" DISCIPLESHIP pt4 MAKING AN IMPACT "

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We're learning more about what it means to be a man of God
who is a growing and developing disciple of Jesus Christ.

In Matthew 5:13-16,  part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount,
Jesus used two powerful word pictures to describe what out lifestyle should look like and the impact He wants us to have
as His followers and members of His body, the church.

We have an incredible opportunity today as Christians to really
impact our culture for Jesus Christ.
Our wives, children, co-workers, our friends and the larger culture
are absolutely crying out for something --- someone -- who's real,
someone whom they can believe in and follow.

I believe that we as Believers have a special "Kingdom moment'
today to make a lasting difference for the Lord.

" PREPARATION "  Jesus gave us two timeless illustrations
for what it means to be ready for maximum impact when He 
said, " You are the salt of the earth................you are the light of the world "  (Matthew 5:13-14)

Jesus used these two common substances to tell us how we,
as born again believers, are to engage our culture and
maximize our culture for Him.

Some people say that the world is going to hell and there is nothuing that we can do out it, well I strongly disagree !!
There is something we can and must do about it ---- for the sake
of our own children and grandchildren,
and for the sake of of the work and the witness of Jesus Christ.


We Need To Be Stimulating And Penetrating As The
Salt Of The Earth....................

If we are going to make a difference, then we must be different.
That is an obvious statement,
and yet it seems there is very little difference between the way
professing Christians live today and the way that the world lives.

But Peter tells us that God  " called us out of darkness into
His marvelous light "  (1Peter 2:9)
And Jesus told us, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His
righteousness " ( Matthew 6:33 ) Doing this will make us distinctive, just as we will be distinctive when we truly become
salt and light.

When Jesus says "You are the salt of the earth" and "You are the light of the world' the word you is in the emphatic position both times.
The idea is, "You, yes you of all people, are to be salt and light"

Jesus is saying to us today, "You, man of God, be My salt and light."


Next we are going to begin teaching how you can be the "SALT"

THANKS FOR FOLLOWING !!!!!!!!