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MATTHEW 5:13-16
13You 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.
14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven
SALT & LIGHT
you are the salt
you are the light
YOU ARE
What is Jesus referring to?
Where does our saltiness and light come from?
SALT & LIGHT
Purifying, Seasoning(2 Kg 2:19-22, Ex 30:35)
Ratify Covenants (Lev 2:13, Num18:19)
Worship, Offering(Ex 30:35, Lev 2:13)
Scattered on a conquered place(Jg 9:45)
SALT IN OLD TESTAMENT
"We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light
of the world.”(John 9:4-5)
"A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know
where he is going. While you have light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light"
(John 12:35-36)
JESUS ON "THE LIGHT"
moral corruption
spiritual darkness
THE WORLD
salt loses its saltiness
light a lamp and put it under a bowl
DO NOT LOSE; DO NOT HIDE
Ephesians 3:14-21For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom
every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen
you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to
grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge —that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of
God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is
at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and
ever! Amen.
GOD'S LOVE
Revelation 2:1-5“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These
are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden
lampstands. I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at
first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will
come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
OUR FIRST LOVE
see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven
GLORIFY GOD
How do we become a city on a hill that cannot be hidden?
"We are a city on a hill"
OUR VISION
Fettes Park Baptist Church is a city on a hill because we (everyone) are salt and light that do not lose our saltiness and do not hide our light. People in Penang will see our good deeds and give glory to our God
OUR INDENTITY