Howdy One80ers out in cyber world.
Well, what do you guys think of your new tribes? What did you think of Tribal Warfare on Friday night? Who are you inviting to the next Tribal Warfare?
Prasie God we saw 3 students come to know Jesus for the first time on Friday night. Be praying for Anthony, Ash and Laura as the start to live for Jesus. also be praying for all the other studenst who are already Christians but really needed to call out to Jesus for forgiveness and a restored relationship?
Go Justine for "Going Public"! that was super sweet.
I hope and pray that you're all experiencing the presence and joy of God in your life today.
What are you writing on your eternal index cards today? What are you filling your drawers with?
Remember, Jesus' name is written over all that you have done. If you know him, you are forgiven, washed clean and made new.
Hey, check out this passage. It's one of my favourites and packed full of inspiring, encouraging, comforting and challenging stuff.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:17-21 NIV)
"Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you. How? you say. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God." (2 Corinthians 5:17-21 The Message)
Share your thoughts on some or all of the following questions or make your own comments as the questions are just there to help you think.
What does it mean that we are "new creations"?
What does it mean that "all this is from God"?
Who did God reconcile us to Himself?
What is our role, our responsibility now that we are reconciled to God?
What does the very last sentence mean?
After reading the passage, how should you now live?
Love you guys
Know Jesus and make Him known
Mike
