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Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 5:13
Sermon Summary: This sermon explores what it means to be the salt of the earth. We'll talk about ''self-salt,'' ''family salt,'' ''Church salt,'' and ''Earth Salt.''
INTRODUCTION: Halo therapy (from the Greek prefix meaning ''salt'') has been dated back to the 12th century. It is the process of breathing in salt particles as a holistic way of treating numerous conditions as well as being beneficial to your overall well-being. In Halo therapy you spend time relaxing in a room made to mimic salt caves, being covered floor to ceiling in pure Himalayan salt. While inside the salt room the salt particles that are not inhaled settle onto the skin which is beneficial for skin conditions.
Mt.5:13 ''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 underfoot.''
Let's get some spiritual ''Halo therapy'' going on today. We are in a sermon series entitled ''Obey Everything.'' We are studying the commands of Jesus in the book of Matthew. The Sermon on The Mount is recorded in Matthew 5, 6 and 7. MOST of the commands of Jesus are contained in this sermon. Today we want to obey Jesus' admonition to be salt and to stay salty. What ON EARTH does it mean to be the salt of THE EARTH.
It COULD mean a lot of things. Most of the commentaries I've read and sermons I've heard on this passage take some of the properties of salt and use those properties as the lesson that Jesus is teaching. For instance, in the ancient world, before refrigeration, salt was used for the preservation of food. So, we might say that we Christians are to use our influence to help PRESERVE the world (whatever that means). Of course, salt is also used for flavoring, so it is suggested that we are to add flavor to the world. Francis Schaffer says we are to add ZEST to the world. And we probably SHOULD add zest ...
Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 5:13
Sermon Summary: This sermon explores what it means to be the salt of the earth. We'll talk about ''self-salt,'' ''family salt,'' ''Church salt,'' and ''Earth Salt.''
INTRODUCTION: Halo therapy (from the Greek prefix meaning ''salt'') has been dated back to the 12th century. It is the process of breathing in salt particles as a holistic way of treating numerous conditions as well as being beneficial to your overall well-being. In Halo therapy you spend time relaxing in a room made to mimic salt caves, being covered floor to ceiling in pure Himalayan salt. While inside the salt room the salt particles that are not inhaled settle onto the skin which is beneficial for skin conditions.
Mt.5:13 ''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 underfoot.''
Let's get some spiritual ''Halo therapy'' going on today. We are in a sermon series entitled ''Obey Everything.'' We are studying the commands of Jesus in the book of Matthew. The Sermon on The Mount is recorded in Matthew 5, 6 and 7. MOST of the commands of Jesus are contained in this sermon. Today we want to obey Jesus' admonition to be salt and to stay salty. What ON EARTH does it mean to be the salt of THE EARTH.
It COULD mean a lot of things. Most of the commentaries I've read and sermons I've heard on this passage take some of the properties of salt and use those properties as the lesson that Jesus is teaching. For instance, in the ancient world, before refrigeration, salt was used for the preservation of food. So, we might say that we Christians are to use our influence to help PRESERVE the world (whatever that means). Of course, salt is also used for flavoring, so it is suggested that we are to add flavor to the world. Francis Schaffer says we are to add ZEST to the world. And we probably SHOULD add zest ...
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