Matthew 5:13 - Salty Saints

The Bible Study with Steven Lawson

OnePassion Ministries

Christianity, Romans, Expository Preaching, Religion & Spirituality, Jesus, Reformed Christianity, Bible, Christ

4.9 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Dr. Steven Lawson's Bible study, we explore the powerful metaphor of "Salty Saints" from Matthew 5:13, focusing on the profound influence Christians should exert in the world. Dr. Lawson emphasizes the significance of maintaining our spiritual zest to effectively preserve and enhance the world around us. He warns against the dangers of becoming "tasteless" through conformity to secular values, urging believers to remain impactful through genuine Christ-likeness. The episode concludes with a call to personal and corporate reformation, highlighting the necessity for Christians to engage deeply with Scripture, prayer, and community to fulfill their God-given roles as the earth's preserving salt.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bible Study. I'm Stephen Lawson, president of One Passion Ministries.
0:07.0	And each week I will teach verse by verse through the passage of scripture so that you can better understand the word of God
0:14.2	and put it into practice in your life. Join me now as we look together into this
0:18.9	section of the Bible. All right, so we're locked and loaded. We're ready to go guys. Thrilled you're here and if you're new to the study
0:28.9	welcome please keep coming back. We're going through the sermon on the mount. Greatest sermon ever to be preached.
0:36.2	So let me begin in a word of prayer. Father in heaven we rise up this morning and we praise
0:42.2	your all-glorious name that you have exalted your
0:46.1	throne in the heavens your sovereignty rains overall. The Serafim are crying
0:51.7	out holy, holy,
0:53.0	holy, this very moment.
0:55.0	The saints are gathered around you in heaven.
0:59.0	And your son is seated at your right hand,
1:04.2	making intercession for us, and your spirit indwells us
1:10.0	and draws us close to you.
1:12.5	So we have so much for which to praise you this morning.
1:17.3	Thank you for your goodness, your mercy,
1:21.2	your compassion, your grace, your love that has been lavished upon us abundantly.
1:30.9	Thank you that you've that you sent your son to give us life and to have it abundantly.
1:36.0	So we are the most blessed people on the whole earth.
1:40.1	We have every reason to praise you.
1:43.6	So we now humble ourselves beneath your mighty right hand and come under your word.
1:51.3	And we want your word now to shape us and to mold us even more into the
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