An Ambassador for Christ

 An Ambassador for Christ.

The apostle Paul writes,

"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."  2 Corinthians 5:20.

As believers in Christ Jesus we need to remember every day that we are Christ’s representative in our communities, our neighbourhoods, and the world around us.

As such we need to present Christ in the best possible light through our words and deeds.

Thus the question becomes.

Are you representing Christ to the best of your ability in word and deed.

Francis of Assisi wrote two things Christians need to remember, 

“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”

And

"The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today" 

                                                                                                           Francis of Assisi.

If you claim to be a true believer in Christ Jesus are you doing this?

Please think about it.

The world is watching

 The world is watching.

The apostle Paul writes,

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17.

There is an important truth to be learned here. As Christians we are ambassadors for Christ Jesus. Everything in word and in deed is to be done in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.It is through the lense of our words and deeds that the world sees Jesus. Francis of Assisi wrote, 

“The deeds you do 

may be the only sermon some persons will hear today” 

                                                                 Francis of Assisi.

If you claim to be a Christian your words and deeds are the sermon people sees and hears twenty-four seven.

Thus my question to you is; What is your sermon telling those around you about Christ?

Please think about it.

Make disciples

Make disciples
Jesus said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20.
This is a call to all Christians. We must tell the world about Jesus in word and in deed. Francis of Assisi noted two things. He said,

Preach the Gospel at all times

 and when necessary use words.

                                                 Francis of Assisi

"The deeds you do

 may be the only sermon some persons will hear today" 

                                                                        Francis of Assisi.

As Christians, believers in Christ Jesus we are called to love Jesus when asked,
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 
Jesus replied: " ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.'  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:36-40.
Jesus also said,
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.'  
       But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,..." Matthew 5:43,44.
It is only through showing unconditional love to those around us that we can effectively present the gospel message and win souls for Christ.
So my question to all who call themselves Christians, followers of Christ Jesus is,
Do you truly love the people around you, family, friend, or foe?
Please think about it.

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The writer of Hebrews states,
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14.
The late English evangelist Charles Spurgeon said,
"O Christian people, be holy, for Christ is holy. Do not pollute that holy Name wherewith you are named. Let your family life, your personal life, your business life, be as holy as Christ your Lord would have it to be."  Charles H. Spurgeon.
Francis of Assisi wrote,

“The deeds you do 

may be the only sermon some persons will hear today” 

                                                              Francis of Assisi.

Whether you like it or not if you claim to be Christian a follower of Christ Jesus. It is through the lense of your words and deeds that people will see Christ.
Thus the need for each individual to take a look at their life from time to time. To take a look at what they are doing and what the say. For what we say and do has the potential for eternal consequences.
Each believer in Christ Jesus is Christ’s representative on this earth. Thus the need for a holy life.
Living a holy life does not mean constantly preaching, or as one of my pastors said, “becoming so heavenly minded you are no earthly good.”
The world wants to see Christians who are real and genuine. Who are truly living out their faith.
Billy Graham once said,
"Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world - not to win them, but to be like them."Billy Graham.
Sadly he’s right. Many calling themselves Christians outside of Church cannot be distinguished from those who are not Christians.
 Thus my question to anyone reading this who claims to be a Christian. Is your words and deeds outside the Church reflecting the Love of God?
Please think about it.

A Sermon for the Ages

A sermon for the ages

Many contemporary pastors and evangelist have said many things about Jesus. Here however is what the apostle Paul said about Jesus. He was speaking to the learned men of his day in Athens. Never the less his message is a message for the ages and thus a message for we who live in the twenty-first century.
The men were philosophers who had beliefs of their own. Unlike many today however they were open to new teachings. They were men that had open minds who truly wanted to learn.
Men who wanted to know the truth.
The book of Acts records the following
“So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.  
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.  
Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?  
You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.” (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.) 
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.  
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you. 
“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands.  
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.  
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.  
God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.  
‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ 
“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by man’s design and skill.  
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.  
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” 
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”  
At that, Paul left the Council.  
A few men became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others."
                                                                                                  Acts 17:17-34
Think about it.