June 4, 2023
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Sermon Notes: June 4, 2023
Pastor Mike Powers - Vision & Preaching Pastor
Title: Salt and Light
Matthew 5:11-16 (ESV)
11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Main Idea: Followers of Jesus are the salt and light of the world
1. Jesus expects His followers to be different
2. Jesus expects His followers to be public
3. Jesus expects His followers to be persecuted
4. Jesus expects His followers to be evangelistic
Support Scripture:
Luke 6:26
26 “Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
1 Peter 2:12
12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
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