The good news of Jesus Christ is song-producing news! The good news of Jesus Christ is cause for celebration, especially singing. Understanding the good news of Christmas results in song-producing JOY!

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If someone looked at your response to the good news of Jesus, would it appear that you get it? A life lived in continual response to the good news of Jesus is one where the holiness of God (his uniqueness) is perceived in the glory of God (the impact of his uniqueness).

The impact of Christ coming to earth results in peace with God, peace with self, and peace with others.

We get to give glory to God in all of life because of the peace we have with him!

Praising God starts with trusting God. God has graciously given us a Savior while we were spiritually hungry. Worship of God reflects his holiness and our wretched state apart from his saving power. Public praise of God in the extraordinary moments of life overflows from people who privately praise God in the ordinary moments of life.

2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Grace is real and God is worth it. Paul gives a call to follow Christ wholeheartedly. The call to follow Jesus is a call to embrace hardship, engage in ministry, and live for eternity.

The call to be a Christian is to be an ambassador for Christ. We find ourselves in the world and sent to the world. We desire to recapture the heart and passion to spread the good news of Jesus. This is more than a call to evangelism, this is a call to personal repentance: take the grace of God seriously, be an ambassador for Christ.

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Why Evangelize? The Stakes are high. The call is clear. The news is good.

How to Evangelize? Persuasion. Relating. Displaying. Treating. Informing. Passionately. Representation.

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 | Part 1: The Work of Reconciliation. We can enjoy God forever through God's atoning, transforming, and transferring work of reconciliation through Christ. Jake and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how salvation is primarily about reconciliation and worship. Salvation is a work of God from beginning to end. The atonement of Christ includes both the removal of sin and fully settles the record of debt we owe. We understand double imputation from 2 Corinthians 5:21, this means our sin is imputed onto Christ, and Christ’s righteousness is imputed onto us.

2 Corinthians 5:16-17. See others in the world differently because of how God sees you in Christ. Michael and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how being in Christ changes how we see people. We need to believe and live out the fact that everyone who currently is not in Christ is a potential new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:11-15. To run the race, dwell on God’s holiness and grace. Jake and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how being impacted by both the holiness of God and the grace of God produces a life rightly devoted to God. In a world steeped in selfishness, the way out is worship.

Sam and Jake dive into yesterday's message on 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, exploring how faith shapes our courage. They highlight that faith goes beyond agreeing with a set of beliefs; it’s a powerful force that transforms how we feel, what we prioritize and the ambitions we pursue. This conversation also offers insight into the Holy Spirit, the judgment seat of Christ, and the eternal hope we hold as believers.

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Don't lose heart in this life by focusing on the next life. Jake and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how we value, focus on, and invest in the spiritual and eternal more than the physical and temporary.

2 Corinthians 4:13-15. Devotion to God results in speaking about God. Michael and Sam follow up on this sermon and dive further into some of the aspects of this text and how we can grow in our devotion to God.