1. Inspiring Others to Follow Jesus
2 Corinthians 5:11-21

3. The Responsibility
Why should we inspire non-Christians to follow Jesus?
Matthew 28: 18-20
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
2 Corinthians 5:18
“And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.”

4. 1. Work Hard 2. Be Sincere 3. Don’t think about what others will say
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1. Work Hard 2. Be Sincere 3. Don’t think about what others will say

5. The Reason What’s our reason behind it? 2 Corinthians 5:15
He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
John 3:16-17
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
2 Corinthians 5:18
And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.
1 Timothy 1:15
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.”

6. The Representatives What does this look like practically?
2 Corinthians 5:20
So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”

7. The Responsibility The Reason The Representatives