Pastor Arp “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth … and darkness was over the face of the deep … And God said ‘Let there be light ...” (Gen 1:1-3) But the creation was plunged back into darkness when humanity decided they could handle life by themselves without God. God did not abandon his creation, rather he entered into time and space to shine the light into the darkness. John came to bear witness: Ready or Not - Jesus comes as the Light of the world.