Redeemer's Refuge - Mission and Ministry: Salt and Light

Mission & Ministry: Salt & LightRedeemer Lutheran Church - LCMSCharleston, WVFirst aired September 22, 2019 15th Sunday after PentecostMessage presented by Rev. Frank C. RuffattoPsalm 96:1-6Isaiah 49: 1-6Hebrews 10:19-25Matthew 5:13-16In this episode of Redeemer’s Refuge, Pastor Ruffatto unpacks Jesus’ illustrations of salt and light and what they mean to church congregations today. Christians are challenged to create a thirst for Jesus and to be the light of Truth in a dark world.Questions and Topics in this Episode• Jesus singles out His disciples: “Blessed are ‘y’all.’ “• How "regular church attendance" is now defined• Things are changing•What brings dechurched and unchurched back or into fellowship• What He means when Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. "• Salt creates thirst.• Then Jesus used another example: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house." What this means.• What our churches will look like in less than 20 years if things don't change• Why does this church exist?• Why YOUR story is important• Glory to God in the High st.• The Good News