Refreshed: Make a Difference 

Refreshed: Make a Difference 

Pastor Blake Hanson | 9.28.25 

Matthew 5:13–16 (NLT) 

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.

Everyone has influence to make a , make yours one that glorifies God.  

Proverbs 22:1 (NLT)

1 Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

Psalm 78:4 (NLT) 

4 We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.

There’s a tendency to our influence. 

 MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH YOUR INFLUENCE MEANS… 

1.  YOU ADD EVEN WHEN YOU MAY NOT BE . (SALT)

The Value of Salt: 

2 Chronicles 13:5 (ESV)

5 Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

John 15:13–14 (NLT)  

13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 

14 You are my friends if you do what I command.

Matthew 5:8 (NLT)

8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

2 Corinthians 2:15 (NLT)

15 Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. 

John 4:13–14 (NLT)

13 Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. 

14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

2.  YOU GIVE OTHERS OVER SEEKING . (LIGHT) 

Matthew 5:14–15 (NLT)

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.

Psalm 36:9 (NLT) 

9 For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.

The Value of Light: 

Brings sight in . 

Luke 1:79 (NLT)

79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.”

Direct and

Philippians 2:15 (NLT)

15 Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

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