Salt Light (2)
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You are Salt, you are light
You are Salt, you are light
13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Intro: . I want to look at works the way we live. The way we live should be evidence of our salvation.
As christians we have a great responsibility. Elab.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Share gospel, make disciples
Here, the sermon on the Mount. Matt. Ch. 5-7 Vs.
He starts B-attitudes
1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus is saying, all of you, who are going to be my followers, you are the salt of the earth.
Not, you may be. Not you should be, but you are the salt of the earth.
You are, the salt, you are the light.
Who is the you are? VS 3-10
Why salt? Because of it’s importance. The human body.
Ancient days Salt pits, Dead Sea.
Trade, tax revenue, Roman Soldier’s, at times would be paid in salt.
Before freezers, refrigerators salt keep food from spoiling. The fishermen there, would salt their fish.
Wounds, babies. Salt was important in the lives of the people.
Salt for our food.
6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Matthew 5:13 (NKJV)
13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
What we do as Christians, the we live our lives makes an impact on lives in a lost world.
Disciples knew important, valuable salt.
Jesus first first has to be the most important, but we as Christians carry on the teaching of Jesus.
Salt help prevent the spread of decay, rot of food.
We live is a very corrupt, evil world. Elab
Battle we are army of God, stand.
Ephesians 6:11 (NKJV)
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
II. Salt use fertilizer, promote growth new life.
As Christians, promote growth? Spreading of the gospel.
We are to live as the as the salt of the earth. Elab
Live as God tells us in his word.
What if we are not being the salt of the earth, not living as we should, not being an example not being a good witness? Vs. 13 Lost its flavor
“It is then good for nothing”
If salt is not salty, it has lost its function. If it is no longer salty?
In those days salt was not artificially prepared as it is today. Salt pits dead sea, the salt crust was dug up from the surface of the soil, it was never pure, put contained impurities.
Eventually, these impurities would work their way to the bottom of he barrel and would be thrown out. It was good for nothing. If salt isn’t salt sand, walked on.
What happens is christian don’t lose their salvation but, think like a lost person, act like a lost person. Doing the same things Elab.
Lost our saltiness. We lose our impact to change a lost world those around us, Elab How can we make a difference if we don’t act any different? Elab
We also lose the impact to grow younger Christians.
Jesus warning is not that we loss our salvation, but we loss our vision of the kingdom and importance of the message. Elab
I. We are the light of the Earth. VS 14-16
I. We are the light of the Earth. VS 14-16
14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
If Christians were flash lights what kind of flash light would you be?
1.Spotlight 1,000,000
2.Mag light
4.USMC
5.Cheap flashlight
What is the purpose of a light.
1. To see in the darkness.
Have you ever been in the dark. Elab. Aboard ship
In Ga. Hunting.
Our light needs to shine bright in the dark world we live in.
23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
When we lose focus on the vision, on spiritual things, the darkness (evil) take over.
“How great is that darkness”
Jn. 3:19 Things in life become more important than Jesus. Money, fun, job or business.
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Things in life become more important than Jesus. Money, fun, job or business
“Men love the darkness rather than the light”
II. To be seen. Your head lights.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Like a city on a hill we are going to be seen, but how are we going to be seen?
Remember we are light in a dark world, we are to make a difference. Are you making a difference?
15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Christians are to shine openly. Don’t hide your light.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
“Let your light shine before men”
How do we let our light shine?
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Vs. 2
Lowliness: Humbleness
Meekness: gentle, mild.
Longsuffering: Patience, Elab Steak. Opposite of anger.
Longsuffering is when you can control your temper when you face provocation.
In the lost world. Your work place, the store, your lost family.
In your ministry. Sunday school, Children, youth, youth soul, God has given us to mold in to the future leaders . Must be longsuffering Elab, If not find another place to serve.
Honesty: Christian business men. Elab.
What about you? Salt, Light shine. Are you making a difference lives of a lost world?
Pray, committee yourself light salt.