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  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Salt And Light

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2014
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     | 17,749 views

    We are called to be the salt and light of the world. Are we?

    Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and Light August 31, 2014 On Sunday, April 8, 1945, German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was taken from a worship service he had just conducted for prisoners to a concentration camp in Flossenburg. He was tried for treason and hanged just a couple weeks before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking A New Path Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 27, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,194 views

    Jesus is the new law giver. The beatitudes are a description of what life in the kingdom of God looks like.

    Matthew 5:1-20 “Walking a New Path” INTRODUCTION American travelers to foreign countries have often been called “Ugly Americans.” The term refers to American tourists’ tendencies to be loud, demonstrative and to believe that everyone understands English if it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    You "Are" The Salt You "Are" The Light (Short Homily)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2015
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    You "Are" The Salt You "Are" The Light! It does not state you could be the Salt or the light. It does not say you should be the salt and the light. It says you "are". It is a promise!

    Our reading from Matthew .....is near the beginning .....of Jesus' most famous..... sermon,...... "The Sermon on the Mount." In our text, .....Jesus called his followers then...as well as us this day.....to the highest standards .....of conduct. (Pause) He challenged us .....to "turn the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • John Hamby avatar

    Called To Be Salt And Light Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 19, 2011
    based on 19 ratings
     | 37,198 views

    The overall theme of the great Sermon on the Mount by the Lord is how people of the Kingdom of Heaven are to live. Jesus now shows how, “Those who are His disciples should affect the world in the positive way in which they live.”

    “Called to Be Salt and Light.” Matthew 5:13-16 We have now concluded our study of the Beatitudes which serve as an introduction to Jesus’ great “Sermon the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Bein The Salt And Light Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 19, 2011
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    God has called each of us to be the light and witness to this dying world.

    Being the salt and light Matthew 5:13-17 Introduction- We have been for several weeks in a study of the Sermons on the Mount. Jesus sitting on the mountain teaching His disciples the way that they should be living their lives. Blessed are those who mourn for others. Blessed are those who show ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Authority Of The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 23,719 views

    The biblical teaching of the absolute moral standards of God’s word has fallen on hard times. We continually in our day hear the idea espoused that because times have changed the Bible does not fit our day. The truth, of course is just the opposite.

    “The Authority of the Word of God.” Matthew 5:17-20 The biblical teaching of the absolute moral standards of God’s word has fallen on hard times. We continually in our day hear the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Salt

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 29, 2016
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     | 7,320 views

    Salt of the earth (Matt. 5:13) has become proverbial.

    5A Feb. 5 Do you know the word "sugar" never occurs in the Bible? In ancient times salt was the ultimate seasoning that gave taste to food. We're called to be a flavorful people. “You are the salt of the earth,” Jesus says to the crowds. A colleague who does not like salt says that he wishes Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Jesus Salt!

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 26, 2017
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     | 15,633 views

    Jesus affirms his disciples by sharing that they are the salt of the World. I. Like Salt we are to be Stable and Consistent II. Like salt we are to be Essential and Indispensible III. Jesus wants us to be Salt that is bursting with Spiritual flavor

    Scripture: Matthew 5:13-17; Psalms 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Theme: Jesus Salt! Proposition: Jesus affirms and encourages his disciples by sharing the Good News that they are the salt of the World. I. Like Salt we are to be Stable and Consistent II. Like salt we are to be Essential ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Go Team Series

    Contributed by Matthew Blau on Jan 31, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,766 views

    The Stakes are High our team needs to give our very best

    Go Team! Super bowl Sunday! The Patriots take on the Falcons in a head to head battle. Both teams have worked hard to get to this level of play and it will all be decided tonight. If you don’t care for football, there are other teams playing for your attention. Advertisers have spent millions ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Poking Holes In The Darkness / Salt & Light

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 31, 2017
    based on 57 ratings
     | 20,506 views

    A Secret discipleship does not exist in God's kingdom. Either secrecy destroys discipleship, or discipleship destroys secrecy. Salt in a shaker or a light hidden makes no impact. You are called to poke holes in the darkness. (5 additional illustrations) Updated February 2023.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 and Matthew 5:13-20. A quiet forest dweller ... lived in the mountains ... high above ... a Swiss village ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "How Can We Suceed "

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 3, 2017
     | 4,302 views

    The sermon touches on how our success as believers can exceed that of the Pharisees.

    Matthew 5:13-20 How can we exceed? 1. What did a Pharisee look like? When it comes to righteousness, the Pharisees are tough to beat and we are to exceed them, do better, be better. • The Pharisees of Jesus s day appeared to be the elite-ed-ness of what it is to be righteous, Godly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Sal

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 3, 2017
     | 2,202 views

    “Ustedes son la sal de la tierra”

    5A ¿Saben ustedes que la palabra ‘azúcar’ nunca aparece en la Biblia? En la antigüedad la sal era el condimento más importante para sazonar los alimentos. Cuando Jesús dice a las multitudes: “Ustedes son la sal de la tierra,” esto es un llamado que El nos hace para que seamos gente que ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    You Are The Salt Of The Earth

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 3, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 29,014 views

    You are the salt of the earth

    Do you know the word "sugar" never occurs in the Bible? In ancient times salt was the ultimate seasoning that gave taste to food. We're called to be a flavorful people. “You are the salt of the earth,” Jesus says to the crowds. A colleague who does not like salt says that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Is The Law Still Valid?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 5, 2017
     | 5,565 views

    Jesus discusses salt, light and law

    Intro In the sermon on the mount Jesus called us salt and light, then condemned whoever sets aside the least of God’s commands. Does that mean that Christians should put to death idolaters, Sabbath breakers, adulterers and those who dishonor their parents, sacrifice animals, be circumcised, rest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    Making A Lasting Impact

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 5, 2017
    based on 5 ratings
     | 20,835 views

    Jesus calls us to be salt and light. A watching world needs to "taste the Lord and see that he is good." People need our preserving influence, and they need to see the light of Christ shine through us. You may be the only Bible some will ever read.

    Matthew 5:13-16 Making a Lasting Impact Do you ever yearn to make a difference in the world? To do something significant with your life? Do you ever wonder, “Why am I still on this earth?” I tell you, there is no greater satisfaction than to know you have been used by God himself to touch ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist