The Pentecast: Day 25 - Debi Matthews

It’s day 25 of our daily Pentecast on LOVECHURCH — The Podcast. Today’s guest is Debi Matthews, back with Tim to reflect on the Sermon on the Mount — specifically Matthew 5:1–16, including the Beatitudes and Jesus' invitation to be salt and light in the world.

The Beatitudes flip the script — Jesus isn’t offering a checklist for earning blessing, but describing the quiet joy already present in those who walk humbly with God. Debi and Tim unpack how this radical list includes the poor in spirit, the grieving, the merciful, the peacemakers — not the powerful, but the surrendered. And Jesus doesn’t stop there. He calls his followers to be salt (healing, flavour, preservation) and light (shining love and truth into dark places). This is what it means to live a life that points others to the Father.

Their prayer is simple and beautiful: that we’d carry the joy of being known and blessed by God — and live lives that shine with His light. We don’t need to be perfect, just faithful. See you tomorrow for Day 26!

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