What's More Visible—The Light or the Darkness?

Name: What's More Visible—The Light or the Darkness?
Uploaded: 2026-10-19
Channel: Bishop Henry Fernandez
Description: Bishop Henry Fernandez challenges believers to evaluate whether the light of Christ or the darkness of the world is more visible in their lives, emphasizing tha

Bishop Henry Fernandez Preached on 10/19/2026Colossians 1:10-13

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Summary

Bishop Henry Fernandez challenges believers to evaluate whether the light of Christ or the darkness of the world is more visible in their lives, emphasizing that true faith is demonstrated through character and daily spiritual transformation.

Key points

•Believers must recognize they have been rescued from the kingdom of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of light, which necessitates a change in behavior and values.
•Kingdom culture is defined not by image management or religious appearance, but by the consistent development of godly character (love, humility, and respect).
•Transformation is a lifelong journey that requires 'dying daily' to fleshly desires and emotional reactions, especially when faced with conflict or mistreatment.
•One cannot transform a culture by becoming a reflection of that culture's flaws; believers must remain noticeably different from the surrounding world.
•Spiritual maturity is demonstrated by acknowledging faults and seeking God for transformation rather than pretending to be perfect or focusing on others' sins.

Scripture

Character

Spiritual Growth

Holiness

Discipleship

Kingdom

Life application

This week, when you encounter someone who disagrees with you or mistreats you, pause and ask yourself if your response reflects the kingdom of light or the culture around you. Commit to responding with a 'soft answer' or silence rather than retaliating, allowing the Holy Spirit to govern your emotions.

Reflection questions

When people observe your attitude and conversations at work or home, do they see the influence of Jesus or a reflection of the current culture?
In what areas of your life are you currently trying to 'manage your image' rather than 'developing your character'?
How can you more effectively 'die daily' to the impulse to clap back at those who wrong you?
Are you focusing more on identifying the darkness in others than on the transformation needed in your own heart?

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0:00Paul's writing in

0:02Colossians chapter 1.

0:06>> We're going to talk this morning about

0:08what's more visible,

0:11>> the light or the darkness.

0:15>> When you look at your life, what is more

0:17visible?

0:19>> Are you an agent of change?

0:22>> A person demonstrating

0:25the light,

0:26>> or are you a part of the darkness?

0:30So Paul said, "Then the way you live

0:33>> will always honor and please the Lord

0:36and your lives will produce every kind

0:40of good work or good fruit. All the

0:43while, you will grow as you learn to

0:47know God better and better.

0:51We also pray that you will be

0:53strengthened with all his glorious power

0:58so that you will have all the endurance

1:01and the patience you need. I wonder why

1:05he wrote that.

1:07Cuz to be the light,

1:11you're going to have to have a lot of

1:13patience. Man,

1:16>> it's not easy to be nice

1:23>> in a dirty, cruel

1:26>> world.

1:30And then he says, "Always thanking the

1:32father, he has enabled you to share in

1:36the inheritance that belongs to his

1:38people who live in the light.

1:43For he has rescued us

1:46>> from the kingdom of darkness

1:49and transferred us into the kingdom of

1:52his dear son. Father bless this word now

1:55we pray in Jesus name. Amen. Come on

1:58give the Lord a hand of praise and you

2:00may be seated for a moment. So

2:05we cannot ignore what is happening

2:08around us.

2:10We cannot I don't believe that anyone

2:13who's reasonable and honest in their

2:16assessment of what is happening

2:19globally, nationally, and within our

2:21communities can conclude that everything

2:26is okay.

2:28Because the truth is we're not okay.

2:32We are witnessing a troubling decline in

2:36some of our most basic principles

2:39necessary for a healthy and productive

2:43society.

2:44The same is true for the church. The

2:47church is witnessing a troubling decline

2:50in some of the most basic principles

2:54necessary for it to shine its light.

2:58principles such as human dignity,

3:02mutual respect,

3:04>> personal uh responsibility, compassion,

3:08integrity, and our responsibility to

3:11care for one another and the world that

3:14God has entrusted to us. And what

3:18concerns me even more is that some of

3:22the very people who profess to be

3:25followers of Jesus Christ are

3:27contributing to the darkness

3:30>> rather than demonstrating

3:32>> the light.

