Engaging Influencers

Matthew 5:13–16 ESV

13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

We are Light

Salt adds flavor

Salt preserves

Salt with burnt offerings

Salt is purified when its close to rocks and the water washes over the salt

1 Corinthians 10:4 ESV

4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:10 ESV

10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.

1 Cor

Psalm 31:23 ESV

23 Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.

Psalms

Ephesians 5:26 ESV

26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Ephesians 5:

“loses it flavor” is one word in the greek.

same word used in “moriano”

Means become foolish

I we do not walk closely with Christ we can ruin our witness

John 8:12 ESV

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Jesus is the light

We are the light

John 9:5 ESV

5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 12:35 ESV

35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:36 ESV

36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.

We are light

Let’s look at an NT example of being salt and light

Acts 16:25