The ministry of reconciliation

About this episode

The episode discusses the transformative power of reconciliation through Christ, emphasizing God's work in making sinners new creatures.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; ...... ( 2 Corinthians 5:17-21) *1/ The effect of reconciliation to God. 2/ The cause - Christ made sin for us. 3/ The means - The ministry of reconciliation. 4/ The word of reconciliation.* **Sermon Summary:** The sermon centers on the transformative power of divine reconciliation through Christ, drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 to articulate a gospel-driven reality where sinners, once alienated from God, are made new creatures through Christ's atoning sacrifice. It emphasizes that this reconciliation is not initiated by human effort but is entirely God's work—rooted in Christ's substitutionary death, where He became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God. The ministry of reconciliation, entrusted to believers, is both a divine commission and a living testimony to the world of God's reconciling love, calling all to be restored to fellowship with Him. The sermon underscores the necessity of the preached Word as…

People in this episode

Host: Rowland Wheatley

Topics covered

• reconciliation
• Christianity
• spiritual renewal
• gospel
• divine grace
• faith

Keywords

• reconciliation
• Christ
• new creature
• spiritual renewal
• gospel
• faith
• grace

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The ministry of reconciliation, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

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