The Christian walk isn't one of passivity, it's one of activity. 2 Corinthians 5:17- We are broken beyond repair. In Christ we are restored. In Christ, we are transformed. We were reconciled to Christ, we didn't reconcile ourselves. We have been trusted with the message of reconciliation. Everyone is called to be an evangelist, regardless of your given gifts. Romans 10:14-17 Sometimes actions aren't louder than words. Romans 1:16 We should never be embarrassed by the gospel. Delight should be your driver. 1 Corinthians 1:21-24 When you become a Christian your questions don't disappear, your view point/ angle changes. The weight of salvation and sanctification is not on us. Matthew 5:16, John 13:35, Acts 4:32-34 Sometimes the most loving thing you can do for someone is point out that they are stumbling. Your life is a mission field. No one in your life is a coincidence. God placed everyone around you, around you with a purpose. This should erase the boredom from your life.
A change of heart leads to a transformation of external action.
Not only are we reconciled to God, but we are also entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation.
We are ambassadors of Christ.
We are all different in gifting.
We are all naturally and intrinsically evangelists.
All of us have been called by God to be heralds of the gospel.
Words are always necessary in preaching the gospel.
God is wisdom, and God is power, and that's how men are saved.
Transformed hearts lead to transformed lives, which lead to good works motivated by delight in our God.
We have been set free from believing we are the center of the universe, and that has opened up our hands to love well, serve well, and engage well.
The motivation behind our heralding and our good works has to be grace.
What's at stake in our motivation is the glory of God.
All of life is mission.
What we do on a daily basis is to engage at a level that's eternal.
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