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Get off the Mind Couch - You Salt & LIght

Get off the Mind Couch You Are Salt and Light Have you thought of yourself being added to a boiling soup to make it sweet for those who will eat it? Have you also thought of yourself as a cold freezer to store and preserve food otherwise it will go very bad? Have you thought of yourself to be light that shines in darkness to help people see and at the same time make them uncomfortable because of the brightness of your light? These are exactly what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5. May Jesus help us to understand what He expects of us because of His Holy Spirit that lives in us, so we can do something. Matthew 5: 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to ev

BLESSED ARE YOU IN 2017!

BLESSED ARE YOU IN 2017! We begin the New Year 2017 in the beatitudes as we continue our study of Mathew 5. We are wishing everyone “Happy New Year!” What do we really mean? And what is “Happy”? The Words of Jesus “Blessed are you” in the Beatitudes can also mean “Happy are you!” We all want to be happy and blessed this year. But take a look at the lists of people who are blessed according to Jesus: Matthew 5 The Beatitudes: “One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them. 3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[a] for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. 6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. 7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 God blesses thos