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2 Corinthians 5:20 · BSB
5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
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…to recognize that heaven merely isn't a place we're going to, but heaven is our identity. You are a citizen of heaven. You are a citizen of heaven.2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20tells us this. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. As he's talking about heaven and the day that awaits us,…
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Today's reading is from2 Corinthians 5, verses 14 -21. For Christ's love compels us, because we are all convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live…
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…to tell his story. The Apostle Paul, some 2,000 years before she said that, said the exact same thing, only in his own words. He said this,2 Corinthians 5, verse 20. We, everyone say we, we are therefore Christ's, here's the word, ambassadors. As though God were making his plea through us. You know what an…
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…or not. You are a new person. We're a 2 Corinthians 5 type church. If you've been coming around for a while, you know that we get our name from2 Corinthians 5, verse 20. It says, Hey, therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us, and therefore we plead on Christ's behalf, be reconciled…
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…of Jesus Christ by the will of God to the world and make disciples for Christ. What does this mean to you and I as disciples of Christ? Paul in2 Corinthians 5, verse 18 to 21proclaimed this, Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely…
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…the mission that has been tasked to us. This isn't just for pastors, it isn't just for evangelists, it's for every believer. The Bible says this in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20. I love this scripture. It's a part of one of my favorite passages of scripture in 2 Corinthians 5, 17 through 21. But I'm gonna read you verse 20.…
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…to remove a heart of stone and put in a heart that's living and beating, a heart of flesh. Maybe you know this verse. It's one of my favorites.2 Corinthians 5, verse 17 through 21. What a beautiful picture of the gospel, verse 21. He made him who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.…
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…you begin to walk in the manifest purpose of God for your life, which is to extend his kingdom. That's our purpose, church. So, what Paul says in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20, says that we have been given the ministry of reconciliation, that we have been made his ambassadors, as if God is releasing his kingdom through…
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…It's like ESPN top 10 plays. This is Paul saying, remember the gospel hasn't changed. It's still the only way that man could be saved. Here we go,2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 17 to 21. 2 Corinthians chapter 5. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Sound familiar? Saul, new creation. A murderer, not anymore. A…
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…If you've got your Bibles, feel free to open up. Uh, and I'm gonna read this, and I've just got two points to draw from this passage this morning.2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 14 to 21, we read this for Christ's love compels us because we are convinced that one died for all and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those…
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…does that impact your life to know that the same spirit that raised Christ from the dead resides within us? That's a big deal. I was reading today,2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20, that we're ambassadors of the kingdom of heaven. We get to release the voice of heaven to the world around us. That's a big deal. That's what I'm…
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…it's the idea that you're picking up his name, but you are not an adequate representation of a person who is supposed to carry that name. Going toSecond Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 20, it's the idea that we are Christ's ambassadors. So as someone who likes to nerd out, who really likes to, like, figure out what this could…
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…of him who called us out of darkness into his wonderful light. And perhaps the most explicit expression of this mission for us comes from Paul in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20, when he said, We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf, be…
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…God would like us to be. We are ambassadors for Christ, according to what Paul wrote back in 2 Corinthians. Remember when we were in 2 Corinthians,2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20, we are ambassadors. We are representatives. We need to walk in ways that represent his righteousness, his holiness, his purity in all areas of our…
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…here. I I want that light to shine in the darkness. Amen? I don't think there's tariffs on importing heaven, is there? Sorry, political jokes.2 Corinthians 5:20says this, "We are therefore Let's catch this. We We are therefore Christ's ambassadors as though God were making his appeal through us. We work…
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…stated in our text, but there has to be behind it a sense of urgency. Listen to the urgency in Paul's words to the Corinthian believers in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20. We, all believers, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us, not just through me, not just through preachers and…
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…in everything that we do. Paul calls himself and those who are ministering along with him and also calling us. By proxy he calls us ambassadors.Second Corinthians 5 verse 20says we are therefore Christ ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.…
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…me just unpack that first part. That Paul's work and his ministry partners' work and your work is to appeal to people. We saw this last week too in2 Corinthians 5:20where Paul wrote, "Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ. God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to…
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All right.Second Corinthians chapter 5, verses 17 to 21. The Bible says, therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away. Behold, all things are become new, and all…
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…of help us give some context and some perspective on Acts chapter 3. So this is kind of building up before we read our text this morning. But in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 14 to 21, I want to read this to you. It says, For the love of Christ controls us. So this is the Apostle Paul looking back and thinking of the gospel,…
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