3:35I want you to understand something here

3:37today that you cannot listen to this

3:39carefully. You cannot claim to represent

3:42the light of Jesus Christ while

3:45consistently allowing your life to be

3:49governed by the principles that

3:51contradict his teachings.

3:55>> And uh that's why I want to challenge

3:58every one of us here today with the

4:00question, what's more visible?

4:04>> Is it the light or is it the darkness? I

4:08want you to know that many of us are

4:11fighting daily to grow, to mature, and

4:14become a greater reflection of the best

4:17version of who God has called us to be

4:20as defined by his word. If you are daily

4:25dying to your fleshly desires

4:29and continuing to press forward in your

4:33faith, striving to become a greater

4:36reflection of God's will for your life,

4:40encourage you to continue to do so. As

4:44you surrender your flesh and allow his

4:47word to transform you, his light will

4:50shine more brightly through you,

4:53empowering you to become a beacon of

4:56hope, love, and the truth

5:00to people around you. When people

5:03observe your attitude, when they listen

5:06to your conversations, examine your

5:09decisions and experience how you treat

5:12others, what do they see?

5:16What do they see? Do they see

5:19the influence of Jesus Christ or do they

5:22see another reflection of the very

5:25culture we have been called to

5:28influence?

5:30So, let me share with you three

5:32important things you need to think about

5:34as believers as you leave this place, as

5:37you log off, as you go into the market

5:39place. Three things you need to

5:41consider, especially if you're a person

5:42of faith. There are two kingdoms,

5:46but two different ways of living.

5:49That's it. There are only two kingdoms

5:51on the earth. Kingdom of darkness,

5:53kingdom of light.

5:55Paul said in in Colossians 1:12-13,

6:01he made it clear. He explains that God

6:04has qualified us to share in the

6:07inheritance of his holy people in the

6:10kingdom of light. Here's what he said in

6:15verse 13. For he has rescued us. He has

6:19rescued us from dominion or the dominion

6:23of the darkness and has brought us into

6:25the kingdom of his son he loves. So for

6:30those of us who are transformed because

6:32the Bible says if any man be in Christ

6:34he's what? A new creature. If we're

6:36being transformed then our light has to

6:40be different from the world. The Bible

6:43makes it very clear that there are two

6:45opposing spiritual kingdoms. There's the

6:48kingdom of light which is governed by

6:50the principles, character and authority

6:53of God. And there is the kingdom of

6:55darkness which operates in the opposite

6:59to the truth and the the instructions of

7:02God's word. So please understand

7:05something here that the distinction

7:08between these two kingdoms is not

7:11determined by watch this someone's

7:15social status.

7:17political affiliation, race,

7:21economic position

7:23or even their religious appearance.

7:27The distinction is revealed by what

7:31govern their lives. And as followers of

7:34Jesus Christ, we have made a commitment

7:39to follow God's word to influence how we

7:42think, speak, behave, and respond to

7:46life's circumstances. We cannot behave

7:50just like the world.

7:52>> We're different. And this is where the

7:55challenge begins for many of us because

7:57every single day we're confronted with

8:00the decisions that require us to choose

8:04between following biblical principles or

8:07surrendering to the pressures of

8:09society.

8:10>> Please note I said biblical principles.

8:14There's a huge difference between

8:15biblical principles and the values

8:19embraced by society. We must decide

8:22whether our attitudes will be governed

8:25by scripture or by our emotions.

8:29Whether our conversations will reflect

8:32God's character or the negativity

8:35surrounding us. Whether our

8:38relationships will be influenced by

8:41love.

8:43Whether our relationships

8:45will be influenced by love. Let me say

8:47it again. whether our relationships

8:51>> will be influenced by love, respect, and

8:55forgiveness.

8:57>> Come on now.

9:00>> What's what's driving our relationship?

9:03The person you're dating, the person

9:04you're married to, your business

9:06relationship, your relationship at work,

9:10even in the community,

9:13what's governing your relationship? What

9:16kind of an attitude do you have? And I'm

9:18just speaking from Henry's point of

9:20view. I am so disappointed and turned

9:24off by the way I see people who call

9:28themselves people of faith

9:31>> behaving.

