The Work: Empowered to Make a Difference (9/6/20)

Church All Out The Work: Empowered to Make a Difference 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

 

A “Church All Out” is empowered by the Holy Spirit to make a difference in the world because:

 

1) Our identity is found in Christ. (vs. 11-15)

a. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- .” (Ephesians 2:8 - NIV)

Grace – “I am a recipient of God’s grace and I can show that grace to others.”

Faith – “I know Christ and will remain steady in him.”

 

2) We see others in the light of Christ. (vs. 16-19)

a. Created in the image of God.

b. Called into relationship with Christ.

c. Indwelled by the Holy Spirit.

d. Empowered to be a minister of reconciliation in a lost and dying world.

 

3) We live out our salvation as ambassadors of Christ. (vs. 20-21)

a. In Christ, there is a call to action! Shift from a performance-based life to a Gospel-centered life.

 

Final Thought: The Church All Out is a church makes a difference in the world for the purpose of bringing glory to God.