“Church is not something you go to. It’s a family you belong to.” (@NAYCRUMORS)

“You, beloved, are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes bland and loses its saltiness, can anything make it salty again? No, it is useless. It is tossed out, thrown away, or trampled.” (Matthew 5:13, VOICE)

The purpose of today’s church should be to see lives transformed from the centerpoint out so that Jesus becomes the centerpoint of those lives. How do we lead people to make Jesus the centerpoint of their lives?

How are we to see lives transformed from the centerpoint out by functioning as salt?

1. By preserving the ministry of Jesus

2. By flavoring our world with Jesus

3. By growing others in Jesus

³⁴“Salt is a good thing. But if the salt loses its salty taste, you can’t make it salty again. ³⁵It is worth nothing. You can’t even use it as dirt or dung. People just throw it away. “You people, who hear me, listen!” (Luke 14:34-35, ERV)

How do we do this practically?

1. Show love in a differently

^“My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.” (1 John 3:18, ERV)

2. Share truth clearly

^“But before people can pray to the Lord for help, they must believe in him. And before they can believe in the Lord, they must hear about him. And for anyone to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them.” (Romans 10:14, ERV)

“You can be committed to church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.” (Joel Osteen)[i]

[i] Inspired by the sermon “Church by Design: Living by Design” (Installment seven, final), Sunday June 9, 2019, Pastor Dave Jansen, CenterPoint Gahanna Church Gahanna, OH.

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Sunday, June 16, 2019

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³⁴“Salt is a good thing. But if the salt loses its salty taste, you can’t make it salty again. ³⁵It is worth nothing. You can’t even use it as dirt or dung. People just throw it away. “You people, who hear me, listen!” (Luke 14:34-35, ERV)

^“My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.” (1 John 3:18, ERV)

2. Share truth clearly

^“But before people can pray to the Lord for help, they must believe in him. And before they can believe in the Lord, they must hear about him. And for anyone to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them.” (Romans 10:14, ERV)

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Sunday, June 16, 2019

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34 “Salt is a good thing. But if the salt loses its salty taste, you can’t make it salty again. 35 It is worth nothing. You can’t even use it as dirt or dung. People just throw it away. “You people, who hear me, listen!” (Luke 14:34-35, ERV)

“My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.” (1 John 3:18, ERV)

2. Share truth clearly

“But before people can pray to the Lord for help, they must believe in him. And before they can believe in the Lord, they must hear about him. And for anyone to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them.” (Romans 10:14, ERV)

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³⁴“Salt is a good thing. But if the salt loses its salty taste, you can’t make it salty again. ³⁵It is worth nothing. You can’t even use it as dirt or dung. People just throw it away. “You people, who hear me, listen!” (Luke 14:34-35, ERV)

^“My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.” (1 John 3:18, ERV)

^“But before people can pray to the Lord for help, they must believe in him. And before they can believe in the Lord, they must hear about him. And for anyone to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them.” (Romans 10:14, ERV)