2 Corinthians 5:17-18 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
The Unexpected Adventure- Addicted to Life Change- 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
In the final chapter of The Unexpected Adventure, Lee recounts the stories of people he has known that have undergone amazing transformations after accepting Christ as Lord and Savior. He uses these illustrations to lead into the main focus of this chapter. This focus is to encourage us to examine our motivation for witnessing. Is it a sense of guilt? Perhaps it is created out of a "good works" theology. Lee reminds us that the most powerful reason to evangelize is because "people matter to God".
Lee also spends a portion of the chapter discussing how we can reignite our evangelistic fires if weariness or boredom has set in. These are:
1. Pray and admit to God our hearts have grown cold. James 4:2b
2. Spend time with other passionate witnessers. Proverbs 27:17
3. Read, and reread, Biblical passages that illustrate Jesus' love for sinners. The story of the prodigal son (Luke 15) and the story about the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4).
4. Reflect on the transformed lives we have witnessed through the years. (If we cannot recall any, perhaps we are not living on the Gospel edge.)
Wow, here I am at the end of The Unexpected Adventure. Forty-two days of how to live life as a more effective witness for Christ.
Time for some reflection and introspection. Have I taken chances for God? What Kingdom effect have I had these past several weeks? Will I walk away from this book study a changed person or will the lessons learned here be forgotten in the weeks ahead? I guess that will be completely up to me.
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