
“You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves.” —Mark 9:50 NLT
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.” —Matthew 5:13 NLT
“As a cleaning agent, disciples are to assist in helping people find forgiveness and new life in Christ.” —Hal M. Haller, Jr.
So Fresh and So Clean
We can’t
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” —Romans 10:13 NLT
“But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?” —Romans 10:14-15 NLT
We are
“Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” —Matthew 28:19-20 NLT
“Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” —Mark 16:15 NLT
“Jesus was delivered over to death for our sin and was raised to life for our justification.” —Romans 4:25 NIV
“God has given us this task of reconciling people to Him.” —2 Corinthians 5:18 NLT
“For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.” —2 Corinthians 5:19 NLT
“We are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, ‘Come back to God!’ For God made Christ, Who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” —2 Corinthians 5:20-21 NLT
Keep the
Our
“Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others.” —2 Corinthians 5:11 NLT
“We all must stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.” —2 Corinthians 5:10 NLT
The
“For Christ’s loves compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him Who died for them and was raised again.” —2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NIV
No longer
“So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view.” —2 Corinthians 5:16 NLT
When we keep the love of Jesus
us, we will be less likely to
others
Discussion Questions
- Have you ever found yourself at someone else’s house and noticed how messy everything was, but the person there didn’t seem phased? Have you found yourself unphased by your own mess? Maybe in your garage? Bedroom? Office? Why do you think that happens?
- We can’t clean what we choose to ignore. This is not only true regarding messes in our homes or offices, but also in our purpose as followers of Jesus to make disciples of all nations. Have you ever experienced this? Why?
- What are some reasons or excuses you have possibly made for ignoring the call to make disciples?
- We are called to help others come clean. Jesus tells us as much in the Great Comission. What do you think is one of the biggest hurdles holding you back from fulfilling this calling?
- Why do you think we sometimes lose motivation to spread Jesus’ message of reconciliation?
- How do you think being mindful of the love of Jesus will make us less likely to ignore those in our lives who are in need of His Gospel?