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Salt Of The Earth Series
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 5, 2011 (message contributor)
Summary: An exhortation to be what the Bible says you are.
Series: Names That Are Noteworthy
“Ye Are The Salt Of The Earth”
Matthew 5:13
I. A SOLEMN TRUTH - “Ye are the salt”
A. The PERSON of the pronouncement – Jesus
B. The PEOPLE of the pronouncement – “Ye”
II. A SPECIFIC TARGET – “of the earth”
A. How VAST is our influence - “of the earth”
B. How VALUABLE is our influence
III. A SAD TRAGEDY – “but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
A. The PROBLEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE – “lost his savour”
B. The POSSIBILITY TO AVOID - “good for nothing”