In Sermon Illustrations: "Matthew 5:13"

What We Do Not Know  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW F.B. Meyer once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are three things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard he or she tried not to sin. Second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed him or her. Thirdly, we also do not know what we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Acts 9:10-19, Galatians 6:1

Tags: Judgment

Is Your Light Shining

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

IS YOUR LIGHT SHINING? Many years a missionary employed a Chinese scholar to translate the New Testament into the Chinese language. The scholar was a Confucian and had never heard of Christianity until the missionary had hired him. The scholar was a painstaking person and wanted to produce a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Tags: Reputation, Complacent

Denomination: Pentecostal

Broken

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 6, 2019

Broken Windows … (Little improvements can make a big difference) Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. This is as true in nice neighborhoods as in rundown ones. One ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Tags: Community, Hope

Denomination: Pentecostal

Not Enough Salt

Contributed by David Ward on Sep 12, 2019

Dennis Kinlaw, former Asbury Seminary professor and Asbury College president, tells a story about growing up in rural Lumberton, North Carolina, during the depression. It was Dennis’ job, as a young boy, to rub salt into the meat his father brought home from hunting. He would rub salt into the meat ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Tags: Evangelism, Identity In Christ, Salt Of The Earth, Influence For Christ

Denomination: Baptist

La Sal De La Tierra: Llamados A Preservar Y Brillar

Contributed by Carlos Vazquez on Feb 19, 2025

La Sal y Nuestro Llamado Jesús nos llamó a ser la sal de la tierra, un ingrediente vital para la humanidad. En Guerrero Negro, México, la salina más grande del mundo, se extraen 10 millones de toneladas de sal al año a través de un proceso de separación, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13, Colossians 4:6, Leviticus 2:13, Mark 9:50

Tags: Santificación, Sal De La Tierra

Denomination: Pentecostal