{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FA Church","title":"The Salt of the Earth - Adam Meck | First Assembly Church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2058,"description":"This past Sunday, Pastor Adam Meck preached a message entitled “The Salt of the Earth.” Pastor Adam reminded us that Christians are called to be a necessary ingredient for the good of the earth, just as salt was essential in the ancient world. Drawing from Matthew 5:13, he explained that salt was used to savour, preserve, and purify, and that while salt cannot stop being salt, it can stop being used. He emphasized that salt does not exist for itself and that we lose our saltiness when we stay in the shaker. Pastor Adam challenged us to remember that the purpose of the Church is for those not in the room. He encouraged us to live with the right vision and mission by humbly serving within our spheres of society for the sake of God’s Kingdom.✍️ Notes Title: The Salt of​ the Earth​ - Adam Meck“If Christianity is such an inessential add-on, why become a Christian?​ Still, if someone has a faith worth following, I feel that​ their beliefs should make me feel uncomfortable for not​ doing so. If they share 90 percent of my lifestyle and values,​ then there is nothing especially inspiring about them.​ Instead of making me want to become more like them,​ it looks very much as if they want to become more like me.”​ - Ben Sixsmith, The Sad Irony of Celebrity Pastors. The Spectator, 2020. “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.​ Matthew 5:13 (NIV)​⭑ Salt in the ancient world​Savour – Enhance, Flavour, Enjoy. ​Preserve - Prevent moral decay.​Purify - Heal from sin and death.Jesus is saying that as salt is a necessary ingredient for daily life, so we are the necessary ingredient for the good of the earth. ​ ​“If salt loses its saltiness, how can​ it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”It is impossible for salt to stop being salt. ​It is possible for salt to stop being...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2rS6CncygjSrU4_eAytDXGn13c_aC8wKWWeu0LjCRnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTgy/MDQxMzg5MTZiY2M3/MzMxYjY2OWU4N2U0/ZTA0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}