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Lesoni Juma Hili || Somo la 5 || Kuungana Kama Mianga Usiku || Ufafanuzi kwa Mwalimu || 1Q2026

Friday, January 30 Teacher Comments Part I: Overview Key Text: Philippians 2:14, 15 Study Focus: Phil. 2:12–30, James 2 Christians are called to be lights in a dark world. Jesus said, “ ‘You are the light of the world’ ” (Matt. 5:14, NKJV). Similarly, Paul also revealed his desire for Christians to shine as light bearers in a world engulfed in darkness. His words to the Philippians, “You shine as lights in the world” (Phil. 2:15, NKJV), are very similar to the message sent to the Ephesians, “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Eph. 5:8, NKJV). The metaphor of light is a powerful missionary symbol, used both in the Old and New Testaments. In Isaiah, God declares to His Servant, the Messiah, “ ‘ “I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth” ’ ” (Isa. 49:6, NKJV; compare also with Isa. 42:6). This passage is applied to Jesus in the New Testament (see, for instance, Luke 2:32, John 8:12, John 9:5, Acts 26:23), but it is also applied to the church (Acts 13:47) because it continues Jesus’ mission of being Light to the world. This week’s lesson emphasizes three major themes: 1. We will consider the relationship between faith and works (Phil. 2:12, 13). 2. As Christians, we are called to be lights to the world, following in Jesus’ footprints and sharing our lives with others. 3. The trials and hardships that we face in our Christian walk strengthen us for greater challenges in God’s work. They are God’s tools for developing essential qualities that are indispensable for fruitful ministry. Part III: Life Application Meditate upon the following themes. Then ask your students to answer the questions at the end of this section. We are completely dependent on God for salvation, which we receive through faith. Paul couldn’t have made it clearer when he said, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Eph. 2:8, NKJV). It is through faith we journey from this life to the life to come. The letter to the Hebrews made this point very clear by consistently repeating the phrase “by faith” (see Hebrews 11). By faith, Abraham “dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, . . . for he waited for the city which has foundations” (Heb. 11:9, 10, NKJV). The experience of salvation unavoidably leads us to good works. Because good works are designed to benefit others (Gal. 6:9, 10), they are not natural for sinners (Jer. 13:23). That is why it is God who enables us to perform them (Phil. 2:13). Jesus said to the disciples, “ ‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works’ ” (Matt. 5:16, NKJV). This command underscores the close relationship between letting our light shine and performing good works. By performing good works, believers are shining their light in this dark world. Darkness is a symbol of sin (see, for instance, John 3:19, 20; Luke 22:53) and its effects (see, for instance, Ps. 82:5, Eph. 4:18). Christians are called to enlighten this world with “the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ” (2 Cor. 4:4, NKJV), so as to shine on those “whose minds the god of this age has blinded” (2 Cor. 4:4, NKJV). Questions: 1. How are good works and the experience of salvation connected? 2. What are ways you can let your light shine in this dark world?