>>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME...
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GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE.
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STILL RELEVANT IN
TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD.
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IT IS WRITTEN . . .
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SHARING MESSAGES OF
HOPE AROUND THE WORLD.
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As we are just days away from
the new year, I am wondering if
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any of you will fall into the
New Year's resolution trap You
know, it's that trap
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of making a commitment to do
something, only to break that
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commitment just days into the
New Year. Today, I would like to
explore a passage that is
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a well-known Bible passage. I
believe that the message of this
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passage is one of hope. In
Matthew 5:13, it says this,
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This is just one short verse
taken from the Sermon on the
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Mount, a sermon that extends
through the majority of chapters
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5-7 in the book of Matthew.
Right here at the beginning of
that sermon, Jesus says you are
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the salt of the earth. This
saying has been an interesting
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saying to study, for scholars,
commentators, and the like are
not sure what exactly
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he meant. Because in those times
there were many different uses
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for salt. What kinds of uses for
salt were there in that time?
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Most of us are familiar with the
first use of salt as a
seasoning, the trusty
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sodium chloride or table salt.
It functions as an enhancer of
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the flavors around it. Besides
contributing its own basic
"salty" taste, salt brings
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out natural flavors and makes
foods more palatable and
acceptable. This is
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why some people, of whom I
am not one of, put salt on their
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watermelon or cantaloupe. In
fact, salt is even used in some
of the most popular desserts.
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The beloved Nestle Toll House
chocolate chip cookie recipe,
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calls for 1 teaspoon of salt.
The famous Betty Crocker Apple
Pie calls for salt. You
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see, salt enhances all the
flavors around it. Yet it is
important to note that
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it is also the most dominant
of all seasonings. In an
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experiment to test this theory,
I took equal parts of sugar and
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salt and then tasted it. Let
me guarantee you my friends, the
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only thing I
could taste was salt.
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In fact, so important is salt
that it is an essential element
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for human and animal life. And
this essential element if not
consumed in the right
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quantities can cause problems
If there is a lack of sodium, it
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causes hyponatremia, which can
lead to death. If there is too
much sodium, it too
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can lead to high blood pressure
among other things also equally
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dangerous to the health. Salt
was and is also used for
preserving In ancient
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times, when refrigeration
and many other modern methods of
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preserving food were unknown,
salt was of even greater value
than it is today. They would
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pack the food in salt, and the
salt would leach out any water,
while itself acting
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as a preserving agent and keep
the food until it was ready to
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be used. In fact, the high
osmotic content of salt inhibits
bacterial and fungal growth When
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it was time to use the food, it
would simply be soaked in water
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to help remove all of the salt.
Interestingly, all animal
sacrifices and grain
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offerings were required to
be seasoned with salt What does
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this have to do with
preservation? Many times in the
OT the Bible refers to the
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covenant of salt or a covenant
made with salt. The reason that
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salt was used in a covenant
agreement was because of its
preserving qualities. It was to
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indicate God's everlasting
promise and the fact that His
promises never spoil.
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Yet salt was used for another
process and that is the process
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of purifying. In 2 Kings 2:20-23
a story of Elisha is recorded,
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Elisha throws salt into the bad
and poisonous pool of Jericho,
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why? To purify it or heal it. In
ancient times newborn babies
were rubbed with salt, in the
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belief that this caused the skin
to be drier, firmer, and cleaner
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- freeing it from all
impurities. Even today in
natural remedies and even
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at modern spas they use salt as
a type of salt rub to polish and
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purify the skin. In addition to
these uses, another is for salt
as a fertilizer. Please
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listen carefully - don't go and
take your bag of salt and put it
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on your garden - your garden
probably won't like that very
much. You say how is
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salt a fertilizer. While most
of us are familiar with sodium
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chloride, table salt - some of
us may be unfamiliar with
potassium chloride. It is
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another salt, found naturally as
Sylvite. And Potassium Chloride
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is very effective as a
fertilizer as potassium is very
important for the growth
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and health of plants. Yet while
potassium is live giving and
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important in fertilizer for
plants, you could say that it is
also important as fertilizer or
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fuel for a human - as potassium
is an essential mineral
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macronutrient in the human body.
However if it is administered
improperly and in too
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great a quantity, it is lethal.
Potassium chloride has been used
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in places where capital
punishment by lethal injection
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is administered. So really what
does this have to do with
anything? I mean, great we got a
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lesson on the uses of salt,
but how does that apply to the
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passage? Friends Jesus says you
are the salt of the earth; we
are the salt of the earth.
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I want you to notice with utmost
clarity.that Jesus does not
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counsel us to be salt, He does
not commend us to be salt, He
does not advise that we be salt,
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He does not even command us to
become salt. No. He says you are
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salt. Do you hear that, you are
salt? In the original language,
this is a present tense
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verb. Quite literally it says
you, plural, you yourselves are
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salt. Jesus by using the second
plural pronoun with the second
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plural verb places emphasis on
the present reality that you are
salt. And because Jesus did not
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specify what kind of salt we can
take it in its broadest sense.
