Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Intro

  - Matthew 5:13-16

  - John 15:19

  - John 17:14-15

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"The greatest hinderance to the advance of the gospel is the failure of those that say they believe it but don't live it out."  -  John Stott

You Are...

1. Salt of the Earth

   - Matthew 5:13

   - Job 6:6

   - Colossians 4:6

2. Light of the World

   - Matthew 5:14-16

   - John 8:12

   - John 9:5

   - John 12:35

   - 2 Corinthians 4:6

   - John 3:19-20

   - Matthew 5:14-16

Application

How salty are you?

How Bright is the light?

   - 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

CONNECTION GROUP RESOURCES

Connection Builders

1. Share with the group your favorite hymn or song. Explain why it's your favorite!

2. When you want to get away from people, where do you go and what do you?

Sermon Questions

Read Matthew 5:13-16.

1. In Greg's sermon, he talked about two aspects of salt. What were they? Discuss as a group how Christians can be salt in their families, neighborhoods, and work environments.

2. Greg also talked about how salt can lose its "saltiness". What are some ways Christians can lose their saltiness?

3. Read Isaiah 9:2; 42:6-7; 49:6. What specifically does Jesus tell his audience to do in order to shine as light? How do Christians continue Jesus' light-shining work in the world today?

4. How do the attitudes in the Beattitudes (5:3-12) help us understand what it looks like to be salt and light in the world?

5. Which of the characteristics from the Beattitudes do you think are most urgent for Christians to express in the world today?