Rule of 5

Matthew 5:13-16 (NLT)

“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

1. You are to be Salt by making things better.

14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 

15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 

2. You are to be the Light by making things brighter.

16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

How to be Salt and Light.

1. Most people don't see God clearly or correctly.

2. All lost people need to be loved unconditionally.  (Do you connect or correct?)

3.  Most lost people don't come to the church for help.

4.  Most Christians don't connect strategically with the lost.

5.  Most Christians need training on sharing their faith.

6.  All Christians need to be Spiritually empowered. 

Rule of 5

Swing the axe 5 times every day to the same tree, at the same place,  and it will eventually fall. 

1.  Connect and care for lost people 

Matthew 9:35-38 (NLT)

35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 

36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 

37 He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 

38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

God is at His best at your worst.

2. Pray for an opportunity to share your faith.

3. Intentionally look for opportunities to drop positive God thoughts.

4.  Add value to others, so that you can earn an opportunity to share.

5.  Strategically work on a lost people to love and pray for list.  

Read Proverbs 31.

  

John Maxwell