Salt & Light, Law & Love

Politics. Religion. Money. All things you often avoid talking family meals or dinner parties, right? Yet, this week’s passage jumps into these taboo topics, which are integral to the Sermon on the Mount’s teachings. Discover how Jesus critiques the broken political, religious, and economic systems of His time while hearing the call as His followers to truly live by God’s values vs. our current social norms. Through metaphors like salt and light, Jesus encourages you to preserve goodness and bring joy to our society in ways that don’t require withdrawing, blending in, or creating division. Come learn how Jesus calls us to be disciples in our modern day era who live a better way of life, even amid complex and divisive issues.