This semester, Tascha and I have the opportunity to attend a class called Perspectives (http://www.perspectives.org). Over the next 14 weeks, we will learn and discuss what missions is, the history of missions, and learn about current missions from missionaries serving all over the world! This past week we were asked to give our elevator speech. “If you had 60 seconds to present the gospel to someone, what would you say?” We got into groups and discussed things we would say. Some said the would talk about John 3:16 and elaborate on the great love God has for us. Others said they would concentrate on our sinful nature and that we need Jesus to bridge the gap between us and God. While we were discussing what we would say, II Corinthians 5:18 came to mind. “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.”
To me, this, and the previous verse, is a missionary theme passage. II Corinthians 5:17 talks about how we are a new creation in Christ. In verse 18, we are reconciled (restored) to God through Christ and we are all called to restore others to God through Christ. This is our purpose as Christians: to invite non-believers into a restoring relationship with Christ, making them a new creation in Christ and allowing them to experience the perfect love of our Savior. This is my goal. Whether at work, in my neighborhood, or overseas, my aim is the share the love of Christ with everyone. The boldness and power to do so comes from Christ (I Timothy 1:7-8a) so we have nothing to fear!
Below is a video about Perspectives
