Sermon On The Mount: Week 10 • You Have Influence • August 25, 2024
As a follower of Jesus, you have no idea the power of your
You cannot allow the
Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth;
Followers of Jesus are responsible to give
..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.”
If
The world doesn’t need the church to be more like the
You are the light of the world not because of
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.
Dwight Pentecost - “The nature of light is to shine. There is no such thing as light that does not communicate itself.
You were created to
Reasons we hide our light:
Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Neglect of God’s
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Lack of Godly
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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.
Romans 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
True and lasting influence begins with
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