Tuesday, August 07, 2007
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28JULY2007
Pastor Daniel
SALT OF THE WORLD* Matthew 5:13-16
War and peace is like salt and bread.
In the past, merchants value salt more than money.
The Roman Empire built the first roads.
“All roads lead to Rome”
40million tones of salt is used every year.
We consume 6-10g of salt everyday.
We are the very essence of life, be the salt and light.
Effects of salt:
#1 Christians like salt add flavour
Job 6:6
Live the Jesus in you.
#2 Christians like salt acts like a preservative
Salt can stop the decaying process.
- arrest the decaying process of this world.
#3 Christians like salt heals
#4 Christians like salt create thirst
Titus 2:9
Adon means to put on make up
#5 Christians like salt can lose their saltiness
- becomes poison (destroy plants)
#6 Christians like salt need to have contact to have an influence
04AUGUST2007
Pastor Daniel
LIGHT OF THE WORLDMatthew 5:14-16
Definition of light: light makes it possible to see.
Turn on your lamp.
Lamp comes from lampsato, which is an imperative, a command
#1 There is a call to answer
We are called to shine our light.
The light we have is not from ourselves, its from God.
The moon reflects light from the sun
We reflect light from the Son (Jesus)
We are reflectors of light.
John 9:5
Phil 2:14-16
#2 There is a testimony to be shared
We can hide what we are,
We can waste what we are,
We cannot lose what we are.
18th century = century of enlightenment
3 questions of life!
- Where did we come from? God
- Why am I here? Salt and Light
- Where am I going? Heaven or Hell.
#3 There is a choice to be made
Light declare what is in the room.
The many different styles of light:
1. Christmas light Christians.
2. Flashing light Christians
3. Flashlight Christians.
4. Candlelight Christians.
5. Dirty light Christians.
6. Spotlight Christians
Matthew 5:16a
Let your light SO SHINE before men.
What we hide our light under:
1. Basket of worldliness
2. Basket of fear [John 19:38, 2Cor 4:3-4]
3. Basket of apathy
4. Basket of silence
5. Basket of inconsistency
# 4 There is a purpose to be considered
Matthew 5:16b
BE POWERFUL SALT AND LIGHT!
Scribbled by: Child of God @11:16 pm
