The Influence

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The Influence

• of the Kingdom

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The Ethic of Influence
(Matthew 513) You are the salt of the earth
If everyone who is transformed by Christ acts on
what they have heard in His Word
what kind of impact do you think the Kingdom of
Heaven will have here on Planet Earth?

• what kind of change
• do you think
• we would bring
• to the people we influence?

And if you and I act daily on the Ethics of the
Kingdom,
Transforms
Preserves
Disinfects
Influence
The
Question
Not effective in a jar
Ethic
The
of
Influence
Bringing purity into a world wrecked by impurity
Introducing a change that is impossible by any
means other than by the power of Christ
Preventing the spiritual slideof our society and
our nation into moral chaos
Kingdom
the
of
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The Ethic of Influence

• (Matthew 513) But if the salt loses its
  saltiness, how can it be made salty again?

loses its saltiness
Foolish Salt
becomes foolish

Foolishness is Irreversible
A tasteless Christian life no different from the
world
An unreliable witness of the transforming power
of God
It must be transformed.
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The Ethic of Influence

• (Matthew 513) It is no longer good for
  anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by
  men

Are you Kingdom Salt or Foolish Salt?
Question
Foolishness is Irrecoverable
Foolishness is Irreversible
It must be transformed.
It must be discarded.
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The Nature of Influence

• (Matthew 514-15) You are the light of the
  world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden

(Matthew 514-15) Neither do people light a
lamp and put it under a bowl
(Matthew 514-15) Instead they put it on its
stand, and it gives light to everyone in the
house
(Matthew 516) In the same way, let your light
shine before men, that they may see your good
deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.
What is the nature of your Kingdom influence?
Question
The
Nature
of
Influence
Kingdom influence is like
A people of shelter in a landscape of darkness
A light in the house of this worlds confusion
A beacon to the weary
Unhidden Light
relfects
Kingdom Glory