The Urgency of Gospel Ministry
I: A NEW PERSPECTIVE (v. 16)
• A new perspective
• Knowing Christ differently
II: A NEW CREATION (v. 17)
• In Christ
• Regenerated
“The renewed man acts upon new principles, by new rules, with new ends, and in new company. The believer is created anew; his heart is not merely set right, but a new heart is given him.” Matthew Henry
III: A NEW STATUS – RECONCILED TO GOD (vv. 18, 19)
• The foundation
• Christ's reconciling work
• The ministry of reconciliation
IV: CHRIST'S AMBASSADORS (vv. 20, 21)
• Ambassadors (presbew-o): an authorized __________________ or ____________________ appointed by his or her own government or sovereign.
• God's spokesman
• The message
“When God threatened the judgment of a flood, He threatened a worse judgment before it. Note that God's withdrawing His ordinances, or withdrawing the efficacy of His Spirit from His ordinances, was a worse punishment than any bodily punishment. … It is a very grievous and deplorable judgment for God to withhold or withdraw the workings of His Spirit from the outward ministry of the Word.” Christopher Love
V: AN URGENT COMMAND (6:1-2)
• The warning & command
• The time of salvation (Isa. 49:8)
Sermon ID | 22513112321 |
Duration | 47:35 |
Date | Feb 24, 2013 |
Category | Sunday Service |
Bible Text | 2 Corinthians 5:16; Isaiah 49:8 |