In this sermon, we looked at the calling for every believer to live out the ministry of reconciliation in our everyday lives. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul calls the Church to be moved by the love of Jesus to give away to others what we have received from Him. Through the Gospel, Jesus first reconciled us to Himself, then to one another. This Biblical concept of reconciliation means to be completely restored to a place of favor. In Christ, we go from being enemies of God to receiving God’s undeserved favor. When we are in Christ, we also go from being enemies with one another to spiritual siblings who live in the undeserved favor of one another. As believers, we have experienced the reconciliation that comes from the love of Jesus and are now called to be ambassadors for Him and live out this reconciliation with those in the world around us.
