1. II Corinthians 5:17-19 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”

2. “The Word of Reconciliation” I. “If Anyone Is In Christ…” (17a). A. “He is a new creation” (17b). Romans 7:7-11. B. “Old things have passed away” (17c). Psalm 103:11-13. C. “Behold, all things have become new” (17d). Rev. 21:1-5.

3. “The Word of Reconciliation” II. “Now All Things Are of God…” (18a). A. “Who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ” (18b). James 4:4. B. “And given to us the ministry of reconciliation” (18c). Acts 2:40.

4. “The Word of Reconciliation” III. “That Is, That…” (19a). A. “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” (19b). Hebrews 2:14-17. B. “Not imputing their trespasses to them” (19c). Acts 3:19. C. “Has committed to us the word of reconciliation” (17d). Acts 26:12-18.

5. How Does One Come Into Christ? Galatians 3:26, 27 “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”