1. Matthew 28:20 (NLT) “...Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.” Jesus

2. Matt 5:15-16 Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

3. Making Our Light Visible (from Sermon on the Mount) Subjects covered: Obedience re: Relationships Morality Materialism Worry – Anxiety Focus/ purpose Influences

4. Obedience So if you break the smallest commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matt. 5:19 - NLT)

5. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured

6. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured Many of us ?

7. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured Many of us ?

8. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured Many of us ? These

9. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured Many of us ? Are times of disobedience! These

10. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured Too many of us! And this... Isn’t really a run,

11. Sanctification Salvation Exp Fully Matured Too many of us! It’s a walk of disobedience!

12. Obedience “Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as ‘Lord,’ but they still won’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.” Matthew 7:21 Obedience doesn’t produce salvation Salvation produces obedience

13. Here’s the truth! All saved people produce some ‘fruit.’ How much depends on the person! All the ‘fruit’ produced here is stored in heaven!

14. Here’s the truth! All saved people produce some ‘fruit.’ how much depends on the person! All the ‘fruit’ produced here is stored in heaven! Growth (obedience) is a joint effort between you and the Holy Spirit of God!

15. Obedience “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.” Matt 6:19-21 (NLT)

16. Obedience “I tell you, use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. In this way, your generosity stores up a reward for you in heaven” Luke 16:8-9 (NLT)

17. Obedience And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to live in obedience to him. Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done. Col 2:6-7 (NLT)

18. Obedience All growth, satisfaction, sense of significance and security comes from obedience -

19. The Point We are instructed to ‘be a light’ – We do that by being obedient.

20. Conclusion Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words! With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful just as you promised. I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your statutes. I will hurry, without lingering, to obey your commands. Ps 119:57-60 (NLT)

22. Conclussion In everything you do, stay away from complaining and arguing, so that no one can speak a word of blame against you. You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them Philippians 2:14-15 (NLT)