44:32Jesus name. You're dismissed when you're
44:33ready to go in the presence of the Lord.
44:35God bless you in Jesus name.
44:52[music] Jesus for my family. I speak the
44:56holy name.
44:59Jesus.
45:01[music]
45:05Jesus from [music] the mountain.
45:09Jesus in the street.
45:12[music] Jesus in the darkness.
45:15Every
45:18Jesus [music] for my [singing] family. I
45:22speak the holy name
45:25Jesus. [music]