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You are: a Seasoning to flavor
and enhance what is around you,
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you are counter cultural, not
adaptive to today's corrupted
culture. You are a preservative,
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through your life; you give
a message that preserves people
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for the second coming You are
a purifier. By sharing a life of
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hope in Jesus, it helps people
make a decision for Jesus to be
purified by him You are a
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fertilizer. By your life and
what you do, you help and
encourage growth in
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those around you. Remember it
must be used in proper measure.
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Too much and it kills; too
little and it starves. My
friends by our very nature Jesus
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says we are salt, by virtue of
being attached and committed to
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Him. Friends we must not detach
ourselves from Jesus Christ
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because if we are detached from
Jesus.we lose our saltiness. We
lose our flavor. We are
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salt if we are Christians, if we
have committed to Jesus. If we
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have lost our saltiness, we have
lost our connection with Christ.
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Have you lost that connection?
Or maybe, you've never had that
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connection. Today is a perfect
time for renewal in Jesus. This
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is not a resolution to be
broken, but a decision to allow
Jesus us to change us and
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have us be the salt of the
earth. We live in the world but
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need to know who we are. And
that is usually seen in the
small things that we do. It is
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in the everyday little things
that we make a difference in the
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world around us. In the book,
Say please, Say Thank You The
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Respect we Owe One Another:
The author Donald McCullough has
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this to say - Jesus says in
Matthew 7:20, by their fruits
you will know them. This is
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why, as we look at a new year,
Jesus says you are the salt of
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the earth. Jesus calls us to
make a difference in the small
things. Jesus can make you
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new. He can make me new. We
can't be re-seasoned, but Jesus
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can make us new again that we
can truly be the salt of the
earth. Is that your desire
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today? Is the face
that I see in the mirror
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The one I want others to see?
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Do I show in the way
that I walk in my life
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Love that you've given to me?
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My heart's
desire's to be like You
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In all that I do, all I am.
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Do they see Jesus in me?
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Do they recognize Your face?
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Do I communicate
Your love and Your grace?
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Do I reflect who You are
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In the way I choose to be?
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Do they see Jesus, Jesus in me?
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Well, it's amazing
that you'd ever use me,
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But use me the way You will.
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Help me to hold out a
heart of compassion and grace,
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A heart that Your Spirit fills.
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May I show forgiveness and mercy
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The same way
You've shown it to me.
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Do they see Jesus in me?
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Do they recognize Your face?
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Do I communicate
Your love and Your grace?
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Do I reflect who You are
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In the way I choose to be?
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Do they see Jesus, Jesus in me?
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Well, I want to show
all the world that You are
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The reason I live and breathe,
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So You'll be the
One that they see
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When they see me.
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Do they see Jesus in me?
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Do they recognize Your face?
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Do I communicate
Your love and your grace?
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Do I reflect who You are
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In the way I choose to be?
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Do they see Jesus, Jesus in me?
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>>Chris: Do they see Jesus in
me? The appeal of the song,
friends, matches the
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words of Jesus: "You are the
salt of the earth." Through our
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daily activities, through the
little things we do on a
day-to-day basis, do
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people see Jesus in me? The call
of Jesus is that we are the salt
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of the earth, that we are change
agents in everything that we do.
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When people think about spending
time with you, does it bring joy
to them? When people think
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about being around you, do they
desire to be around you because
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you bring this atmosphere of joy
and peace and kindness? That's
what it means to be the
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salt of the earth, to be someone
who changes lives on a daily
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basis through those small things
in life. Today Jesus is calling
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you to make a decision to follow
Him. Because by following Him,
you are the salt of the
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earth. He can renew you in
this new year and help you start
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over. Is that something you'd
like to do today? I invite you
to pray with me. Heavenly
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Father, we are so thankful that
Jesus came to die for our sins.
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We are so thankful that through
Jesus, we can start over. And we
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are thankful through our
relationship with Him that we
are the salt of the earth. So
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just now, we give our lives to
You, we submit to You and we ask
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that Jesus would change us
thoroughly and completely, that
we might be the salt of the
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earth. Friends, you know, one
of the most common New Year's
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resolutions is a resolution to
lose weight. And often, that
weight that needs to be lost is
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the average five to ten pounds
that someone gains during the
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holiday season. The holiday
season is a most challenging
time to continue with a healthy
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diet and healthy lifestyle. Here
at It Is Written Canada, we are
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committed to not only teaching
people about the gospel of Jesus
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Christ and having a healthy
spiritual life, but also to have
a healthy physical life. In
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Third John 2, God tells us that
He wants us to prosper and be in
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good health. And that is our
desire for you, to be in good
health. You know, my
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own personal journey has
been one that has been most
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challenging. And I have come to
recognize my need for living a
healthier lifestyle,
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especially as it relates to
my weight and my diet. And five
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months ago, I made a renewed
commitment. And through that
renewed commitment, the Lord has
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blessed that I've been able
to lose thirty pounds. I have a
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journey still ahead, but I want
to invite you to go on that
journey with me. Bev
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Haines does our Live Healthy
segments. And one of the
principles that she
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teaches is the principle of good
nutrition. Good nutrition is one
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aspect of something we would
call the principles of health.
