INTRODUCTION
Standing on a hillside Jesus gave the followers who had assembled to hear him a unique label. A label that would explain what their purpose was for being on this earth, and one that is as applicable to his followers today as it was then. Discover what that label is and how it impacts how you see yourself and why you have been placed on location.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Growing up, did you ever receive a label that impacted you? Were you ever branded "slow" or "smart" or something else along those lines?
- Read Matthew 5:13. Salt was valued as a food preservative in Jesus' time. What impact did this statement likely have on his audience? What does it mean for us today to be preservatives in the world?
- How have you been impacted by a salty Christian?
- How can we, as salt, lose our saltiness?
- What are the ramifications of losing our saltiness?
- Where do you have an opportunity to be salt? What will it look like for you to be salt this week?
THINK ABOUT IT
When it comes to being salt in the world, the issue is not "Will it make any difference?" Salt, by its very nature, always makes a difference. The question is, "Will I accept my role?" You are the salt of the earth. Are you being salty?
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
How can you remind yourself throughout the week that you are the salt of the earth?
CHANGING YOUR MIND
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. Matthew 5:13