Episode 6: Salt and Light (Part 2)

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This is the second episode on result, salt of the earth.

Salt. Isn't it salt?

Yeah, but we're talking about salt.

So, Stephen and Audrina. Where is it mining?

Like, yeah. Miming.

This is we're going to talk about light when it's going to

take a while until we reach like, but we're talking about

the salt of the world Jesus in Matthew chapter 5 verses 13 to

Matthew 5:13–16

16 instructs that you to his disciples are the salt of the

earth or the world. But if the salt from The insipid

pasta blend what with what shall it be seasoned.

It is fit for nothing but to be thrown out and be trodden Under

Foot by. Man you are the light of the

world. A City built upon a hill cannot

be concealed last segment or last.

Yeah, last segment, we spoke about understanding and Define

defining salt. And as we said, we don't need to

reinvent the wheel, the wills of been invented.

Ship Mari issue. Dad of nerve, of Hadith had

Eartha a Palestine are Village in.

You know the year eighty fifty eight, fifty a d-- has defined

salt. Some of the characteristics of

salt salt, he says he writes possesses many Powers.

It gives a taste to the insipid - the blandness the packet, - or

the boringness, or the inactivity in activeness of a

life. And we know that the world

pertain To life. And we read from Colossians

chapter 5, verses 5 to 6 chapter 4, I'm sorry.

Verses 5 to 6 st. Paul instructs, Walk in wisdom,

towards them without without that means, outside the church.

And that's what we focused on those who are not in the church,

those who are not increasing them, those who are outside of

the church and redeem your opportunity, and let your speech

at all times, be with Grace, as it were seasoned with salt and

no, you You, how you ought to give an answer to everyone and

we concentrated more on speech, the tongue what we say can be

Bland, or can bring savior flavor to the lives of those who

are not with Christ or those who are with Christ.

I'm going to talk about that today.

And how we can, we can be a flavor to those increase in them

in the church who are a little bit Bland in their lives.

James Chapter 3 Verse 6 now, Tongue is a fire and the world

James 3:6

of sin is like a forest and this time, which is one among our

members Mars or defiles our whole body and it inflames the

series of Our Generations that roll on like a will and it

itself is on fire. What we're going to concentrate

today is now to those who are within to our Christian brothers

and sisters, how do we become? Well no I shouldn't you know

I'll rephrase that we are. We do not become Jesus said you

are not, you will become not you.

Maybe not choose to be no you are.

And we ascertained from our faith to our baptism to our life

being called Christians. We are the light of the world.

So how do we sometimes? Are the salt of the world but

increasing them in our, in our Christian Life, our brothers and

sisters at times, maybe even our own lives.

We see that truly there is a lot of Fitness.

There is a lot of blandness pack Hooter in our Christian Life.

So today we're going to talk about those within within the

church within the faith brothers and sisters.

I'm going to say it again. Brothers and sisters, not

friends. You know.

I'm sure you've noticed. When I welcome everyone, I

welcome our brothers and sisters and friends.

Why do I stress brothers and sisters?

Who is my brother? Who is my sister.

Now, if we're going to talk biologically, I don't have a

brother, so this doesn't apply to me.

Only the term sisters will apply to me, but when we say brothers

and sisters as Christians, we are talking.

We are referring to those in Christianity and it's very

simple, very simple. Paul sets, a straight in

Galatians, chapter 3 verses 26 to 27 and this is how we are

Galatians 3:26–27

salt for. You are all children of God.

So if Stephen and Audrina and myself and you are children of

God, how by faith in Jesus as the Messiah.

So for all children because we have faith and those who have

been baptized into Christ, have put on the Christ.

So we've all had, we all have faith, we have been baptized, we

become the children. If we are all children, then we

are Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

So we refer to each other brother and sisters in sisters.

Now if there is no faith in Christ the Messiah and no

baptism, well then that person becomes our friend.

Because that person is a fellow human being and we love and

respect and we pray that they too.

One day will come to the knowledge of Truth, which is the

Lord Jesus Christ, the truth of God, which is only seen in Jesus

Christ, and I put to death with Christ to to gain or to receive

that glorious title. The adoption of children, being

the children of God. So as I said, we refer to, we

are referring to those within the church within the faith.

Do we? Let me ask a question, do we as

the salt of World Salt of the world?

Not not become as the salt of the world.

That means we are, do we provide flavor, Saviour, Saviour, I'm

sorry A Taste of life to each other.

Let us always keep in mind beloved.

