BEING LIGHT AND SALT Mat 5:13-16 Christian Living Series

Introduction Quarter series on: Christian living How should Christian live be? Explore the attributes of a Christian

Matthew 5:13-16 You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden 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 men light a lamp and put it under the grain-measure, 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 who is in Heaven.

Salt (1) What makes salt, salt? ◦ Its savory nature and how it makes good flavor ◦ Savory is good, salt is treasured, salt is appreciated, salt is necessary Christians being salt of the earth ◦ An important message Jesus teaches ◦ As agent of “savory taste” to world

Salt (2) When we are without good characters or contributions to the world, it is like salt without the savory taste. “Salt” without the savory taste can’t be salt, so a “Christian” can’t be a Christian without Christianly attributes

Light (1) Light shines to help people not stumble ◦ Help the world not stumble ◦ Help lead the world to the way of light

Light (2) Light can only shines ◦ Shining is light’s natural state of being ◦ Christian witness is a natural state of being ◦ People would see the goodness God in us ◦ We are the channel for people to come to God

We as Salt and Light (1) To Others as Witness ◦ Sense of responsibility ◦ Principled living ◦ Courage To Self in Honesty ◦ People see, don’t like hypocrites ◦ Your life shows what you are

We as Salt and Light (2) To the Father we glorify ◦ We affect the world as salt and as light ◦ We are the agent of glorification of God

Conclusion Be a person that world needs Be an agent of truth Be a shining example to others Let the truth and goodness of God be the natural outflow of your inner core