All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation … (2 Cor. 5:18)

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Introduction:  Blessed … and called to be a blessing.
1.    God initiates the pattern of blessing.
2.    Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of God’s blessing.
3.    Believers are called to be blessings to those around us.

I.    We are reconciled to God through Jesus!  PTL! (v. 18a)
II.     We are given a ministry (vs. 16-18) of reconciliation.

The Ministry:
a. At home
b. Neighborhood/Work
c. Global

III.     We are given a message (vs. 19-21) of reconciliation.


Ideas for Consideration:
1.    Meditate on Christ’s work of reconciliation (Rom. 5:10-11, Eph. 2:11-22, Col. 1:15-23)
2.    Reach out to one other with the goal of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Genesis 50:15-22
(click on Verse to see passage in NIV Translation)