Salt and Light

You are salt and light… but, flavorless salt and hidden light bring no praise to our heavenly Father. In part 6 of Matthew: The Messiah Has Come, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Matthew 5:13-16.

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Study Notes

Understanding the Text

1. Arrival of the Messiah (Matthew 1:1 – 2:23)
2. Preparation for the Messiah (Matthew 3:1-17)
3. Temptation and Beginning of Ministry of the Messiah (Matthew 4:1-25)
4. First Discourse: Kingdom Life (Matthew 5:1 – 7:29)
   1. The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)
   2. Salt and Light (Matthew 5:13-16)

You are the salt of the earth…

• Purity
• Preservation
• Flavor

You are the light of the world…

• Attracts
• Guides
• Warns

Flavorless salt & hidden light…

Applying the Text

• Have you lost your saltiness?
• Does your light shine for all to see?