Livin' As Illuminated Salt - July 28, 2024

Today’s sermon explores the powerful imagery of being the salt and light of the world, as described in Matthew 5. We delve into how we can enhance the flavor of humanity by seeking righteousness and preserving the essence of Christ-like living.

We start by understanding the functions of salt and light, reflecting on how salt not only preserves but also creates a thirst for righteousness. We then look at the significance of light, which reveals truth and guides us in our daily lives.

Through various scriptures, including the Sermon on the Mount and the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, we examine how our actions can spark a desire for a relationship with God in others. We discuss practical ways to live out our faith, from advocating for the oppressed to expressing God’s love boldly.

Join us as we seek to embody the transformative power of God’s grace, living as beacons of light in a world that desperately needs it. May this message inspire you to reflect on how you can better serve God and others, bringing glory to His name.

With Pastor Ethan Osborne.

Livin’ As Illuminated Salt

Focus Verses: Matthew 5:6, 13-16

Theme: Living as salt and light of the world means pursuing holiness through the process of living out sanctification.

• Function of Light and Salt:

o Function Light:

▪ Light reveals what was previously unseen

o Function of Salt

▪ Flavoring

▪ Preservation

▪ Thirst

• Hunger and Thirsting for righteousness

• It is a pursuit to follow God closer and closer every single day.

o Salt in Hunger

▪ We enhance flavor of humanity by seeking out righteousness

▪ As we develop in sanctification, we preserve what it looks like to seek God.

o Salt in Thirst

▪ Worship is the way in which we partake in living water offered by God

• Acting as Salt and Light

o Acting as Light

▪ When we live a Christologically Centered Life, we then become a light that shows others the true meaning of being human.

▪ We live by faith and become lights that allow others to find their way to righteousness with God in their own lives.

▪ Our thirst for righteousness is to invite the Holy Spirit into our everyday lives and actions.

o Acting as Salt

▪ When we live as the Salt of the world, we should be demonstrating the ways in which we live out the love of God.

• So What?

o Being salt and light means more than simply doing good things, it means we reflect the transformation that God brings to the world.

• Action Points

o In what ways can we dedicate our actions and will for the glory of God?

o Have we allowed God to light our lives and show us how we can better serve God?

o Consider one way that God can bring Transformation over our lives.