Matthew 5:13-16
Easy-to-Read Version
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, it
cannot be made salty again. Salt is useless if it loses its salty taste. It
will be thrown out where people will just walk on. it.
14 “You are the light that shines for the world to see. You are like a
city built on a hill that cannot be hidden.
15 People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then
the light shines for everyone in the house.
16 In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that
they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.
We must be like salt and make things
better. We must be like light and make things brighter.
We must leave a legacy which is what people
will remember when we are gone.
Acts 1:8
Easy-to-Read Version
8 But the Holy Spirit will come
on you and give you power. You will be my witnesses. You will tell people
everywhere about me—in Jerusalem, in the rest of Judea, in Samaria, and in
every part of the world.”
We are to be witnesses not judges or
prosecutors of others.
Matthew 25:37-40
Easy-to-Read Version
37 “Then the godly people will
answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food? When did we see
you thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you with no
place to stay and welcome you into our home? When did we see you without
clothes and give you something to wear?
39 When did we see you sick or in
prison and care for you?’
40 “Then the king will answer,
‘The truth is, anything you did for any of my people here, you also did
for me.’
We must meet the practical needs of people, so
they will open their hearts to God.
Acts 16:5
Easy-to-Read Version
5 So the
churches were becoming stronger in their faith, and the number of believers was
growing every day.
We must invest in launching new churches and
strengthen existing churches, so we can in turn reach the world.
Luke 10:2
Easy-to-Read Version
2 He said to them, “There is such
a big harvest of people to bring in. But there are only a few workers to help
harvest them. God owns the harvest. Ask him to send more workers to help bring
in his harvest.
Matthew 16:18
English Standard Version
... I (Jesus) will build my
church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
God blesses us with more than we need, so that
we can be a blessing to others. We must remember what the
more is for.
Genesis 12:2
English Standard
Version
2 And I
(God) will make of you (Abraham) a great nation, and I will bless you and make
your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
When we bless others, we become like God, and
God will bless you for it. There's almost nothing God won't do for those
who help others.
Luke 12:48
Living Bible
...Much is required from those to
whom much is given, for their responsibility is greater.
The more God blesses us. The more He
expects us to bless others.
Deuteronomy 21:17
Living Bible
17 He
(the father of each family) must give the customary double portion to his
oldest son, who is the beginning of his strength and who owns the rights of a
firstborn son, even though he is the son of the wife his father doesn’t love.
The father gave the firstborn a double portion
to take care of his siblings after the father was gone.
Hebrews 12:22-23
English Standard
Version
22 But
you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and
to the assembly of the firstborn who
are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the
spirits of the righteous made perfect...
We are God's first born, we have been given the
responsibility to take care of others.
