11. Are You A Useless Disciple?

Matthew 5:11-16.

Talk 11 of 53 in the series Matthew 2012-14 St Andrews Cathedral

The next talk in the series is Are Your Good Works Supernatural?

Sermon Outline.

1. The Standard Sermon
   • the metaphors of salt and light
   • the applications
2. Historical Background
   • ancient world options
   • biblical options
   • valuable uncertainty
3. Contextual Foreground
   • Jesus Kingdom mission
   • blessed persecution 5:10-12
   • higher righteousness 5:17-6:33
4. Salt and Light to be Revisited
   • distinctive
   • observable
   • conclusion
5. A Life Worth Living
   • different and praiseworthy life
   • John Chrysostom (AD 347-407)
   • of your father