Do Not Just Sit on the Pew

GRACE THROUGH FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH

TEXT: Matthew 5:13-16
THEME: The Influence of the Citizens of the Kingdom in Dark Decaying World
TITLE: Do Not Just Sit on the Pew
PROPOSTIONAL STATEMENT: Qualifications To Influence the Dark Decaying World
PURPOSE: To Motivate the Christians how to influence the dark decaying world

I. INTRODUCTION
A. Review of Matthew
• Chapter 1-2 The Promised King
• Chapter 3 The Kingdom of the King
• Chapter 4 The Ministry of the King
• Chapter 5 The Teaching of the King
o The People of the Kingdom
o The Influence of the People of the Kingdom

B. My Doctor’s Prescription
• Antibiotic – to fight and kills bacteria
• Expectorant – to expell the phlegm in my respiratory tract

II. BODY
A. Persepective - World is totally in darkness and continually decaying
• Man’s Perspective
o The song “HEAL THE WORLD” – that there is a hope and this world will be a better place to live in
o People are still looking foreward on the betterment of this world
• Scripture’s Perspective
o The this world is decaying
 Physically, morally, spiritually
 Prophecy about last days
• Great Tribulations , Love of many will grow cold, They will depart from the truth
• Jesus’ Perspective
o His perspective can be traced on His statement “You are Salt and Light of the World” - The World is Decaying

• Visible Result
o All Creation is under curse – death, sickness, war, in the last days the whole cosmos will be shaken.
• Invisible Result
o The wrath of God
o The coming judgment
o The condemnation in hell forever

B. Plan – World will be dominated by the influence of the Christians
• Salt and Light of the World is the Identity of Christian and not his Characteristics
• Being salty and brightness are his characteristics
• Salt and light are inseperable – one deals on the negative aspect and one deals on positive aspect
• Christians are the only people provided by God to influence the dark decaying world.

C. Problem – Failure to influence the dark, decaying world
• Salt – looses its saltiness
o You are in sin, joining the company whose sin is a cherry on the top of an ice cream
 Green jokes, joining the company of those who are smoking, gambling, dringking wine
 You will loose your refutation as a Christian and will lead to fail to prevent corruption because of sin
• Light – Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl
o You cannot influence other if truth will be hidden.
o People will still be in darkness or people will never been exposed to light.

Qualifications To Influence the Dark Decaying World
1) If You Hate SIN
2) If You Love TRUTH
3) If You Prioritize WORSHIP

III. CONCLUSTION
God did not call you to be a Christian and sit in your favorite place in the church. He called you to stay in the dark decaying world to lessen its decaying and give light that they may know and worship the one true God.


For God’s Glory 07/24/11