2 Corinthians 5
New Things
19/10/14 20:16
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (NASB)
We can easily get so attached to something that we have invested much in
Because Christians possess life, let us reveal new things.
1. Christians posses life in Christ
• if we really have eternal life in Christ, what do we have to be concerned with in the present life?
2. Christians posses life after death
• if we are truly a Christian we have had a death of our old self
• even if we hand over such things as relationships (marriages, kids, etc.) over to God, we will discover a new way to love them even more than we do now through Christ
3. Christians posses life beyond our plans
• when we have the way we expect things to happen, we often tend to take matters into our own hands
• we are uniquely made by a creative God; He is shaping us differently than anyone else, which is best for us
Are our actions revealing our relationship to Christ?
Is our life truly in Christ?
Do we allow the old to die?
Do we expect life to emerge beyond our plans?
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We can easily get so attached to something that we have invested much in
Because Christians possess life, let us reveal new things.
1. Christians posses life in Christ
• if we really have eternal life in Christ, what do we have to be concerned with in the present life?
2. Christians posses life after death
• if we are truly a Christian we have had a death of our old self
• even if we hand over such things as relationships (marriages, kids, etc.) over to God, we will discover a new way to love them even more than we do now through Christ
3. Christians posses life beyond our plans
• when we have the way we expect things to happen, we often tend to take matters into our own hands
• we are uniquely made by a creative God; He is shaping us differently than anyone else, which is best for us
Are our actions revealing our relationship to Christ?
Is our life truly in Christ?
Do we allow the old to die?
Do we expect life to emerge beyond our plans?
Read More...
We are Reconcilers
24/08/14 14:36
We are Reconcilers
Pastor David Gibbs - 8.24.2014
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Who needs Jesus?
Reconciliation = the process of restoring a relationship
If we are reconciled to Christ, let us be reconciled to one another.
1. Reconciled by sacrificial love (v.14-15)
• Those who died with Christ have the opportunity to live the life of Christ like we do
2. Reconciled by honest judgement (v.16-17)
• We need to see everyone through a different lens of judgement now that we have Christ
3. Reconciled by supreme example (v.18-21)
• We need to imitate Christ's example in our way of interacting with people
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Pastor David Gibbs - 8.24.2014
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Who needs Jesus?
Reconciliation = the process of restoring a relationship
If we are reconciled to Christ, let us be reconciled to one another.
1. Reconciled by sacrificial love (v.14-15)
• Those who died with Christ have the opportunity to live the life of Christ like we do
2. Reconciled by honest judgement (v.16-17)
• We need to see everyone through a different lens of judgement now that we have Christ
3. Reconciled by supreme example (v.18-21)
• We need to imitate Christ's example in our way of interacting with people
Read More...