Good Works

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(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.

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.

Salt- Flavors & Preserves

God Has And Is Making You Light

Agree With His plan- Faith

Reflected Light- Moon

lumonous- the ability to shine/emit or reflect light.

We are not the source of the light.

We need to be in a position to receive light so we can reflect light.

Dark Side Of The Moon-

The loneliest most isolated place a man has ever been

Living Life With Out Light

Sphere of Influence-

15...gives light to all who are in the house.

House- Family Home

Who Is In Your House?

You have the potential give light to all those around you

Family

Friends

Colleagues

Neighbors

All- But Not Them???????

All- But Not Them???????

Visualize Your Sphere Of Influence

Think of the ones who would be most resistant to God

The light shines to all

Let your Light shine

Light that is Darkness

(NKJV) 22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 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!

22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 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!

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Good- Not Bad

Beautiful, Virtuous, Truely Good

The World Desperately Needs Good

Shine- Be Reflecting True Light

Confusion About What Is Good

See

Good Works- effort, toil, act, deed, labour

There is a cost and effort in the act, requires energy

Getting off your bum.

(NASB95) 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Made For Good Works

Fulfillment From Service-

“I've Been Made For This”

Living out your Design & Destiny

Mens Group- Mid life Crisis

Good Work Evidence of Faith

Good Work Evidence of Faith

(NASB95) 20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? (NASB95) 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

No work dead faith?

Glorify God- Motivation

Glorify God- Motivation

Bring Praise To God?

The motive of light shining is to glorify God

Its Not To Win An Argument!

Its Not To Be Judgmental or Self Righteous

“Beggars Showing Other Beggars The Bread Of Life”

Its Not To Hurt

Praises of Man

(NKJV) 6 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.