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Let me start off with a couple of questions:

You Are the Light

You Are the Light

PRAY

PRAY

TURN to and .

TURN to and .

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Let me start off with a couple of questions:

Let me start off with a couple of questions:

1) What is the most effective way for you to proclaim the gospel in your world?

1) What is the most effective way for you to proclaim the gospel in your world?

I say “your world” because your world is a little different than mine, and mine is way different than yours.

Your world consists of your personality, your experiences and the people you encounter are different than mine or the person sitting next to you.

What is the most effective way for you to proclaim the gospel in your world.

I say “your world” because your world is a little different than mine, and mine is way different than yours.

Your world consists of your personality, your experiences and the people you encounter are different than mine or the person sitting next to you.

What is the most effective way for you to proclaim the gospel in your world.

2) What is the most enjoyable way for you to proclaim the gospel?

2) What is the most enjoyable way for you to proclaim the gospel?

It concerns me that many people probably do not think of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ (evangelism) in terms of joy, fun, and relatively easy.

I would venture to say that most Christians think of evangelism in terms of something external (it’s out there and I know I should do it but …), or evangelism is difficult and scary and all kinds of thoughts –

It concerns me that many people probably do not think of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ (evangelism) in terms of joy, fun, and relatively easy.

I would venture to say that most Christians think of evangelism in terms of something external (it’s out there and I know I should do it but …), or evangelism is difficult and scary and all kinds of thoughts –

But what if evangelism could be enjoyable, and fun and not something out there, but something that emanates from inside?

What if evangelism has more to do with who you are and who you’ve been designed to be, than learning a special technique?

What if evangelism has more to do with your light than anything else?

But what if evangelism could be enjoyable, and fun and not something out there, but something that emanates from inside?

What if evangelism has more to do with who you are and who you’ve been designed to be, than learning a special technique?

What if evangelism has more to do with your light than anything else?

Maybe we need to look at proclaiming the gospel in terms of how each person is wired, and finding the freedom and joy of evangelism by letting your specific light shine.

Maybe we need to look at proclaiming the gospel in terms of how each person is wired, and finding the freedom and joy of evangelism by letting your specific light shine.

“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.

“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.

“You are the light of the world.

A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Neither 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.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

“You are the light of the world.

A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Neither 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.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Reminder - “You are salt” and “You are light,” are in the indicative mood, meaning it’s a statement of reality.

So Jesus is saying is, “You are the salt; you are the light of the world.

You’re it.

There’s no one else.

There’s no other contingency plan.

You’re not one light out of many.

You’re it.”

Reminder - “You are salt” and “You are light,” are in the indicative mood, meaning it’s a statement of reality.

So Jesus is saying is, “You are the salt; you are the light of the world.

You’re it.

There’s no one else.

There’s no other contingency plan.

You’re not one light out of many.

You’re it.”

Reminder - “You are salt” and “You are light,” are in the indicative mood, meaning it’s a statement of reality.

So Jesus is saying is, “You are the salt; you are the light of the world.

You’re it.

There’s no one else.

There’s no other contingency plan.

You’re not one light out of many.

You’re it.”

Let me put it this way: If you as a disciple of Jesus, and if we as the Church do not shine - there’s no other light.

So this is a big responsibility that God has given His people.

This is perhaps a greater commission than the Great Commission.

See the Great Commission in is about going and making disciples – what we should do, but salt and light deal with who we are.

Being salt, being light has everything to do with our character - it has everything to do with who we’ve been created to be - which then impacts what we do and how we live - and what we do and how we live impacts our effectiveness for the Kingdom of God.

Let me put it this way:

If you as a disciple of Jesus, and if we as the Church do not shine - there’s no other light.

So this is a big responsibility that God has given His people.

This is perhaps a greater commission than the Great Commission.

See the Great Commission in is about going and making disciples – what we should do, but salt and light deal with who we are.

Being salt, being light has everything to do with our character - it has everything to do with who we’ve been created to be - which then impacts what we do and how we live - and what we do and how we live impacts our effectiveness for the Kingdom of God.

We talked about this last week - if salt becomes contaminated or saturated, it loses its effectiveness.

If we become carnal, worldly, we lose our effectiveness for the Kingdom of God in this world.

We talked about this last week - if salt becomes contaminated or saturated, it loses its effectiveness.

If we become carnal, worldly, we lose our effectiveness for the Kingdom of God in this world.

And the same is true with our light.

Our character effects our how bright we shine.

How so?

And the same is true with our light.

Our character effects our how bright we shine.

How so?

Before I answer that, we need to jump ahead and briefly answer two questions.

Now Jesus said to “let your light shine,” so 1) What is our light and 2) What is the purpose of our light.

Before I answer that, we need to jump ahead and briefly answer two questions.

Now Jesus said to “let your light shine,” so 1) What is our light and 2) What is the purpose of our light.

1) What is our light?

1) What is our light?

In brief, I personally believe our light is a culmination of two things: A) Being who I’m supposed to be and b) Doing what I’m supposed to do.

Of course, that all begins with a relationship with Jesus Christ and the ongoing transforming work of the Holy Spirit.

But bottom line is our light is the culmination of Being who we’re supposed to be and Doing what we’re supposed to do.