tasty salt & beautiful light
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Tasty Salt &Beautiful Light
:: 18 March 2012 ::
Last Week
Disciples Not Decisions
Matthew 28:16-20 - Great Commission
Last Week
One-to-one disciple making
Over 3 years
After 99 years, have 8,5billion disciples
Matthew 5:13-16
First notice à
Our identity as God’s people
You ARE the salt of the earth
You ARE the light of the world
First about WHO WE ARE, not WHAT WE DO
BEING leads to DOING
1) Salt
Two main functions of salt
1) Salt
Seasoning / Flavouring
1) Salt
Colossians 4:5-6
1) Salt
Preserving
Preserve = to maintain in the original or existing state
1) Salt
We preserve righteousness
1) Salt
Read full vs13
Are we walking out our calling in Christ?
2) Light
Jesus is light of the world
John 8:12
So are we
2) Light
Lamp/candle
Candle is a small flame, but effective in darkness
2) Light
Let your light shine BEFORE OTHERS
2) Light
Chameleons
Musk-oxen
2) Light
2) Light
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Question
Practically, how can we be salt & light?
Larger context à Matthew chs.5-7
Note Matthew 5:48
Quote
Preach the gospel always, and if necessary, use words.
~ Francis of Assisi
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