9:34>> The coldness,

9:37>> the coldness.

9:40I literally this week heard a preacher,

9:43a famous preacher,

9:45I mean he has thousands of people

9:48following him and listening to him. I

9:50heard a preacher this week was asked by

9:53a reporter,

9:55"Would you support the live streaming

9:59of the shooting of this person who

10:03committed crimes?"

10:06And this preacher looked at the reporter

10:09and said, "Absolutely

10:13>> and backed it up with Bible."

10:20>> Where have we gone cold?

10:25>> Where have we gone cold?

10:27So whether our relationships

10:30will be influenced by love or respect or

10:32forgiveness or bitterness, will it be

10:35bitterness, prejudice or resentment?

10:39Whether our personal decisions will be a

10:42reflection of kingdom culture or simply

10:44following whatever is popular and

10:46acceptable in society.

10:49Got to be careful. And especially we as

10:51spiritual leaders, God's going to hold

10:53us accountable of the type of messages

10:55we're preaching.

10:59Here is something I want you to

11:01remember. You cannot transform a culture

11:05by becoming the reflection of everything

11:08that is wrong with that culture.

11:11[applause]

11:15>> And if we're going to represent God's

11:17kingdom effectively, there must be

11:20something noticeably different about the

11:23way we live. Number two, your actions

11:27reveal which principles are influencing

11:31your life.

11:32There's a saying that says when people

11:35show you who they are,

11:37>> believe them. James 3:13 says, "Who is

11:41wise and understanding among you? Let

11:44them show show it by their good life,

11:49by deeds done in humility that comes

11:53from wisdom." That is amazing.

11:56I'm really in love with this scripture

11:58because it says, "Your commitment to

12:01godly wisdom is not established simply

12:04by what you say.

12:07It must be demonstrated

12:10>> by how you live.

12:12>> We are living in an age where people

12:15have become extremely skilled at

12:18projecting an image.

12:22>> Very good at that. Through social media,

12:25public appearances, religious

12:27expressions, and carefully selected

12:30words, individuals can create an

12:34impression of themselves that may not

12:36accurately reflect their character

12:43>> and character matters.

12:46>> But here's what I want you to

12:48understand. The kingdom culture is not

12:50about managing your image. Yes.

12:53>> No, it's about developing your

12:55character.

12:56>> And there's a difference. You can dress

12:59like a Christian, talk like a Christian,

13:02post scriptures like a Christian, and

13:04still fail to demonstrate the basic

13:06character of Jesus Christ.

13:09>> [applause]

13:12>> So I'm talking about character traits

13:16like love, unity, humility, being a

13:20person who speaks to people with

13:22respect,

13:24>> having an inviting appearance,

13:27not an abuser,

13:30>> not a pretender,

13:33>> one who is more interested in building

13:35unity

13:37rather than advancing in their own

13:39agenda.

13:40>> Yes, sir.

13:42>> And our country is in a crisis.

13:48>> Because we I'm not talking about the the

13:50darkness of the world now. And people

13:52who have no faith, don't believe in any

13:54God. But let me talk to our people, our

13:57people of faith who call ourselves

13:59Christians. We cannot allow ourselves to

14:02lose love, to lose unity, humility. We

14:06have to make sure we we we we speak and

14:08treat people with respect.

14:12[applause]

14:12>> We cannot lose that.

14:16We cannot become abusers. Lord,

14:20>> we're now into the month of domestic

14:22violence.

14:24You cannot be a man or a woman of faith

14:28>> and you come to church and you pretend

14:30and you look like you're a Jesus Christ,

14:32but you're abusing your spouse at home.

14:36>> [applause]

14:38>> It's not about an image.

14:41>> Your character matters.

14:44How you speak to one another.

14:47>> And none of us, one of the things we go

14:49back to the Bible, not one of us was

14:51given the opportunity to dominate

14:54another human,

15:00>> right? And we we have situations now

15:02where we're pretty pritting things up.

15:04Men are abusing women and women are

15:06abusing physically. I'm talking now, not

15:08just verbally, but physically abusing

15:11their spouse, the person they're dating

15:12with, the person they're married to, and

15:14physically abusing. And we're trying to

15:17sugarcoat it with all these nice terms

15:19and and talking about, well, you know,

15:21he or she is dealing with some trauma

15:24from the past. You have no

15:26responsibility and right to put your

15:28hand on another human being. Period.

15:32[applause]

15:34>> And we don't come we don't come to

15:36church and try to just put a band-aid

15:38over it and cover it up.

15:43>> That's why we must become more

15:45intentional about examining our actions.

15:49How do we treat people who disagree with

15:51us?

15:52>> Don't let even me I I told you I'm

15:54trying to get you out of here by 12. I

15:57if I if I had time

16:03I'm not listening to none of y'all cuz

16:04by 12:00 you ready to get out of here.

16:11>> How do we treat people who disagree with

16:14us?

16:16>> How do we respond when someone

16:18disappoints us? How do we conduct

16:20ourselves when we are angry?

16:24>> Are you honest in your business

16:26dealings?

16:29Do you demonstrate compassion toward

16:31people who are struggling?

16:34>> Are you willing to forgive or do you

16:36allow bitterness to control your

16:38decisions?

16:40>> Because these are the everyday

16:41situations where the light of Jesus

16:44Christ should become more visible.

16:48The greatest evidence of a kingdom

16:50culture is not how loudly you profess or

16:54you profess your faith, but it's how

16:56consistent you practice it.

17:00>> So, let me add something else here. We

17:03must be extremely careful not to become

17:05so consumed, watch this, with

17:08identifying the darkness in other

17:10people's lives

17:12>> that we fail to recognize the area in

17:15our own lives that need that same

17:18transformation.

17:21[applause]

17:24>> And it's amazing. We have people walking

17:25around today and pointing out false in

17:28people,

17:30>> but when you look at their lives,

17:33>> the things that they're saying,

17:35>> they're not a good representation of

17:37what they're trying to portray.

17:39>> So, finally, I leave you with this.

17:42Number three, keep your light refueled

17:45through daily transformation.

17:48There's a chapter in the New Testament,

17:50Titus. We don't read it a lot, but

17:52chapter 2, 11, and 12, Paul teaches that

17:55God's grace brings salvation and trains

17:58us to reject ungodliness

18:02and the passions of the world and to

18:06live self-controlled, upright, and godly

18:10lives. Notice what he said here. God's

18:14grace doesn't simply offer us salvation.

18:17Amen.

18:18>> We forget that when we surrender our

18:20lives to Jesus Christ, that's the

18:21beginning of the journey.

18:23>> We have to die daily. We have to ask God

18:26daily to help us. IT'S NOT EASY TO go to

18:29the workplace and see an evil boss

18:31TRYING TO DO YOU WRONG and you and you

18:34know YOU WANT TO CLAP BACK.

18:42[applause]

18:43>> Come on now.

18:47It's not easy TO SEE SOMEBODY WHO'VE

18:50DONE YOU WRONG

18:53AND YOU'RE FIGHTING EVERY DAY. SHOULD I

18:56SAY something

18:58>> or should I let the Lord fight the

18:59battle?

19:01>> And how many of you KNOW IT IS HARD to

19:04sit there and let the Lord

19:07>> fight the battle?

19:12So what Paul teaches us here, he teaches

19:15us how to live and he's saying here that

19:20we who have become followers of Jesus

19:23Christ must be transformed. It is the

19:26beginning of a lifelong journey of

19:29spiritual development once you give your

19:31life over to Jesus Christ. So let me be

19:33very clear with this. Please don't think

19:36for one moment that you and I are going

19:39to live on the earth never to make a

19:42mistake.

19:44>> It's not possible. Don't you believe

19:45these Christians

19:48who walk around

19:51making you think that they're righteous

19:53above you?

19:56>> They're holy. They haven't committed any

19:58sin.

20:00It is impossible for you to live without

20:03mistake, disappointing someone, or

20:05acting in a manner that contradicts the

20:07very principles

20:09we profess to believe. That's why we die

20:12daily.

20:14>> That's why we die daily from the

20:16temptation of cursing people out, of

20:18fighting.

