Ambassadors Are Ministers
Big Truth:
Ambassadors Are Ministers
2 Corinthians 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 4:1; Acts 20:24; 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Corinthians 9:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; 2 Timothy 1:14
Bible Verse:
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
Big Ideas:
- The gospel is God’s plan to redeem and give a new purpose to the lost.
- Every Jesus follower is called to be a minister.
- In grace God entrusts redeemed rebels to be His ministers.
Bible Passage:
2 Corinthians 5:18-19Identity:
FOCUS – I AM AN AMBASSADOR
SERIES: GOD IS THE KING – I AM HIS AMBASSADOR
The Kneel Year is an exploration of what it means to worship God with our all (Luke 10:26-28). Worship is not something that is limited to a service once a week, but instead occurs every day, in all of life. We are unceasing worshipers. Worship never stops, it only changes directions. In order to worship God with all of our heart, soul, strength, and mind, we must embrace our identity as image bearers. It is out of that identity that we can begin to live for God’s glory in all of life (Colossians 3:17).
Every student should know that:
- Jesus is the One True King.
- An ambassador is someone who is a representative of someone else.
- Jesus followers are set apart to live as ambassadors for God in the world.
Every student should strive to:
- Learn more about how to live faithfully as an ambassador for Christ.
- Share the gospel with at least one person who does not know Jesus.
Every student should feel:
- Deep sorrow and compassion for people around them who do not know Jesus.
- Passionate about the gospel that rescued them out of darkness.
Every student should want:
- To look at the world through a gospel lens.
- To live as a faithful minister of reconciliation.
- To orient their thoughts, actions, and conversations around the gospel that saved them.
