Talk

Salt + Light

Grant Partrick
September 11, 2022

Sharing from Matthew 5:13-16, Grant Partrick reiterates that we are here to be a preservative to the goodness that was modeled by Jesus and reflectors of the marvelous light of God. So, we seek reconciliation, not retaliation. We resist greed through generosity. And finally, we submit to authority rather than rebelling against it.

Key Takeaway

We are called to be the light of the world and the salt of the Earth to show people the glory of God through us.

  1. Seek reconciliation, not retaliation. Be quick to forgive, because we have been forgiven freely, and love your enemy by praying for them.

  2. Resist the pull toward greed by embracing generosity. When we know we have everything in Christ, we won't pull for everything else to satisfy us.

  3. We submit to the authority of Christ, rather than rebel against it.

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"We live and we shine our reflected light so that the world will see us, and see through us, to our Father who's in heaven."
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Grant Partrick

Scripture References

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“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.
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“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
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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.
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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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But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
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And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?
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Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
5For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Grant Partrick
Grant Partrick
Grant Partrick is a part of the team at Passion City Church and serves as the Cumberland Location Pastor. He is passionate about inspiring people to live their lives for what matters most. Grant and his wife, Maggie, live in Marietta, Georgia with their daughters, Mercy, Ember, and Charleigh. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a masters of theology degree.