20:20>> I almost got into a fight this week.

20:26I had to I had to remember I am

20:28transformed.

20:34>> Some of you looking at me like I can't

20:35believe he's willing to fight. See, this

20:38is where we get so deep and spiritual.

20:41>> We are human.

20:43>> We are human beings and sometime we're

20:45tested

20:47>> when we see stuff. When we see stuff,

20:50man, we do all kinds of stuff. No matter

20:52where you're from in the world, maybe

20:54you're from upstate, maybe you're from

20:56South Florida, maybe from the Caribbean.

20:58From the Caribbean, when we see

20:59foolishness, we just look, we just like

21:05I can't even say it well. We just

21:10[applause]

21:11while some of us blankety blankety blank

21:16cuz it's in us.

21:18>> THAT'S HOW WE'RE CREATED. REMEMBER JESUS

21:20WHEN JESUS, you know, got angry, he came

21:23in that Jesus showed us. That's why the

21:25Bible says, "Be angry." There's nothing

21:28wrong with being angry.

21:31Your spouse did something that you told

21:33them not to do. BE ANGRY. EXPRESS YOUR

21:35ANGER. I TOLD YOU NOT to do that. It

21:38hurts.

21:40>> Come on. Be angry.

21:42Don't be all this spiritually

21:46like God may somebody do something

21:49wrong. Oh, bless the Lord. Praise the

21:51Lord. No. No. Be angry. But don't sin.

21:57[applause]

21:59>> Don't go to fighting.

22:02Don't use words that is not becoming

22:06>> like a Christian

22:09>> because you have the Holy Spirit in you

22:11>> to do that. So we human beings

22:15none of us can ever and I know some of

22:18you going to really really just disagree

22:21with me. None of us will ever reach 100%

22:25perfection.

22:27[applause]

22:30Uh

22:32so if you encounter someone who believes

22:36that they are spiritually superior to

22:38everybody else and have never violated

22:42God's principle, be extremely careful

22:45with that person

22:48because genuine spiritual maturity is

22:51not demonstrated by pretending you are

22:54perfect.

22:56It is by acknowledging when you're

22:59wrong. You go to the father

23:02>> and you say that's not becoming of a

23:05believer. So wash me like David. Wash

23:08me.

23:10Wash my heart. Create in me a clean

23:13heart. That is why I believe that every

23:17follow of Jesus Christ must make a daily

23:20commitment to keep the light refueled in

23:25them. I want to encourage you this

23:28morning. I want to leave you with these

23:33three things. Number one,

23:37don't allow the culture around you to

23:42become more influential

23:44than the word of God within you.

23:48>> Be the light. [applause]

23:50Be the light.

23:53Even with what you see in society today,

23:56many of us are going to go to the polls

23:58tomorrow.

24:01And God knows for me, I am frustrated

24:06with government. I'm frustrated with

24:08what's going on.

24:10But I have to tell you, I'm not

24:12listening to some of these Christians.

24:15Because can I be honest with you? One of

24:17the reasons why we are where we are is

24:21because of some of us.

24:23[applause]

24:27>> We refuse to walk in the light.

24:30>> We go by our feelings.

24:33And some of us, we can be bought.

24:40[applause]

24:43>> Many of us we can be bought.

24:48throw anything out at us

24:50>> and we'll sell out our faith. Don't

24:52allow the culture around you to become

24:55more influential than the word of God.

24:58Number two, don't just profess the

25:01kingdom culture.

25:03Demonstrate it through your attitude,

25:06your character, and your action.

25:10What is your attitude?

25:12When people see you at home, when people

25:15see you in the community, when people

25:17see you in the marketplace, when they

25:19see you on the streets, what about your

25:22workplace, your place of business, when

25:25you come to church, what kind of

25:26attitude do you have?

25:29What's your character like? And this

25:31word character doesn't mean perfection.

25:35Because if the truth be told, none of us

25:38have the right to brag about I am better

25:41than you. I've done things better in

25:44life. All of us are excons.

25:54>> See, look at some of you like I'm no ex.

25:56I never done. All of us have done some.

25:59All have sinned

26:04and fell short of God's glory. We miss

26:06the mark.

