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  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    Salt And Light

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 14,970 views

    This is about being salt and light in our world.

    How would you change the world? How would you change your world, the one in which you live? Who is going to make the change? How are changes made in our world? Who makes changes? What is our role as a church in changing our world? Or, do we even have a role? Read Matthew 5:13-16. 1) Salt What ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Michael Hopkins avatar

    What Does It Mean To Be The Church?

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 4, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,656 views

    How we are to be salt and light in the world

    Brooks Atkinson, an American journalist, said, “I have no objection to churches, so long as they don’t interfere with God’s work”. Why are we here? What does it mean to be the church in Farnham in 2005? Our gospel reading has some ideas for us on what it might be all about, and our epistle ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Greg Tabor avatar

    Uncompromised And Uncovered

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,628 views

    What did Jesus mean when He said you are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world?

    Uncompromised and Uncovered Read Main Text: Matthew 5:13-16 NIV You are Salt - most effective and most widely used of all food preservatives - Medieval and ancient societies used salt as a preservative for food because they didn’t have refrigeration to keep it from spoiling - one source said that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Shining The Light Of Truth

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,077 views

    Next message on the Sermon on the Mount. This one describes being the light of the world.

    Shining the Light of Truth Matthew 5:14-16 September 5, 2004 Introduction The Sermon on the Mount is, in my mind, one of the most down to earth, practical portions of the Bible. That’s not to say that the rest of the Bible is irrelevant, because that’s not the case. But here there is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Are You Having An Identity Crisis?

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 18, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,167 views

    Salt and Light

    Do you know who I am? • My parts alone could be deadly. As a soft metal I can explode in water. As a yellowish gas I am poisonous to breathe. Do you know who I am? • You consider me common, but I have been considered of great value; I have even been used like money. Others have used me as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A City On A Hill

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 18, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,276 views

    God has indeed spoken to our nation, but are we listening?

    This week America buried our 40th President, Ronald Wilson Reagan. For many of us, Friday, June 11th was an ordinary day. Although the day was set aside as a national day of mourning, life went on as usual. Perhaps the only interruption of our day was the trip to an empty mail box, or closed ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Warren Curry avatar

    Transforming Your World Series

    Contributed by Warren Curry on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,756 views

    God must do His work in you, before He can do His work through you. He needs for you to be transformed on the inside, therefore He can use you to do His work. He wants to use you as an example for those who don’t know Him. For those who have never acce

    Transforming Your World Matthew 5:13-16 So far this week, we have looked at several areas where the Lord wants you to be transformed. He wants to make you a New Creation He wants to transform your mind (Make A Choice) He wants to transform your attitudes (Wash Feet) Finally we come to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    A Strange Job Description: Salt & Light Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,316 views

    The Christian responsibility to lost society, the world around us, is described in two figures. They are both simple in nature but deep in implication.

    A Strange Job Description: Salt and Light (Matt. 5:13-16) Jesus knows that we cannot keep detailed outlines in our heads, so He provides us with a few simple pictures to summarize our calling in the trenches and routines of life. Main Idea: The Christian responsibility to lost society, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    Transforming Community

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,929 views

    Sermon 3 of 6 on the Acts 2:47 church - 24/7! We are called to be salt and light. I used several different Sermon Central sources for illustrations, ideas and comments.

    2:47 – 24/7 Transforming Community Transformers change things. That’s what they do. When my girls were growing up I wanted to buy them "Transformers" instead of dolls. Donna wouldn’t let me for reasons that I don’t remember now. I’m sure her reasons were good - I just don’t remember what they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Taylor avatar

    Be Influencers

    Contributed by David Taylor on Oct 7, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,508 views

    What it means to be salt and light

    Sermon on Mount Being a People of Influence In the SOM, Jesus’ aim was to create a lifestyle in his followers that would make people think about the value of God, or to glorify God. Jesus goes from talking about persecution to being salt and light that is being an influence in the world around ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    How To Influence Others

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Oct 10, 2004
    based on 177 ratings
     | 27,332 views

    Everyone has influence. The question is, which way is yours leading? This sermon takes a look at Jesus’ teachings on how to influence others in the right direction. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    How to disciple others... if you want to equip your congregation to disciple new Christians, visit www.newstartdiscipleship.com HOW TO INFLUENCE OTHERS Matthew 5:13 "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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Richard McNair avatar

    Salt & Light

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,373 views

    It is Life or Death

    Yesterday was Valentine day. Husbands I hope you didn’t forget! I have a good friend that’s a marriage counselor if you need one, I have been seeing him for many years now! A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard McNair avatar

    The Inheritance Series

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,055 views

    Mrs. Ruth left a spiritual inheritance! It wasn’t written on paper or signed by a lawyer but it was much easier to read. It was her life.

    We have come this morning to remember Mrs. Ruth Bishop. We have many sweet and precious memories to remember her by. Those memories we will never forget, but this afternoon I want to direct your attention toward some things she left behind, that are more powerful and more valuable than any last ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    A Thousnad Points Of Light

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 28, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,729 views

    Jesus’ followers are, by their very character, the light of the world. They, like He, will do the same works He did--even greater.

    A Thousand Points of Light Matt 5:13-16 13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Richard McNair avatar

    Salt & Light

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,795 views

    HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO BE SALT? -- The human body contains about 4oz. of salt. Without enough of it, muscles won’t contract, blood won’t circulate, food won’t digest and the heart won’t beat a beat. Without a doubt, salt is VITAL to life. And Jesus s

    Yesterday was Valentine day. Husbands I hope you didn’t forget! I have a good friend that’s a marriage counselor if you need one, I have been seeing him for many years now! A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist