HOW WE CHANGE THE WORLD – PART 1

THE CLARION CALL TO BE CHANGE AGENTS

MATTHEW 5:13-16

Jesus Calls His Followers Salt & Light:

Salt Permeates = We Must Be Actively Engaged in This World, [John 17:15,18].

Salt Preserves = Our Goal Is Purification, Not Assimilation, [John 17:16-17].

Light Illuminates = We Must Introduce His Truth to This World, [John 1:9].

Light Eliminates = We Must Counter Darkness Wherever Truth Is Not, [John 1:5].

Inside & Outside Agents:

Sanctuary = God Needs His Best Priests in His Sanctuary, [Ex. 19:6].

Marketplace = God Needs His Best Priests in Places of Influence, [1 Peter 2:9].

Inside And Outside Priests Must See Their Work as Ministry, [2 Cor. 6:1].

Wherever Our Placement We Effect Change in The World, [1 Peter 2:12].

Modelling Jesus Without Fear:

We Must Not Be Afraid to Speak Like Him in This World, [John 7:46].

We Must Not Be Afraid to Show Him to This World, [Isa. 12:4].

We Must Not Be Afraid to Share Him with This World, [Rom. 1:16].

PRAYER:

Father, Empower And Equip Us To Answer Your Call For Change, In Jesus Name!