Sermon Notes
Leviticus 2:13 NIV
Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
Matthew 5:13–16 NIV
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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Discussion Igniters
(1) Read Matthew 5:11–16.
What did salt and light mean to the people of Jesus’ day?
(2) What do you think it means for us to be the salt of the earth?
(3) Was there ever a time when you felt like you lost your “saltiness”?
What did that look like?
(4) What do you think it means for us to be the light of the world?
(5) Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt like you were hiding your light?
What happened?