Friday, November 5, 2010

GPS - Grow, Pray, Study Weekly Guide: Friday, November 5

Matthew 5:13-16 

As a popular Christian song says, when Christians get it right, we ask God to “Make me salt, make me light, Let Your holy fire ignite, reveal Your glory in my life….As a city on a hill, a lamp on a stand, mold me in Your image, the work of Your hand.” (Lyrics by Jan and John L’Ecuyer)

  • What’s the difference between doing good selfishly, from a wish to be seen and praised, and doing it unaffectedly, so that others are moved to praise God? What place on that spectrum do you tend to occupy? How, if at all, has it become more natural over time for you to let your light shine? 
  • In The Message, Eugene Peterson paraphrases these verses as saying we’re called to bring out the “God-flavors” and “God-colors” in the world. In what ways, if any, has your experience of faith enriched life, making it more flavorful and colorful? How can you share that with others?

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