As Christians children of God, brothers and sisters of Christ.

Co-heirs with Christ of the Glorious Kingdom.

You know what I say these words, I get goosebumps co-heirs, you

know, who's the richest in the world.

Let's take what's-his-name, Microsoft, which is the Bill

Gates Bill Gates. Just imagine you're a CO are Of

his inheritance talking billions of dollars, right?

Which is perishable one day, it will mean nothing the stocks

Shibu and what have you will mean, nothing one day.

Saint Peter said, sit straight, everything will melt, but we try

to Fathom this and if you're driving stop because I don't

want to crash and God forbid. You are a co-heir with Christ

because of your faith. Your baptism of the Glorious

Kingdom of Heaven that God has prepared for all those for his

servants. Well, he's good and Faithful

Servants, but we have an obligation to one another in

Proverbs 27:17, we read as iron, sharpens, iron.

Proverbs 27:17

So one man, sharpens, the countenance, the person, the

Persona of a brother or sister, or even of a friend, not only in

the Chris and them even of a friend.

And so, to answer our question, how do we as salt become a

flavor, a taste of life to others?

Bishop Murray issue that comments, salt constricts,

Titans compresses and dries up. What does it drive up?

Dry up. The dampness that parents the is

that is the parent of slackness and Pew or rottenness.

So salt has this effect that it constrict it compresses the

depth and then plus causes the salt to be slack.

Let's talk about that slackness. And this is where we all where

we all fail. Where we all drop the ball.

One of One of many of them you know significant areas of a

Christian Life Christian obligation, our Christian Duty,

our Christian gifts, where slackness is exhibited and I

believe the main reason for this being complacency, you know,

this ain't his fire engine is trying to compete.

I'm just gonna raise my voice. You're not until it got.

There you go, it's gone away now.

He'll go. So one of the very significant

areas of our Christian Life, obligation Duty gift.

As I said, we're slackness is exhibited and I believe, as I

said in the main reason, for this being complacent

complacency And complacency in praying.

This is where we become Bland. And if we are bland, if this

salt of God, of Christ is Bland. How are other people going to be

flavored complacency? Sainte-marie should add comments

is the killer of zeal for life in the Lord, when you become

complacent. You know, that first step you

take I'm gonna pray tonight because I was in Bible studies

here, this Sunday. I'm going to miss church, you

know. Let me tell you how credit card

Works. Let's go into Finance.

Yeah I think they they psychologically created the

minute. You miss one payment because you

have plenty of credit and you got to make the next payment.

Next thing you know that you've accrued so much credit that it's

out of order. That's how it works, you become.

Complacent in not paying when we become complacent in our

Christian life, especially in our Peril.

And I'm going to tell you why I'm saying prayer, not

attending, church reading, the holy scriptures, Etc.

No, in praying that one time you miss that one time.

You're reluctant nine out of ten times.

That's the beginning of complacency Someone said, if you

don't feel like praying, pray, make sure you pray,

specifically, when you're tired and you'll lakhs, then you don't

feel like praying, get on your knees and pray.

And I'm going to give you an example of a very simple

effective prayer prayed with all the, with the heart with the

soul and the mind. Why am I saying prayer beloved?

Because praying Is entering before God's presence.

Now this it's not this topic is not about praying we're talking

about being salt. So how do you become salt is?

First of all, you need to be praying.

If I'm going to encourage someone, be a flavor in

someone's prayer life. If I'm not praying, how am I

going to be doing it? Someone said to me Robbie, why

is it that some people are effective with their messages?

And some people are not and I think this is the reason when

you believe in something. When you We believe in you

practice that something that's the time you become really,

really effective. If I found a medicine or a

medication or a solution to coronavirus.

Let's say, for example, and it's worked on me and I truly believe

in it. I'm ready to lay my life for it.

I'll be so much more convincing than when I think it's gonna

work. You know, take a try, may work

when you truly believe. In something that you say and

you do you'll be more effective when your prayer life is on fire

and prayer life, not meaning, you know, constantly repeating.

Oh Lord, Jesus Christ, Our Lord Jesus Christ.

You know the name Jesus Christ is such a powerful name for

those who continue to in the name of Jesus, in the name of

Jesus, in the name of Jesus, I have an issue with that because

I believe the name of Jesus. Shutters demon shutter in the

name of Jesus. You mention it.

Once once with Zeal with sovereignty, with respect it

works, once you don't have to continue to repeat, repeat the

name of Jesus, so when you're praying in, your prayer is, is

on fire. And you're constantly entering

God's presence. Then you can be affecting.