26:09But every day we fight to be better, a

26:12better version of ourselves. Watch this.

26:14It's not. You see, some of us think we

26:16we doing we're doing this just for God.

26:20>> Being a person of character

26:25>> shapes your future.

26:27>> Watch this. Because if you fight every

26:30day because forgetting those things that

26:32are behind Paul says regardless of your

26:34past when you strive to be a better

26:38person then the person that you're

26:41you're dating

26:43stands a good chance

26:45of having somebody in their lives who

26:48will not be a collateral.

26:52>> Somebody who would make their lives

26:54better.

26:56When you strive to have good character,

26:58the person you marry, you now have a

27:01union, the institution that God created,

27:04you now can be in a union where two

27:06people are striving to be the best

27:08version of themselves. So yes, will

27:11there be tensions? Will there be

27:12problems? Absolutely. But both of you

27:14are working together

27:16>> to be the best person that you can. But

27:18when you lack character,

27:22>> you put that marriage,

27:24>> that family

27:26in jeopardy,

27:29>> but now you risk your future.

27:32>> When you lack character on the job,

27:35>> when you lack character at your place of

27:37business, then you set yourself up for

27:40failure.

27:41Because what's going to happen is when

27:43God entrusts you with that position or

27:46that business and you lack the

27:48character, what's going to happen? What

27:51could have been in the future?

27:53You forfeited it because you're not

27:56being a true version of yourself. And

28:00number three, and this is where I close.

28:03I'm sorry I went over seven minutes, but

28:06don't allow your light

28:10to grow dim.

28:12>> Keep it refueled

28:15through God's word and daily spiritual

28:19transformation.

28:21Don't allow your light to go dim. Oh,

28:23you're going to be tested,

28:25>> but you now have a choice to shine or

28:30become a part of the darkness.

28:33Sometimes you have to learn not to

28:36respond.

28:39>> A soft answer.

28:44>> I This is what have saved me so many

28:47times.

28:49There are times you want to respond.

28:54There are times you want to tell your

28:56side of the story.

29:00But sometimes you got to learn to shut

29:02your mouth.

29:05[applause]

29:09>> Sometimes you got to look like the fool.

29:12>> Sometimes you got to allow people to

29:14drag your name in the mud.

29:18>> Why? Because you know this battle,

29:21whatever battle you're fighting, it is

29:23not yours.

29:26It's the Lord. Let the Lord fight your

29:29battle and let your light shine

29:33when people lie on you. When your ex

29:37just literally lie on you trying to take

29:39everything from you, trying to destroy

29:42you. And you listen, you can go street

29:44on them.

29:45>> Come on now.

29:47>> We can go street on them.

29:50But if you really want to have a

29:53glorious victory,

29:56>> let the Lord lead you. And listen to me.

29:59And I swear this is it now. I'm going to

30:01I'm going to be finished with it now.

30:03Yeah, I go swearing again. Okay, but I I

30:06go swearing again. But listen, let me

30:08tell you something. The greatest way to

30:11win a battle

30:17>> [applause]

30:19>> THE GREATEST WAY TO FIGHT A BATTLE,

30:22watch this, is to stand in the middle of

30:26the fire

30:29>> and just worship.

30:32[applause]

30:33Lord, I don't know why I'm going through

30:35this. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE ATTACKING

30:38ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY I FEEL THE WAY I

30:40FEEL. BUT GOD, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD,

30:43ENCAMPETH AROUND ABOUT THEM THAT FEAR

30:46THE LORD. WHEN SHADRACH, MACH, AND

30:49ABEDNEO WAS THROWN in the fire, they saw

30:53A FOURTH MAN IN THE FIRE. GOD was with

30:58them in the fire. And I'm HERE TODAY TO

31:01TELL YOU THAT GOD IS IN THE FIRE WITH

31:04YOU. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE.

31:07COME ON, STAND ON YOUR FEET and give God

31:09some praise this morning.

31:13Don't dim your light.

31:16>> Please don't dim your light.

31:20>> Take the licking,

31:23but keep on ticking.

31:27>> I don't CARE WHAT THEY DO TO YOU.

31:30>> They knock you down, get back up.

