You Are a Change Agent

April 9, 2021 / painesvillenaz / No Comments

  IDENTITY           WEEK 1: YOU ARE A CHANGE AGENT                 STUDY GUIDE

Key Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Key Principles:

  1. You are a divine influencer.
  2. Jesus is our source of light–we just let it shine.
  3. Salt and light living changes lives.

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Discussion Questions:

• What is it about darkness that frightens people the most?

Read Matthew 5:13-16. Jesus tells us in this passage that we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

• What do you think Jesus meant when He called His followers salt and light?

• In what ways have you lost your saltiness or brightness? What can you do to gain them back?

• What are some specific behaviors that you feel demonstrate the lifestyle of a salty, shining follower of Christ?

• Describe a time when the salt and light of another believer impacted you. What did that experience teach you about the importance of being salt and light?

Read Acts 16:25-34. Paul and Silas are perfect examples in this passage of how the power of Christ can change lives when we let our light shine.

• How are you letting your light and saltiness impact others for Christ in a positive way?

• What are some things you can do to keep your light from burning out in really difficult situations?

• In light of your gifts, abilities, and interests, what are some specific ways that you feel God is calling you to use your light?

Next Steps: Commit to living out your faith this week.

• Reach out to someone you know that is trapped in darkness. Attempt to illuminate their darkness with your light by sharing with them how Christ has forever changed your life.

• This week commit to spending more time than you usually do in prayer and in reading his Word. Here are a few verses you might consider reading that talk about being salt and light: 1 Peter 2:9-10, Isaiah 60:1-3, Isaiah 9:2, John 8:12, Isaiah 58:8, Mark 9:50, and Luke 14:34-35.

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Start praying. Be bold, and pray with power.

• Heavenly Father, I thank you for the salt and light of others that have influenced my life. Lord, help me to overcome the things that keep me from you so that I may be salt and light shining into the darkness around me.                                                                                                                                                               

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