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Purpose — ambassadors and reconcilers2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What has God made those in Christ, and what role has he given them?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What would change if you saw yourself as God's ambassador?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • How will you represent Christ to someone this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who needs to hear God's appeal to be reconciled to him?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

God, thank you for making me new and trusting me with your message. Help me be your ambassador, calling others to be reconciled to you.