You Are the Salt of the Earth

Friends, for this Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church brings us once again, with Jesus and the disciples, to Caesarea Philippi, and to a famous question: “Who do you say that I am?” The main characters in this endlessly fascinating scene are Jesus and Peter, and when ...  Show more

Friends, peace be with you—an echo of the words of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Mercy Sunday. Christ gives his disciples the gift of shalom (peace). But there’s an exceptionally important juxtaposition here: He also shows them his wou ...  Show more

Jesus calls Christians "the salt of the earth" - but what does this actually mean for believers today? In this powerful teaching on Matthew 5:13, discover the four essential functions of salt and how they apply to Christian living in our modern world.Harry Walls breaks down the b ...  Show more

Sermon on the Mount E8 – Why does Jesus call his followers salt and light? In the Hebrew Bible, salt is a metaphor for God’s long-lasting covenant with Israel, connected to priestly sacrifices, ritual purity, and social bonds. And the Hebrew word for light, or, shares a ...

Pastor Julie Kahwagi shares from Matthew 5:13-16 on our role in society as both salt and light and expounds on the characteristics of each to better understand our responsibility. تشارك القس جولي قهوجي من متى ٥: ١٣-١٦ عن دورنا في المجتمع كملح ونور وتشرح خصائص كل منها لنفهم مسؤولي ...  Show more