Feb 15 | Matthew 5:13-16 | Salt and Light

  • Share briefly about your high school experience. Did you identify as a cool kid or not? How relevant has that experience been to life as an adult?

  • Read Matthew 5:13-16. Is Jesus describing who his followers are? Or prescribing what they must do? Why do you think so?

  • How is Jesus describing the nature of the kingdom? What does it mean to be “salt” and “light”?

  • Compare this passage with the beatitudes listed in verses 2-10. How do the beatitudes clarify the “salt” and “light”? How are Christians to interact with society?

  • Take a brief minute to read this list of “unBeatitudes” written by Ray Ortlund. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ray-ortlund/the-unbeatitudes-2/ This list imagines what the opposites of each of the beatitudes would be. How do you respond to this list? Are there any of these qualities that you think are true of you? What would it look like for you to embody the correlating beatitude?

  • What would it look like for your group to live as salt and light in your neighborhood, social circles, and city this week?

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