Summer at RockCreek – It Needs More SALT

Pastor Bryan – Summer at RockCreek – It needs more SALT

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

¹⁴ You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”

Matthew 5:13-16

^{10 “}For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

Luke 19:10

WE SHARE OUR FAITH

1. Because it is our as followers of Jesus.

^{18 “}Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ²⁰ Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:18-20

⁹ The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed but wants everyone to repent. 

II Peter 3:9

        2. Because people are and need Jesus.

¹⁶ “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

John 3:16-17

        3. Because people Jesus, they just don’t know it.

^{10 “}The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”

John 10:10

        4. Because we were once far from .

^{14 “}Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.”

II Corinthians 5:14

THE GOAL: “I want to be so that people who know me but don’t know Jesus, will because they .”

DIFFERENCE MAKERS

1. Recognize the God gives us.

^{23 “}The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.”

Psalm 37:23

^{9 “}We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”

Proverbs 16:9

        2. Respond .

¹⁶ “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.” 

Matthew 10:16

^{17 “}But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. ¹⁸ You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. ¹⁹ When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. ²⁰ For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”

Matthew 10:17-20

• Be not .
• Find not battle ground.
• Understand their .
• Be not .
• not conditional love.

OUR HOPE IN JESUS: “No matter what we face in life, His love our future, His grace our past and His presence with us today.”