How Do Christians Engage the Culture?

Radical with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

It can be tempting, particularly in an election season, to think that the most important things going on in the world have to do with political leaders and political parties. We can even be tempted to use the world’s tactics when engaging the culture. In this message from Matthew 5:13–16, David Platt highlights Jesus’ exhortation to be salt and light and to let our good works lead others to glorify God. In a world corrupted by sin, people’s greatest need is the gospel, and the church ha...

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0:00.0	You are listening to Radical with David Platt, a weekly podcast with sermons and messages from
0:05.6	pastor, author and teacher David Platt.
0:10.1	Let me invite you to open with me to Matthew chapter 5.
0:14.0	Feel free to use table of contents if you need to to find Matthew chapter 5.
0:20.0	It's the first book in the New Testament in the Bible.
0:23.1	And as you're turning, I want to welcome those of you
0:25.2	and other locations of our church family in Mocco,
0:28.6	in Loudon, in Arlington, and P.W.
0:31.9	So those others online who are physically unable to be with us today.
0:35.4	And especially for those of you who are visiting with us,
0:38.5	whether you're a follower of Jesus or maybe finding out more about Jesus or maybe a family member or friend or a coworker invited you whoever you are,
0:49.8	wherever you find yourself in your own life and faith journey,
0:54.8	please know you are always welcome here.
0:58.2	We're in a series on the Sermon of the Mount
1:00.4	where we're focusing on our passion and prayer to experience God's
1:04.9	kingdom and our lives here as it is in heaven. And as of today we actually have some
1:12.0	merch available to remind ourselves of that passion and prayer wherever we go,
1:17.5	t-shirts, sweatshirts that are a little more Mike Kelsey style than David Platt style, which my kids have made it clear to me that Mike
1:27.1	Kelsey style is much cooler than David Platt's style.
1:30.4	So thank you kids.
1:32.4	Fashion has admittedly never been your dad's deal. So anyway
1:36.2	there's I say their shirts I got word that a lot of those shirts actually are
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