Sermons on San Mateo 5:14:

Let Your Light Shine Before Men

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 14, 2007

Epiphany 5(A) - Let your light shine before men so that the world may praise your Father in heaven and also see Christ’s righteousness.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MEN (Outline) February 4, 2007 - EPIPHANY 5 - Matthew 5:13-20 * * * * * * * * * INTRO: A quick reminder that Epiphany means appearance (or manifestation). During Epiphany we are reminded that Jesus is the Son of Mary and Joseph. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Amazing Grace

Contributed by George Murray on Feb 16, 2007

God’s amazing grace changes us so that we can change the world.

Children’s Time (Lead-in to sermon) • This Little Light of Mine • In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) • God is happiest when the lost is found. • Our light leads people to Jesus. Sermon Living in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

24:5 Salt And Light Are? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 15, 2007

When Jesus spoke of salt and light it wasn’t a mystery to those he was teaching, so what’s in it for us?

They are the type of thing that you don’t miss until you need them and don’t have them. But boy when you want them and they aren’t there you sure miss them then. When Jesus was looking for a metaphor to describe his followers he reached out to and latched on to an unlikely pair. Well perhaps ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Shake It And Shine It! Series

Contributed by Clarence Moore on Jul 19, 2007

What is my true purpose on earth? To preserve and project!

2007 Summer Series - Sermon on the Mount: Shake it and Shine it – Part two Matthew 5:13-16 The Sermon on the Mount is one of greatest jewels of the bible. It deals with what many in our churches do not want to adhere to – Holy living and Holy conduct. Dr. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Church That Doesn't Suck Series

Contributed by W F on Jul 23, 2007

Some churches and some Christians can be like a vortex sucking the life out of their community. Here’s how you can be a church that doesn’t suck.

The most powerful influence doesn’t have anything to do with what we have; but it has everything to do with who we are. That’s why Jesus started his Sermon on the Mount by teaching us about the kind of people we ought to be. Next, Jesus builds on that idea and goes on to teach about what we must do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: *other

Community Of Impact

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jul 29, 2007

salt, light, impact--

Intro: what if you met someone who gathered a handful of people together and began to talk about this group making an impact on the entire world. What if He made statements like, this message will be told everywhere, even to the ends of the earth. Jesus did exactly this: He said, His church would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Giving Jesus Away (Pastor Jose Jr)

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Feb 21, 2007

Principles for Evangelism.

Giving Jesus Away Mat 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. Mat 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are The Light In A Dark World

Contributed by Sam Peters on Feb 27, 2007

This message centers on three ways we can let our light shine in a world cast in darkness.

You Are the Light in a Dark World – Matthew 5:13-16 (Sermon on the Mount) 13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14"You are the light of the world. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Set Free

Contributed by Jeremy Jarvi on Feb 27, 2007

Set Free

HELPING SET OTHERS FREE Set Free "Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth.... Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Living The Kingdom Life: An Instrument Of Your Light Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Feb 28, 2007

#7 in a series focused on the foundational biblical truths found in The Peace Prayer of St. Francis: Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Would It Matter?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Oct 25, 2007

Influence - famous people influence lots of people. Advertising influences people. Christians are salt and light and they infuence flavor...What influence does OUR church have?

What would it matter? SLIDE - influence This morning we are focused on one topic….influence perhaps considered power. It is one of the many words that can easily have a double meaning. It can be used to mean and ability to influence someone or something in a good or bad way …depending on your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Congregational

Disciples Who Make A Difference Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 2, 2007

Do you live an isolated, separate life because you think it is what God wants you to do?

Disciples who Make A Difference How do we who are Believers relate to the world of which we are a part? We are fond of saying that ‘we are in the world, but not of the world.’ There are several warnings in the New Testament about becoming so comfortable in our culture that we are no longer a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Dashes Of Salt And Splashes Of Light

Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 10, 2007

Salt and light are what we are and what we do.

Title Dashes of Salt and Splashes of Light Text: Matthew 5:13-16 Thesis: Salt and light are what we are and what we do. Introduction I don’t know her name, where exactly she lived, or who she was. We never spoke. We passed each other, she coming home from six 0’clock daily Mass, I going to early ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Influence

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Nov 10, 2007

Christians are the salt AND the light

Christian Influence Good morning everybody! I am so glad to be here serving with you all. The Lord has brought us together for a reason, His reason! It is to learn, to receive, to give, and to praise! Matthew 5:13-16 says, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

How To Stand Out Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Sep 15, 2007

As salt of the earth and light of the world, we are called to influence people from evil and illuminate them for good.

One of the movies I would like you to watch is Evan Almighty. In the movie news anchor Evan Baxter, played by Steve Carell, ran for Congress with the campaign slogan, “Change the world.” He won. But the way he fulfilled his campaign promise is not the way he imagined it would be. But God, played by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist