Our Vision form Calvary Chapel Devine
Son, Salt & Light
Before prepping , preparing and planting the church God has placed on my heart three words "Son, Salt and Light." I began to study this further in the bible and it was something that became a clear direction for the church body and myself to live out in Devine. Meaning Know & Grow in the Son "Jesus", and be the Salt & Light in this very community that God has placed us in. My notes on this are below and YouTube or Facebook you can watch, or listen to the teachings on each of this subjects.
Pastor Michael Petit
Pastor Michael Petit
Son (Know the Son, Jesus) Having a relationship with Jesus.
Do you believe in your heart that He is risen, that He died for your sins and is alive? And you make a simple confession with your mouth: “Jesus is my Lord. I am going on record verbally. I believe in my heart internally that He died for my sins; He’s risen; and He’s my Lord.”
Do you know the Son?
1 Corinthians 15:3-5 NKJV For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, [4] and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, [5] and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
Christ died for our sins, who is a sinner?
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. What is the penalty for sin?
Romans 6:23 NKJV For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Can I earn my forgiveness of sin? No,
1 Peter 2:24 NKJV who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins,
might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
Romans 10:13 NKJV For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
To receive Christ, a person needs to do 4 things:
1. Admit you are a sinner.
2. Ask forgiveness and be willing to turn away from your sins.
3. Believe that Christ died for you on the cross.
4. Receive Christ into your heart and life.
Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Sinners Prayer
“Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and
rose from the dead. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and be my Lord and Savior. Guide my life and help me to
do your will. In Jesus, amen.”
What’s Next? To know the Son, be the Salt and the Light.
Do you believe in your heart that He is risen, that He died for your sins and is alive? And you make a simple confession with your mouth: “Jesus is my Lord. I am going on record verbally. I believe in my heart internally that He died for my sins; He’s risen; and He’s my Lord.”
Do you know the Son?
1 Corinthians 15:3-5 NKJV For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, [4] and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, [5] and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
Christ died for our sins, who is a sinner?
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. What is the penalty for sin?
Romans 6:23 NKJV For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Can I earn my forgiveness of sin? No,
1 Peter 2:24 NKJV who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins,
might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
Romans 10:13 NKJV For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
To receive Christ, a person needs to do 4 things:
1. Admit you are a sinner.
2. Ask forgiveness and be willing to turn away from your sins.
3. Believe that Christ died for you on the cross.
4. Receive Christ into your heart and life.
Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Sinners Prayer
“Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and
rose from the dead. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and be my Lord and Savior. Guide my life and help me to
do your will. In Jesus, amen.”
What’s Next? To know the Son, be the Salt and the Light.
Why Salt?
Leviticus 2:13 And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt. Salt is here used to symbolize God’s covenant with His people. Just as salt is necessary to sustain life, so is God’s continual relationship with us necessary to sustain and enjoy life everlasting. Understanding that is not a religious activity or religion but a relationship with Christ. Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Salt (Be the Salt) Salt had two purposes in the time of Jesus one it was used to preserve, and it was an enhancer. Salt as enhancer and people would thirst for it. Salt promotes thirst, and as the salt of the earth, we should be making those around us thirsty for the living water of Jesus Christ. That means Acts 2:42 ministry we should practically and through application live for Jesus being the salt that people crave and thirst around us. But also, as believers we are to be preservatives. We know we live in a culture today is rotting and decaying, we are to be the salt and as church hold off that decay in Devine, Texas. |
Share the Gospel seasoned with salt.
Colossians 4:5-6 NKJV Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.[6] Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Do not waste opportunities to share the gospel season it with salt. A follower of Christ speech should act not only as a blessing to others, but as a purifying influence within the decaying culture. Salt promotes peace with one another Mark 9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another.” We are to be like salt in promoting peace among fellow believers. This demonstrates the preserving power of God. Salt needs to maintain saltiness. Luke 14:34–35 “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? 35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” The saltiness of salt is what makes it salt! Likewise, unless a Christian is willing to endure the costly nature of being a disciple—which is an integral part of being one—he is useless to the kingdom of God Dying to self and picking up your cross daily. |
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Be the Light.
God intends for His children to be the light in this dark world, shining the way to spiritual safety for the lost. You should be a walking talking billboard for the Lord but one of those new LED billboards that shines in the day or night for Christ. Jesus said “I am the Light”; John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” God is Light. 1 John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. He who does Truth comes to the Light John 3:18-21 NKJV “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [19] And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. [20] For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. [21] But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” Those who love darkness rather than the light, so that they can try (in vain) to hide their sinful deeds (3:19-20), will experience eternal judgment for rejecting the free gift of God. Those who receive the truth and live in accordance with it come to the light (to Jesus) to show that their good works have been accomplished by God (3:21). Unbelievers are responsible for their evil deeds, but believers know that God gets the glory for their good ones. 
G.R.OW.T.H. Acronym
2 Peter 3:18 "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." G- Go to the Lord in Prayer daily, get quiet with the Lord. Pray without ceasing. Matthew 21:21, Jeremiah 29:11-12 R- Read or Listen to your Bible daily - How do you study and spend time in God’s Word? 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Matthew 4:4 O-Obedience & Application, Reflect Christ daily. Take what you read or listen in the Bible and apply one truth daily. (For example Love your enemy, show love to that co-worker, neighbor or friend that upsets that day.) Hebrews 13:7, Revelation 14:12 , John 14:15,John 15:14 W- Witness to others- It’s a Command for everyone, not a suggestion. Share the Gospel of Christ. Mark 16:15, 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 1:8 T- Trust in God with every detail in your life, in your Time, Talent, Treasure and Temple. 1 Peter 5:7 H- Holy Spirit – It is Impossible to live the Christian life without the Holy Spirit. Allow the Spirit to lead & guide your life Psalm 143:10, Romans 8:26-27, Galatians 5:16 |
What's Next?One thing I have seen over the years is many new and
old followers struggle in their relationship with Christ which causes them to struggle growing. My Senior Pastor Joe Marquez one Sunday shared this acronym on "Growth" and it was simple and easy to do. Honestly if your not sure where to being or what to share when you disciple a new believer start with this the GROWTH Acronym.. We need to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ not just on Sunday but daily. 
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