You can? That's your salt in someone's

prayer life. So prayer, life is entering

before God's presence. in order to communicate, To speak to

consult verbally, spiritually mindfully, with God, the

almighty creator of all things visible.

And invisible, you can be reading the gospels cover to

cover your Bible cover to cover. It could take you a week a week,

you know in one week, you finish your Bible and you continue

doing. But when you're not talking to

the Lord, when you're not entering God's presence, then

there is something lacking. It's like last the the program

on fasting fasting must be accompanied by praying and must

be accompanied by reading the scriptures.

If you're only fasting not praying, not reading.

Scriptures, it's just the spiritual diet.

That's all you're doing. You're just dieting.

If you're reading the scriptures and you're not living the

scriptures, it's only Academia. You just learning a lesson if

you're just praying and not fasting and not reading the holy

scriptures. You're talking to a guy you just

you just want to talk to God but you don't want to listen to God.

So that's why prayer is the most important.

And I think one of the most important factors in our lives

that we need to be on fire so that we can become that salt.

That flavor that tang in someone's prayer life in prayer.

There is an act Now, keeping in mind, this is for those that are

within, when we pray, we Adorn God.

There is a duration, we confess, confess our sins, our Frailty,

our unworthiness to be even calling God, our Father and

mentioning that that precious Almighty Majestic name of God,

in our mouths, are defiled mounts.

I talked to a friend And every now and then, he forgot that I

am a priest who throwing the effort and he guys, thank God.

But thank God, I'm thinking from that same mouth.

The f word comes out, and then God comes out, you know, is it

st. James says, how come from a

fountain both bitter water and good clean water come out.

All right, so prayer is a duration is confession is

Thanksgiving and his supplication there.

It is acts so to become effective.

Someone's prayer life, our prayer life has to be on pain.

We're going to talk about how we do this.

Philippians chapter 4 verses 4 to 7 Paul writes and Paul writes

Philippians 4:4–7

rejoice in our lord always. And again I say rejoice and that

your humility be known to every person.

Our Lord is near, do not be worried for anything.

Listen to this, do not be anxious.

Do not be worried for only thing, but always look at what

Paul says, not attend church do good.

Give arms. Help the needy know.

No, but always in prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving,

let your request be known before God.

Now as Blissful as tranquil as it seems it at times, becomes

burdensome and that's where we become inconsistent and it

doesn't take any effect. So what do we do?

You know Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 5 16 to 18.

Pray without ceasing Pray, without ceasing.

When I read this was, I don't want 24 hours a day.

I'm going to be on my knees, praying, and praying and

praying, lovely, Steno to be realistic.

That's not what Paul is saying. We're going to talk about that.

So then being the salt of the world and effective salt to

those within, we need to bring flavor to the prayer life of

others. If our Christian brothers and

sisters are not praying, Then how can you claim that you have

a good relationship with God? It's like me sitting, he and

calling Steven and Audrina. Yo, guys are always going to be

the guinea pigs, right? Calling Stephen and Audrina and

saying, listen, let's just come together and read the gospel and

everyone read by themselves. No, communication, no

discussion. How is their growth in that?

Unless I we read, we pray, we read, we discuss, and we build

each other up. So our prayer life, examine your

Life if your prayer life is not on par with the scriptures will

then you cannot be effective. But if it is then there's the

salt. That's what Jesus says.

Now, you are that salt that will give that will make effect that

will preserve that brother and sister who does not have the

that active prayer life. How, how believe in the power of

prayer, trust in the power of prayer, be persistent.

Be persevering, you know, what is it allowed?

Dan said to Jasmine, do you believe me, was it?

Do trust me? All right, twice, he said it

first, he said it, and then the second time he said it, he gave

himself away. He said, do trust me, do you

trust in the power of Prayer? Keep a regular prayer life.

We have our personal life, private prayer life.

We have our public prayer life. Now this is not just about

praying, this is just just looking at being that salty that

black that that Tangy that flavory salt in our prayer life.

So that we can tell us. You know, if I if I when I say

to people just pray it sometimes comes along as yeah that's just

a cliche, Robbie everyone. Just pray, just pray.

But when you say, listen, let me give you some examples, pray,

truly pray. I've been in this situation and

there's no other way but praying and consistently praying and

persistently praying and perseverant.

Perseveringly, if there's a word perseverance Lee, praying and

waiting for the God for God to to reply.

