You Are the Salt of the Earth

Friends, our Gospel today is the parable of the wedding banquet, and like all the parables, it’s kind of unsettling. What we’re meant to see is that this invitation from the king is the greatest invitation possible. God the Father is asking you, personally, to come to the marriag ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد