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19th April
Salt and Light
Matthew 5:13 - 16
The Christian way of life is different from the rest of the culture
An alternative way of life
We are the light of the world
The culture is looking in all the wrong place
The ideas that have shaped Australian culture have come from these passages (recently they have become neglected).
We need to be set apart for His purposes.
Book divided into categories
Bible / Everthing else
We need to be distinctive
Don't you want more than 'nice'?
Psalm 136:35
God's people had mingled with the other nations!
Jeremiah 10
Sermon on the Mount
Describes a community under God's rule.
Matthew 6:8
Matthew 6:5 - 13
vs13
The followers of Jesus are to be different
The idea is to focus on Him.
Salt is different to to the thing it is being put in.
We are to be different.
Christ adds flavour to the lives of His disciples
NaCl is always NaCl
- But in that time they got white stuff from marshlands that contained NaCl
- The NaCl could leech out.
vs 15 - 16
Put the postive aspects forward
The World needs to see Jesus.
#church #matthew5 #sermononthemount
Salt and Light
Matthew 5:13 - 16
The Christian way of life is different from the rest of the culture
An alternative way of life
We are the light of the world
The culture is looking in all the wrong place
The ideas that have shaped Australian culture have come from these passages (recently they have become neglected).
We need to be set apart for His purposes.
Book divided into categories
Bible / Everthing else
We need to be distinctive
Don't you want more than 'nice'?
Psalm 136:35
God's people had mingled with the other nations!
Jeremiah 10
Sermon on the Mount
Describes a community under God's rule.
Matthew 6:8
Matthew 6:5 - 13
vs13
The followers of Jesus are to be different
The idea is to focus on Him.
Salt is different to to the thing it is being put in.
We are to be different.
Christ adds flavour to the lives of His disciples
NaCl is always NaCl
- But in that time they got white stuff from marshlands that contained NaCl
- The NaCl could leech out.
vs 15 - 16
Put the postive aspects forward
The World needs to see Jesus.
#church #matthew5 #sermononthemount