And over the next eight
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weeks, we will look at those
eight principles of health that
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will lead to optimal physical
life. I hope you enjoy this
segment, and that you
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don't just make a resolution to
change, but rather, you make a
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covenant with God, that He would
give you the strength to change
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your lifestyle and live healthy.
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>>Bev: Hi everyone The NEWSTART
acronym coined by Weimar
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Institute, a wellness centre
located in California. In
today's segment, we're focusing
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on N for Nutrition. A healthy
lifestyle starts with good
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nutrition and, when we talk
about how to eat well, we like
to break it all down into the
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three main components of
carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins. We need all
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three for a balanced and healthy
diet. Now, when you hear me
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talking about diet, I'm not
referring to dieting (I don't
believe in dieting!) but,
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rather, your overall every-day
eating pattern. Well, let's
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start with carbohydrates, or
"carbs" for short. Over the past
several years, we've been
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hearing a lot about
high-protein, low-carbohydrate
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diets. Well, I'm glad that
that particular craze is over,
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because your body absolutely,
positively needs carbohydrates
to function. In fact, carbs
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are your body's preferred fuel
for optimal performance, so it's
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really important that you eat
enough carbs each and every day.
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Now, I'm talking about the good
carbs! Things like delicious
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whole-grain breads and
whole-grain pastas; tasty brown
or wild rice, and other whole
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grain cereals like oats, millet,
rye - have you heard of quinoa
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and amaranth?; then there are
succulent, juicy fruits - my
favourites are mangos,
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golden kiwis, and cherries; and
then scrumptious vegetables - I
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love zucchini, eggplant, and
sweet yams. And Bill, if you
haven't tried whole
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wheat pasta as yet, you really
must! It's so delicious! The
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best thing for us is to stay
away from the more processed
foods - you know, those
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convenience foods in the crinkly
bags and the enticing-looking
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boxes. Sure, they might save us
time when we're cooking or
snacking, but those foods
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are full of salt, sugars,
fats and chemical preservatives.
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Things that our bodies really
don't need. What are bodies do
need, though, are the
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vitamins, minerals, fibre,
antioxidants and phytochemicals
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that are found readily in plant
foods. Now, when it comes to
fats, a little goes a
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long way, and there are some
fats that are healthier than
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others. When the fat comes from
natural plant sources such as
avocadoes, nuts, seeds,
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and olives, those are healthy
choices. When it comes to
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protein, if you're looking for
optimal health, you'll want to
include more plant-based
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protein sources rather than
animal-based sources Studies
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show that the healthiest diet is
one that is high in
carbohydrates, low in fat
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and moderate in protein.
And, I find it interesting - and
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wonderful - that most of the
major health organizations are
now encouraging people to
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include more plant-based foods
in their every-day eating. Here
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are some easy, delicious ways of
incorporating plant-based
proteins into your diet:
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Purchase a good vegetarian
cookbook - there are lots of
them in your local book
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store. Toss some beans into your
salads, rice and pasta dishes -
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delicious ones to try are chick
peas or garbanzo beans, kidney
beans, black beans. Beans
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are a powerhouse of good
protein. Adapt your favourite
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meat-based recipe by using soy
products, gluten. Shake it up -
blend some soft tofu
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with fruits and one of the
delicious soy, rice or almond
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milks - delicious! If you want
additional information on
healthy eating, visit the
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Physicians Committee for
responsible medicine at
www.pcrm.org, and you'll
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find links to lots
of great resources.
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See you next time!
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>>Chris: Friends, Jesus says,
"You are the salt of the earth."
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That comes through a personal
relationship with Jesus. Today I
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want to offer to you a book that
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many other lives. It is the book
Steps to Christ. That book leads
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you on a journey of drawing
nearer and nearer to Jesus. You
know, as we've begun this
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new year, instead of making just
another New Year's resolution,
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why not today make a covenant, a
covenant to be transformed by
Jesus? This book, Steps
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to Christ, is one that has
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help change yours. Here's the
information you need to receive
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today's offer. >>Chris: Friends,
you are the salt of the earth.
Jesus desires to enter
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into a personal relationship
with you, that you can be His
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change agent on this earth. I'd
invite you to go to our website,
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itiswrittencanada.ca, and there
you can find resources to help
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you in your relationship with
Jesus. You can also go to
youtube.com/iiwcanada, and
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there you can watch any of our
archived programs to help you
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develop further your committed
relationship with Jesus. I hope
today's program was
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an encouragement to you. I hope
and pray that you'll watch again
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next week. Until then, remember,
it is written: "Man shall not
live by bread alone, but
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by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God."
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