Text: Matthew 5:13-16, “(13) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. (14) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (15) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. (16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
The City of Light
We are an elevated city.
The Mount of Beatitudes rises from the Sea of Galilee not far from
Capernaum.
Jesus likely pointed out across the water city on top of a hill there.
Quesnall wrote, “The Christian life is something very high and sublime, to which we cannot arrive without pains: while it withdraws us from the earth, and carries us nearer heaven, it places us in view, and as a mark, to the malice of carnal men.”
We rise as an example to a world looking for something real to follow.
Jesus said, “If I be lifted up…”
“I am the Light of the world…”
You are the temple of the Holy Ghost
When we are together we become a city of light for the whole world to see.
Diffusing to the world the Light of Jesus Christ.
Apostolic Life Cathedral is the City of Light
The Pillar and Ground of Truth 