“The Ministry of Reconciliation” / 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

“The Ministry of Reconciliation”

2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Casey Zachary   /  January 5, 2025

“We are all missionaries.  Wherever we go, we either bring people nearer to Christ or we repel them from Christ.”  — Eric Liddell

The Message of a Missionary

• Be reconciled to God through Christ and become a .  (v. 17, 20)
• Reconciliation is the process of restoring a between God and people, or between people, who were previously hostile. (v. 20)
• Through Christ, God demonstrates His love for us by reconciliation based upon His grace and mercy. (v. 18-19)
• Those reconciled to God avoid His because Christ has endured it. (v. 21)

The Ministry of a Missionary

• God entrusts us with the message. We are for Christ.  (v. 18, 20)
• The ministry of reconciliation is urgent because those not yet reconciled are living a present and propelling towards a eternity. (v. 15)
• Minsters of reconciliation will likely endure much . (v. 14-15)

The Motivation of a Missionary

• Our primary motivation must be on God and not man. (Psalm 96)
• Our foundational motivation must be God’s glory, to make Him known among the nations, that He might rightly receive the He deserves.

Reflection:  If God is making His appeal through us, is there anything we need to reprioritize to better represent Him to a lost world?