Leader: Lord, we look for light,
especially when we walk in deep
shadows.
Left: Your light exposes everything, the
good and the bad, that is in us and
around us.
Right: Forgive us for the bad, Jesus,
and help us live so that our lives are full
of your light.
Leader: As we light this fourth candle
of Lent, God open our eyes to see
things your way and our lives to radiate
your glory.
Shaped and Called:
A Lenten Journey to
the Cross
“Called to Light,”
John 9:1-42
Lent Cycle A
•Lent 1 Mar 13—Matthew 4:1-11
•Lent 2 Mar 20—John 3:1-17
•Lent 3 Mar 27—John 4:5-42
•Lent 4 April 3—John 9:1-41
•Lent 5 April 10—John 11:1-45
•Lent 6 April 17—Matthew 21:1-11
Inward Journey of
being Shaped:
Personal
Discipleship
Outward Journey
of being Called:
Public
Discipleship
John 9:1-41
“Jesus Heals
the Man Born
Blind”
Context and Background
“I am the light of the world…”
Jn. 8:12
Called to Light:
Personal Discipleship
I am called to see the light
and become like Jesus Christ
in spirit, mind, emotion, and
character.
Sight to the Blind
“The god of this age has blinded
the minds of unbelievers, so
that they cannot see the light of
the gospel of the glory of Christ,
who is the image of God.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV)
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Faithfulness
Kindness
Goodness
Gentleness
Humility
Hope
Self-Control
Called to Light:
Personal Discipleship
I am called to see the light
and become like Jesus Christ
in spirit, mind, emotion, and
character.
Beliefs —thinking like Jesus
Practices —acting like Jesus
Virtues —being like Jesus
What does it look like to be
like Jesus?
What can I do…and who
will help me…become more
like Jesus?
Called to Light:
Public Discipleship
I am called to shine the light
of Jesus Christ to the world.
Suffering/Natural Disaster:
TAOISM: Bad things happen.
BUDDHISM: If bad things
happen, it isn't really bad.
HINDUISM: This bad thing
happened before.
ISLAM: If bad things happen,
it is the will of Allah.
CATHOLICISM: If bad things
happen, you deserved it.
PROTESTANTISM: Let bad
things happen to someone
else.
JUDAISM: Why do bad things
always happen to us?
Suffering/Natural Disaster:
•Suffering/Natural Disaster
•Sickness and Disease
•Poverty and Hunger
•Violence and War
•Clean Water and Ecology
•Injustice and Religious Liberty
•Education and Human Rights
•Consumerism/Materialism
"You are the light of the world. A
city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Neither do people light a lamp
and put it under a bowl. Instead
they put it on its stand, and it
gives light to everyone in the
house….
… In the same way, let your light
shine before men, that they may
see your good deeds and praise
your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV)
“God takes worldly form in
human lives empowered by
love.”
“The church is called to be a
prophetic voice in response to
society…a people
transformed and mobilized by
Jesus Christ…”
“True conversion didn’t only
change lives. It transformed
society.”
Connecting People to God’s World
Evangelism
Social
Justice
Missions
Shaped and Called to Light:
I am called to see the light
and become like Jesus Christ
in spirit, mind, emotion, and
character.
I am called to shine the light
of Jesus Christ to the world.
Benediction:
Once we were in darkness, but
with Jesus we live in the Light.
May God help us live in that light
and see the people around us as
God sees them. May God’s
goodness and loving mercy bring
light into our world through us
even after we blow out this fourth
Lent candle.