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. 

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

Last Sunday we talked about our ministry of reconciliation.

The Christian Church’s mission is to act as agents of reconciliation in this world.

We are here as individuals who make up the Body of the Church to help our unbelieving friends be reconciled to God.

Here are 5 things you can do to help your friends get to heaven:

1. Get to know the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-7)
2. Get to know your unbelieving friends (Colossians 4:5-6)
3. Discuss, but don’t argue; be interested in them (Colossians 4:6)
4. Invite them to church (1 Corinthians 14:24-25)
5. Pray for them (Colossians 4:2-3)

Homework: 

• Pick 2-3 people in your life that don’t know God and begin praying for them. 
• Follow steps 1-5 and read the verses

If you still are hungry for more, I wrote a short book about 8 years ago called “Friend of Sinners: An Approach to Evangelism” you can find it here.

Grace and peace,

Pastor Harvey