Be the Salt of the Earth
About this sermon
In “Be the Salt of the Earth,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about spiritual leadership, gratitude, faith. Drawing especially from Matthew 28, Luke 10, Mark 16, 1 Corinthians 5, the teaching emphasizes that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint.
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Odle focuses on gratitude while working through Matthew 28, Luke 10. The message argues that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. It connects this with the conviction that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that the message connects prayer for healing with faith in Christ, pastoral care, and submission to God. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on family discipleship while working through Mark 16. The message argues that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. It connects this with the conviction that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on God’s commandments while working through Romans 1, Romans 10. The message argues that God’s commands reveal His standard and direct the obedient life. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition while working through Luke 12, Timothy 4, Peter 3. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that faithful endurance is necessary when obedience brings testing, opposition, or suffering. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on spiritual leadership while working through Luke 12, Colossians 4, Matthew 5. The message argues that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. It connects this with the conviction that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on gratitude while working through Proverbs 11. The message argues that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. It connects this with the conviction that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on gratitude. The message argues that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to examine the heart, receive correction, and finish faithfully.
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our marvelous [Music] powerful in all you do how I love to worship you sure [Music] kindness is in this place [Music] surely forgiveness [Music] Jesus surely Jesus is in this place [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] please [Music]
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thank you [Music] before meeting us hear Jesus [Music] thank you [Music] Heavenly Father Lord we thank you God we thank you we know that you're here Lord and we trust that that everything you do Lord you do for our own good and God we thank you for for just entrusting me Lord to preach here today Lord and thank you for for our pastors Lord Pastor Dean Pastor Nancy Lord and God we just ask that you be with them Lord as they travel back Lord that you keep them safe Lord and Surround your angels with them Lord in Jesus name amen when Pastor Dean asked me to to preach today I already knew the message the Lord had already laid it on my heart I immediately knew and so man it was it was a little hard to to stand to be here right now um the spiritual warfare these past few days man it is no fun it is no fun um and I told Pastor Dean yesterday that I did not envy him what he goes through before he comes and preaches here every Sunday I I have high respects for him um when it comes to that and I thank him for being able to stand up here and and teach us everything that he teaches us because it's not easy um what the Lord laid on my heart was
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to tell you guys um what our jobs as Christians is all right so I'm going to lay the the premise right now for for what I'm going to go into we're going to start with Matthew 28. 19-20 and says go you therefore and teach All Nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo I Am With You Always even unto the end of the world Amen and we're going to go to Luke 10 it says after these things the Lord appointed other 70 also and sent them two and two before his face and into every city and place whether he himself would come therefore said he unto them the Harvest truly is great but the laborers are few pray you therefore the lord of the Harvest that he would send forth laborers into his Harvest what the Lord laid on my heart here was many of us we we know a lot here at this church we've been taught a lot but we do nothing with it we we don't we don't exploit the gifts that God has given us and and we keep them to ourselves and what I've what I felt was it's not a good place to be when the Lord has required you to go out and do his do his work he's called us to be to all for all of us to be preachers evangelists the word preacher is Messenger so he's called All of Us to do the the work of an evangelist right um and then he and then he Comforts us though he says go out and I'm with you right so you're not going out there alone um I think most of us are and I'm speaking to the the online uh world is we keep it to ourselves because we're scared of what others are gonna think but it shouldn't be that way if you're fully convinced you fully believe then you should have faith and trust that God is with you you know don't keep it to yourself go out and do the work right the Lord says he's looking for Laborers right we should be Lord I want to do it send me even though I don't want to honestly I don't want to do it I don't I'd rather be a Hermit I'd rather be at home and not do anything but I love God and he's he's shown me mercy throughout my life and
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he's rescued me from death and and I appreciate everything he's done for me and I'm embedded with him I will never be able to pay what he's done for me so I suck it up and I say Lord use me use me and I will go um but be with me if you open the door I'll go in and I learned that from Pastor Dean if you open the door I'll go in uh if not I'm not doing it but you got to be confident that he's there with you and that he's going to lead you into all into everything that you do and you rely on him on for everything you know if you lose something you lose a check or something Lord help me find it maybe you would have found it but you're relying on God in everything that you do see what I'm saying um he says go your ways behold I send you forth his Lambs Among Wolves carrying either person or script nor shoes and salute no man by the way and into who whatsoever house he enter first say peace be to this house and if the son of peace be there your peace shall rest upon it if not it shall it shall turn to you again and in the same house remain eating and drinking such things as they give you for the labor is worthy of his higher go not from house to house and into whatsoever City you answer and they receive you each set each such things as are set before you and heal the sick that they're in and heal the sick that are therein and say unto them the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you but into whatsoever city you enter and they receive you not go your ways out into the streets of the same and say even the very dust of your even the very dust of your city which cleaveeth on us we wipe off against you not notwithstanding be sure of this that the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you but but I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that day for that City now I I chose this verse because something something really amazing happened uh a couple months ago where we hired a tree guy and not knowing who is like we had no idea we didn't even know him uh he was recommended to us but he came uh after the job when when the job was completed he was leaving
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