Ulysses stuffed his ears to avoid the siren song, but Orpheus chose a different tact. Faced with the options of welcoming the siren song, withdrawing from the fight by stuffing up his ears, or conquering through violent power and might, he chose to offer up a more beautiful song. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

The sermon today is titled "Salt & Light." It is the last installment in our series "The Church Before The Watching World." The Scripture reading is from Matthew 5:13-16 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on August 13, 2023. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under SERVE: Announcing the Kingdom.

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Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):

• Homer’s Odyssey.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica.
• David Martin, Christian Language in the Secular City (Routledge, 2018).
• “Theodosius I.” Wikipedia.
• David French on “No Small Endeavor” podcast, Episode 86.
• Brennan Manning, The Wisdom of Tenderness.
• Rubel Shelly & John O. York, The Jesus Community (Leafwood, 2004), pp.25-26.
• Philip Yancey, Vanishing Grace (Zondervan, 2014).
• Josh Ross, Sycamore View Church. Instagram.

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