{"id":207,"date":"2014-08-18T16:58:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T16:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/?p=207"},"modified":"2014-10-22T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T17:01:55","slug":"we-are-christs-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/2014\/08\/18\/we-are-christs-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ARE CHRIST’S AMBASSADORS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Directive #32<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 18, 2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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SCRIPTURE<\/strong>: 2 Corinthians 5:20 (New Living Translation)<\/p>\n

“So we are Christ\u2019s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, \u201cCome back to God!\u201d<\/p>\n

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INTERPRETATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Christ’s ambassadors” means we are personal representatives for Jesus Christ, compelling and sharing the gospel so a lost and dying world can be reconciled to God.<\/p>\n

OTHER SCRIPTURES:<\/strong> (New Living Translation)<\/p>\n

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Acts 4:13 “The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter and John…”<\/p>\n

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Acts 4:29 “…great boldness in preaching your word.”<\/p>\n

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Acts 4:31 “After prayer…filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 with boldness.”<\/p>\n

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Prayer + Holy Spirit + Bold Preaching = Harvest of Souls<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PRAYER POINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. PRAY for opportunities (open doors<\/strong>) to share one’s faith.<\/p>\n

2. PRAY for divine appointments (God places<\/strong>) to represent Christ.<\/p>\n

3. PRAY for a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit (great boldness<\/strong>) for witnessing.<\/p>\n

4. PRAY for discernment (spiritual direction<\/strong>) to know when to speak and share.<\/p>\n

5. PRAY for harvest laborers (God’s army<\/strong>) to have a deep passion for the lost.<\/p>\n

6. PRAY for sensitive (obedient<\/strong>) ears to hear the voice of God.<\/p>\n

“He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the church”<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. PRAY for the end-time harvest (Jesus is Coming!<\/strong>) with many laborers enlisting in the work of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n

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Bill C. Terry<\/p>\n

Director, Men’s Ministries<\/p>\n

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