00:00And thank you all. Before anything else, I want to recognize the presence of someone we have been praying for
00:05for a long, long time now.
00:07Kuya Ariel!
00:11For a dad, the two of you up here. Uncle!
00:16Alright, well, yesterday, I know that everybody has different ways of celebrating Halloween and other celebrations for that matter.
00:27So this is not in any way to put anybody on the spot.
00:30However, there are two things I think are interesting with the first today, because not only is it about kind
00:38of being in the dark and what you need when you're in the dark, but there's also a component of
00:43time.
00:45Alright, time. Now, did any of you know this on your cell phones or perhaps maybe inside your house?
00:51Did you notice something different about the clock this morning? What was different now?
00:58The time changed in what way?
01:02Backwards.
01:03Yeah, no, if I heard you say forward, you're wrong.
01:07That means we're going to be super duper early today.
01:10But nonetheless, it's what we call the fallback.
01:13Right? We spring forward and we fall back.
01:16They call it standard time. There's other different ways to talk about it.
01:20But here's the most important thing, children and adults, with regards to light and time.
01:27There's a verse in the Bible that captures both of these concepts of both light and time.
01:34Really, I don't know if you can put the verse on the screen.
01:36Ah, these are Jesus' words from John chapter 12.
01:40So, let's all say it together.
01:42First, the reference, the verse, and the reference again.
01:46John 12, 35.
01:48Walk while you are out of the light.
01:51John 12, 35.
01:54Now, this is interesting because, like I said, I was coming at it more from the angle of walking.
01:59Well, in the right, like, you know, turning on a flashlight.
02:02But I thought how timely today, with a time change, there is a time and a place for everything.
02:09As you know, there's going to be a time, like I said, when the hour is going to go forward.
02:13And in times like now, where the hour is going to go backward.
02:16But Jesus' words are important because there's two important things to know here.
02:20He wants us to walk while we have light.
02:25I don't need to illustrate that for you all.
02:27You can understand the concept of light and darkness.
02:30I hope you also now understand that time is limited for all of us.
02:36There will come a time when time is no longer a thing because we are in heavenly glory with our
02:42Father,
02:43with Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit surrounding us.
02:46So, right now, while we have the light of Christ, and while there is still time among us,
02:54walk.
02:55Walk how?
02:56Walk by faith and not by sight.
02:59Walk with Jesus, and walk by the power of the Holy Spirit.
03:04Okay?
03:05Very simple, kind of heavy lesson.
03:07There's a light and a time component, but however you understand it,
03:11remember Jesus is less.
03:12We have one back.
03:13Back one, please.
03:14There we go.
03:15Once again, children and adults alike together.
03:18John 12, 35.
03:21Walk wide open and out of the light.
03:23John 12, 35.
03:25That's right.
03:26Hold your heads, bow your heads, close your eyes, and pray with me by saying,
03:32Heavenly Father, thank you for time and light that come from you through your Son, Jesus Christ,
03:44who gave us these words of wisdom, of life, of power.
03:52Help me to make every use of every day for your glory and your honor.
04:01In Jesus' name, amen.
