Salt & Light

We are to be salt and light. To be salt and light!

Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? ... You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

How did you come to Christ? Most people will answer, someone shared with me or someone invited me to an event or a concert. We all have a story.

Sometimes we get our mission mixed up. A survey reported in the book “The Purpose Driven Church” asked the question: What is the purpose of the church?

The survey of those in church showed that 89% said the purpose of church was to take care of their needs. They felt it was the Pastor’s job to care for their needs.

11% said the purpose of church was to spread the Gospel around the world. To take the hope and love of Jesus to those outside the walls of the Church.

In the same churches the Pastors were surveyed… and the results were exactly the opposite.

89% of Pastors said the main purpose of the church is to promote the gospel and teachings of Jesus around the world … and 11% said the Pastors job and the churches job is to take care of the sheep.

You came to know the savior. You must tell others. Why not start praying and talking to someone now and invite them to the festival? Help us continue in “Taking the Church outside the walls.”

For the Kingdom,

Alan

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