This week begins our new summer series, “Be the Church,” rooted in a bold truth: the church isn’t a building—it’s a way of life. In this opening message, we turn to Matthew 5:13–16, where Jesus calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Salt flavors what it touches; light illuminates where it shines. In the same way, followers of Christ are called not only to gather, but to go—living out our faith in everyday acts of kindness, courage, justice, and mercy. We remember the early Christians, who had no steeples or sanctuaries, only a movement of love in motion. And we hear a powerful story from a church that meets outdoors with “bread and Jesus—and that’s enough.” Wherever we are this week, may we shine brightly and love boldly. Because, as one Katrina-wrecked church sign declared, “The church has left the building.”