Jesus challenges us to get noticed in public. We should be light and salt - influencing people to find Jesus.

Mark Hargrove introduces the sermon on the mount that Jesus gave in Matthew 5-7. He begins with "blessed are they who..." Our life in Christ is to be a happy one as we commit to these life attitudes and behaviors. We aren't saved by what we do, but by what Jesus did. But we are happy (blessed) by living the way He did.

Jesus heals many people in Matthew 4:23-25 while He is preaching the Good News of His Kingdom. Physical healing is physical good news for the person's body. Salvation is spiritual Good News for the person's soul. By healing, Jesus is helping us visualize the good thing that happens spiritual when someone puts their trust in Him.

Daryl Crawford leads us to consider the calling of the disciples by Jesus. Like then, Jesus is still calling each of us one by one into His Kingdom.

People walking in darkness have seen a great light, the prophet of old had written. Now Jesus begins His public ministry and Matthew reminds us that the prophet had hundreds of years earlier prepared us for this moment. We walk in darkness and live lives of darkness until the light of Jesus points out our need of rescue and direction.