So we have our private prayers. We have our public press,

private prayers are at home and if we We don't have a private

prayer life at home. We cannot be effective in a

public prayer life. Let me give you an example of a

drummer or a guitarist, who's in a band, if the drummer, and the

guitarist doesn't continually practice at home and Implement,

his rolls his fillings. I was a drum eyes drunk.

Anyway, if you if a drummer, is just comes to this that gig.

And just plays during that gig and has no other private

practice sessions where he's increasing his ability, he's

over to be that effective is going to be Bland.

He's going to be monotonous. If a soccer player doesn't kick

the ball at home and practice his soccer skills.

When he comes into the team, he's going to be very Bland, but

when a soccer player has perfected, a certain specific

skill, brings it to the team, then that effect.

The whole team, it enhances the whole team and you know, the

team could be winning and being Victorious, so it's the same.

If we are lacking in prayer, privately then our public prayer

will not be, not be quite effective if I may say.

So. Believe in the power of prayer

give testimonies how do you become salt in someone's prayer

prayer? Life.

Give give your testimony of how effective and consistent prayer

life has reshaped. Or spiritual.

Let me give you a specific example.

And I always remember this, when I talk about pray, there was at

one time in my Ministry. I was truly confronted with an a

challenge. I would be on my knees every

day, every afternoon. Every, every time I thought

about that challenging circumstance, I would be on my

knees and Trust, not trust me. Trust God, God just made it.

Did he just fixed it? God.

Perfect timing. Now sometimes when you're

praying, yes, things get worse. But continued, Continuum of

guys. God has a perfect plan for you.

In Psalm 55:17 at evening at dawn and at noon, I shall

Psalms 55:17

meditate and speak. And make my voice heard so,

become that salt in someone's prayer life because if a person

is not praying, as I said, has no relationship with God.

There is a, it's like when we just, you know, some people say

I went I go to sleep. I always do the sign of the

cross in sleep. Excellent but just imagine I see

you and every time I see you, I've wave my hand and I don't

say anything. I don't even say hello or peace

be with you the next day. I just wave my hand and it goes

on for months. What do you think there's

something wrong with that are be because you're not speaking.

It's the same talk to the Lord, go into the presence of the Lord

so that you can be effective bear each other's burdens.

Paul says, in Galatians, 6:2 bear the burdens of one, another

for, in this way, you fulfill the law of Christ.

We need to be concerned about one another.

We need to be concerned about our Christian brothers and

sisters in our church has at home, our parents, our friends,

our cousin's, our relatives. We need to be we need to carry

that burden. And how do we do that beloved?

How do we do that? We bring it to Christ.

Come on to me all you. Who labor and are forced to Bear

burdens. How do we bring it to cross

through prayers? Do we pray for one another?

You know, we quickly, we're ready to quickly myself.

I stand corrected, I stand rebuked.

And I'm a little bit hit with hypocrisy.

I'm quick to point the finger at someone and say, look at this

person's social media. Look how this person is being is

dressed how this person, you know, conducts him or herself as

opposed to. Bending my knees and coming to

the lawn saying, Lord help this person.

Lord deliver this person that effective prayer.

Lord, Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me him, her Sinners.

So beloved to become salt in the most effective way in someone's

life is to bring that person. Bring flavor bring tang in that

person's prayer, life encouraging, come to Prague.

You know, we don't have that, we should establish a prayer group

in the church where we just come and pray.

Yes, we have our Vespers. We have our metin prayers, which

is early early morning. We have a morning prayers, but

personal reflection where we come together, some of the crew

from the Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Sydney will recall

that. We, the core group of that

Parish would come together in prayer.

We would be praying for hours and I specifically remember one

night, we prayed for about an hour and a half, and we prayed

for rain. When we stopped praying, we

didn't pay attention Nina's Haroon.

If you're watching says, Hey guys, do you hear that?

We said what it was pouring outside.

It was pouring rain and this is not one of those are.

Maybe I saw a vision. No, it was actually pouring I

have. I have six other people to

testify that. Yes, it was pouring.

Through prayer. We have caused people to come to

Christ through prayer. So, to be salt, we are salt

actually have a look at our prayer lives.

Let's examine our prayer life, so that I can be that Tangy

salt, that can preserve the rottenness of someone's prayer

life. And that, that person you, we

bring in the presence of God and cause that communication to be

between that person that brother that's it.

The and God himself to whom be glory now in at all times and

forever. Amen.

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