How Can My Life Count?

Our 2nd study in the series- " Questions: Honest Answers to tough Issues" is 

How Can My Life Count?

Nick did a great job and I'm really excited to share this one with you! I got a lot out of it so I pray it touches someone else as well!

Topic: How can my life count?

Theme: to make our lives count you must live distinctively

You will either waste your life, spend your life, or invest your life.

Matthew 5:13-16

"Salt and light"

    ¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

   ¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  

¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 

¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

2 Ways Jesus calls us to be distinct

1. As Salt - Matt 5:13

( what is salt- preserves seasoning) 

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

• As a Christ follower you are a "preserver" of Gods righteousness in this world
• Don't lose your "saltiness" by being mixed with the world ( this one is pretty blunt)

James 1:27

²⁷ Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. 

2. As light -Matt 5:14-16

   ¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  

¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 

¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

 

• believers are the light of the world. You should STAND OUT in a dark place
• God wants us as Christ followers to stick out- "You are suppose to be different!!"

Nick used the example the children's song- This little light of mine. It talks about how you do not want to hide your light, you want to let it shine for all to see! This is exactly what Matt 5:14-16 is talking about.

Key point:

Believers are of no use in the world if you are not living distinct from the world

( major reality check- This really got a hold of my attention!)

What is the result of living out?

• influencing others- when you invest in them it is a chain reaction. 
• When one person sees you doing something different from the "group or in-crowd"  they will ask why? And the answer is Jesus ... and then Jesus will start working in that persons life.. and so on and so on..

So I ask you.....
Are you making your life count?
How do you want to spend the rest of your life?
Who do you want to run your life?

Make your life count
The Penzo's