The Zealot (2 of 5)
Series: Labels
Jeff Strite
Matthew 10:2-4
OPEN: This morning I want to talk to you about the periodic table (we showed a periodic table on the screen). On this periodic table are two elements that I find intriguing.
One of these is Sodium. Sodium is the 6th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust (did you know that?) As a solid, Sodium is flammable and will ignite spontaneously in air and reacts violently with water or steam to produce flammable and explosive Hydrogen gas. It can highly corrosive to eyes, skin and mucous membranes.
Then there’s chlorine/chloride. Chlorine is among the 10 highest volume chemicals made in the USA. At room temperature, chlorine is a gas. And when chlorine enters the body as a result of breathing, swallowing, or skin contact, it reacts with water to produce acids. The acids are corrosive and damage cells in the body on contact. Chloride has been classified by the EPA as a hazardous waste.
Separately, these two elements are very hazardous to us. But if you combine them TOGETHER do you know what you get?
TABLE SALT!
Someone once observed that if put these 2 hazardous elements in your mouth by themselves, they’d either blow you up (sodium) or poison you (chlorine). But merged into a compound-called sodium chloride-they change into an essential element of life. You’ve got to have salt to survive!!! The salt taste comes from the chlorine; which is also vital for making the hydrochloric acid which digests food in our stomach.
With that thought in mind, I want to remind you of Jesus’ comment: ‘‘You are the salt of the earth.’’ (Matthew 5:13)
You and I make the world ‘‘flavorful’’ but separately we are made up elements that would make us dangerous to the world around us.
For example, last week we talked about Matthew the Tax collector. Matthew was one of the 12 Apostles, but originally, he was a man of questionable reputation who’d collected taxes for the hated Romans.
Today we’re going ...
Series: Labels
Jeff Strite
Matthew 10:2-4
OPEN: This morning I want to talk to you about the periodic table (we showed a periodic table on the screen). On this periodic table are two elements that I find intriguing.
One of these is Sodium. Sodium is the 6th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust (did you know that?) As a solid, Sodium is flammable and will ignite spontaneously in air and reacts violently with water or steam to produce flammable and explosive Hydrogen gas. It can highly corrosive to eyes, skin and mucous membranes.
Then there’s chlorine/chloride. Chlorine is among the 10 highest volume chemicals made in the USA. At room temperature, chlorine is a gas. And when chlorine enters the body as a result of breathing, swallowing, or skin contact, it reacts with water to produce acids. The acids are corrosive and damage cells in the body on contact. Chloride has been classified by the EPA as a hazardous waste.
Separately, these two elements are very hazardous to us. But if you combine them TOGETHER do you know what you get?
TABLE SALT!
Someone once observed that if put these 2 hazardous elements in your mouth by themselves, they’d either blow you up (sodium) or poison you (chlorine). But merged into a compound-called sodium chloride-they change into an essential element of life. You’ve got to have salt to survive!!! The salt taste comes from the chlorine; which is also vital for making the hydrochloric acid which digests food in our stomach.
With that thought in mind, I want to remind you of Jesus’ comment: ‘‘You are the salt of the earth.’’ (Matthew 5:13)
You and I make the world ‘‘flavorful’’ but separately we are made up elements that would make us dangerous to the world around us.
For example, last week we talked about Matthew the Tax collector. Matthew was one of the 12 Apostles, but originally, he was a man of questionable reputation who’d collected taxes for the hated Romans.
Today we’re going ...
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