Abe’s lesson Sunday was entitled “The Rising Son” in which he proceeded to share passages that led to the birth, maturity, and perfection of the Child of Promise, Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel and the world. From God’s pronouncement to Satan in the garden about one crushing Satan’s head, Christ’s perfectly sinless life, crucifixion, and being risen from the dead delivered on that promise. This is why we have hope for ourselves, despite our sins. He was (and is) the Risen Son! [notes at bottom]
Roger’s lesson was on “Light Pollution” where he shared images (below) of how the stars were once so visible to mankind, and now with the rise of technology, the glory of God’s creation is now harder and harder to see from earth. This is why Roger feels so many are not as prone to seek out their Creator, and look instead to the devices of man. What we have all around us detracts from our focus on God. The lesson is for both adults and kids who are constantly dealing with the influence of mankind on their faith, and belief in God. [notes at bottom]
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Images from NASA’s “Black Marble” project with PowerPoint text from lesson. Each image below shows the light and energy produced by humans on the earth at night as captured by the Suomi satellite at a distance of 512 miles above the earth.
More on the Black Marble project and full-size images from NASA here.
Click the images below to see the regions discussed in Roger’s lesson:
Notes:
Abe – The Rising of the Son
- Is. 60:19-20
- John 1:1-18 – His conception and birth
- Luke 1:30-35, 41-43; 2:10-11, 25-32 – The Light is pronounced
- Mt. 2:1-3, 12-13 – Herod tried to put out that Light
- Luke 2:40 – the Light growing up Luke 2:41-52 at age 12
- Luke 3:23; John 8:12 – a Light in His teaching
- Luke 2:48-50 – we see they did not fully understand the Light
- Mt. 7:28-29 – the rest of the people
- His transfiguration – Mt. 17:1-2; Mt. 17:6-9
- His death – 2 Tim. 1:10
- He provided the sacrifice revealing the perfect Light – Heb. 10:10
- Those guarding His grave knew – Mt. 27:54; Rev. 12:4-5
- Satan and man thought they extinguished the Light – Luke 22:3; John 19:15
- His resurrection – Rom 1:1-4; I John 1:5-7
- Paul was blinded by the Light from heaven but spiritually made to see Jesus, the One true Light!
Roger – Blinded by the Light
- Mt. 24:4-5, 11, 23-25, 26-27
- True Light – Is. 45:5-7
- Light pollution – Is. 50:10-11
- Black marble – Mt. 5:14-16
- Observation – 2 John 1:7; 2:7-9
- Let your light so shine….the different colors of light
- 2 John 1:7 – deceivers blind us making us see a different light than the true Light!
- John 1:1 “In the beginning….”
- Light pollution is what blinds us-unwanted/harmful light.
- Vegas is an example of artificial illumination of the sky and yet how ugly it is spiritually. Sinful light can blind us, kill us, poison us”
- “Black Marble”
- Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens declare the glory of God and firmament His handiwork” !!!!!!!!
- Mt. 24:29-31
- True Light=God, Christ, the Gospel
- Light pollution = Life, human wisdom, personal feelings, self desire, lack of focus
- Us – looking upward to God but satan thru this world’s agents trying to pollute us and distract what we see