MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 5:13a “you are the salt of the earth.”

TEACHER’S OBJECTIVE
1. To encourage the children to be salty.
2. Let the children know that salt can lose its flavour.
3. If salt loses its flavour it is thrown away.

CENTRAL TRUTH
If salt has lost its savour it is thrown away because it becomes useless.

INTRODUCTION
Salt can lose its flavour, when it gets wet and then dries; nothing is left but a tasteless
residue. How many of you would want more of a food that has no taste? Nobody.

PROGRESSION OF EVENTS
1. Salt is good, but where it loses its savour, it becomes useless. Nothing can be done
    to make it sweet. Luke 14:34
2. Then the salt cannot even be useful for the dunghill or refuse bin, but men cast it
    out. Luke 14:35.
3. This is a warning from Jesus telling us to be salty; He does not want us to be a cast away.
4. As children of God we should be like salt.
5. The Bible says you are the salt of the earth.

LIFE APPLICATION
Many Christians blend into the world and avoid the cost of standing up for Christ, but Jesus
says if Christians lose their distinctive saltiness, they become worthless. Just as salt flavours
and preserves food, we are to preserve the good in the world, help keep it from spoiling,
and bring new flavor to life. Being salty is not easy, but if a Christian fails in this function,
he fails to represent Christ in the world. How salty are you?

MESSAGE OF SALVATION
To be salty you must have Jesus in your life. He is the one that can help you to be salty.

CONCLUSION
Be salty, stand up for Jesus Christ, be different from the world. Do what is right, preserve
the good in the world and help keep it from spoiling by creating spiritual thirst and
exerting a purifying influence.

INVITATION
Jesus does not want you to be thrown away. He wants you to be useful. So you have to give
Him your heart and let Him save you. (Lead children in Salvation Prayer).

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. When Salt has lost its savour what can be done to it? Nothing, but it is thrown away.
2. What is salt used for:
    (a) To season food
    (b) To preserve food
    (c) To purify food.
3. How can you be salty? By living as a child of God. Be different from the world.
Don’t live in sin, love others and preach the gospel to others.

ACTIVITY
Teacher to read the story in the children’s manual to the children.

DAILY DEVOTION
MONDAY        - Romans 12:9 – Behave like a Christian
TUESDAY       - Romans 12:10 - Be kind to others.
WEDNESDAY  – Romans 12:11 - Serve the Lord
THURSDAY     - Romans 12:12 -Be prayerful
FRIDAY          - Romans 12:13 - Welcome Visitors
SATURDAY     - Romans 12:14 - Bless others
SUNDAY         - Romans 12:18 - Live peaceably with all men.