31:36THE RIGHTEOUS MAY FALL MANY TIMES,

31:39>> but we getting back up.

31:41>> I don't count the amount of times I get

31:43hit anymore. I used to.

31:45>> I don't count how many times I get hit.

31:48>> I count how many times I get back up.

31:51[applause]

31:54>> Because you cannot keep a good man

31:57>> and a good woman down

32:00>> if God be for you. Oh, I don't know who

32:04I'm talking. IF GOD BE FOR YOU,

32:09tell me who

32:11can be against you. Hold hands with your

32:13neighbor. [cheering]

32:14I want to pray to let you go. Those of

32:16you are streaming, I got to pray this

32:18blessing over your life. You go out

32:21there and you shine.

32:24>> Many of you are going through some stuff

32:26right now, but you shine. Don't dim your

32:29light.

32:31make sure you don't become a part of the

32:33clutter and the dysfunction out there.

32:36>> So, Father, as we join hands this

32:39morning,

32:39>> Lord, I thank you

32:42for this church. I thank you for the

32:44many people are streaming each and every

32:46week that you're teaching us how to die

32:50daily to our feelings, our emotions.

32:54You're teaching us how to be people of

32:56light.

32:59It's not easy to

33:01be the light

33:03because we war against the spirit and

33:06the flesh,

33:07but give us the will to always lean to

33:11the Holy Spirit to guide us.

33:14There's a season for everything. There's

33:16a time you will tell us to defend

33:18ourselves,

33:20and then there's a time you will tell us

33:22to stand still and watch the salvation

33:25of our God.

33:26And so I believe many people all over

33:29the world and in this room, you gave us

33:32enough information today

33:34to fight our Goliaths tomorrow.

33:39>> That we can shine in the midst of

33:41confusion. We can shine in the midst of

33:44attack.

33:45I pray that you would touch [music] each

33:47and every person this morning and let

33:50this church rise up in this season to

33:54become that light. And for those who

33:57don't know you as Lord and Savior, have

33:59not surrendered their lives to you, as

34:01we give them the invitation to do so

34:02this morning, I pray that they will

34:06embrace this marvelous light that will

34:10transform them from the inside out.

34:14We thank you this morning for the

34:16sermon, for the worship, for everything

34:20that has been said and done. Thank you

34:22for an incredible week and we give you

34:25praise. Now, for those of you quickly

34:27still hold hands

34:29if you believe this is the day you need

34:31to totally surrender to God. You can't

34:34fix your life. You know you need him.

34:37It's your choice now.

34:40It's up to you.

34:42He's not forcing himself on you. He

34:44doesn't have to.

34:46>> He controlled the day you were born.

34:48>> And trust me, he has your date of death

34:50on the calendar.

34:53>> And you can't hide from him.

34:55>> That's right.

34:56>> So, it's up to you. In fact, I will

34:59encourage you to surrender to him so

35:02that he can shine his light through you

35:04for you to become the best version of

35:07who he has called you to be.

35:09And it's very simple. There's no magic

35:12to this. You have to acknowledge that

35:14you need him in your life.

35:17You have to confess that. And then after

35:20doing that, you need to get into your

35:22word.

35:24Cuz everything else is trying to

35:25influence your mind. At least let his

35:27word influence you. Go to church. Be

35:30among people who are positive, want to

35:34grow. Keep going to church. Study, read,

35:38pray. you uh every day and live every

35:42day expecting God to use whether it is

35:45church attendance, whether it's the

35:47people you talk to to help you grow in

35:50the faith. Now, if you're ready to

35:52surrender to God, please pray the

35:54sinner's prayer with me. Say, "Lord

35:56Jesus,

35:56>> Lord Jesus,

35:57>> I am a sinner.

35:58>> I'm a s

35:59>> I repent of my sins.

36:02>> I embrace the free gift of salvation.

36:04>> I embrace the free gift of salvation. I

36:06confess with my mouth.

36:08>> I confess with my mouth.

36:09>> I believe in my heart.

36:10>> I believe in my heart

36:11>> that I'm born again.

36:12>> I'm born again.

36:13>> In Jesus name.

36:15>> Amen. Come on, let's give the Lord a

36:17hand of praise.