The Parables // Salt & Light

Salt and Light might be my personal favorite parable. Or at least one of my favorites. There’s a Mama & Littles Bible Study on the parable also. But it’s one that is easily explained to all ages. Salt adds flavor and preserves, while light dispels darkness.

Read: Matthew 5:13

Notes:

• Salt is added flavor
• Salt is a preservative
• Salt can also kill in quantities too large.
• See also Mark 9:50, Luke 5: 33-35

Read: Matthew 5:14-16

Notes:

• Lights were made to shine
• Lights were made to dispel the darkness
• God created us to be lights (reflections of His light) so that the world would be able to see his glory.
• Good works are done but not to earn anything from God, only to display His love, grace, and mercy upon us. We are reflecting His beautiful light.
• See also Mark 4:21-22 and Luke 8:16-17

Discuss with Kids :

• Let’s taste some salt! Describe it.
• What happens when we add salt to foods?
• Pick an object that God created (flower, leaf, grass). Sit in a dark room and ask everyone to describe the object. When it’s not possible, shine a light on it. Talk about how the light takes away the darkness and the light makes it easier to see the glory in God’s creation.
• How can we be reflections of Christ in our world? Home? School? Community?