Light in the Darkness
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🗓️ 1 March 2021
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One of the best ways we can be used by God is by simply being ourselves. The identity Christ has given us as daughters and sons is meant to shine forth and be a witness to those around us. May you be encouraged today in your identity in Christ and freed from any unnecessary weight you’ve been carrying.
Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 5:16, and today's worship is Let There Be Light by Katie Torwalt.
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| 0:00.0 | One of the best ways we can be used by God is by simply being ourselves. |
| 0:11.0 | The identity Christ has given us as daughters and sons is meant to shine forth and be a witness to those around us. |
| 0:20.0 | May you be encouraged today in your identity in Christ |
| 0:24.5 | and freed from any unnecessary weight that you've been carrying. Welcome to the first of teen podcast. Our verse for today comes from Matthew 5, verse 16, where Scripture says, |
| 0:52.3 | In the same way, let your light shine before others, |
| 0:57.5 | so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. |
| 1:04.0 | Jesus' teaching on salt and light, and the Sermon on the Mount, |
| 1:10.0 | is one of my favorite passages of Scripture related to sharing the heart of God with the world around us. |
| 1:17.6 | In Matthew 5, 13 through 16, Jesus taught, |
| 1:22.6 | You are the salt of the earth. |
| 1:25.6 | But if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? |
| 1:30.3 | It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. |
| 1:38.3 | You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. |
| 1:45.6 | Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light |
| 1:51.6 | to all in the house. |
| 1:54.1 | In the same way, let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works |
| 1:59.9 | and give glory to your father who is in heaven. |
| 2:04.6 | One of the most powerful aspects of this passage is how Jesus begins by speaking identity over us. |
| 2:13.8 | God doesn't tell us to go get some salt and share it. He says that we are salt. He doesn't tell us to go get some salt and share it. He says that we are salt. |
| 2:19.3 | He doesn't tell us to go get a light and shine it. |
| 2:23.3 | He says that we are light. |
| 2:26.3 | Sharing God's heart is a part of who we are. |
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