6/25/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: God, Humans, Hatfields and McCoys - 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

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6/25/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Mike Colbert
Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21
Title: God, Humans, Hatfields and McCoys

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Notes:

1. Hatfields and McCoys
A. Who were they?
B. The Civil War
C. The hog incident
D. Roseanna and Johnse
E. Other incidents

2. Our distance from God is like the Hatfields vs. McCoys in that there is real hostility from both sides
A. Hostility from humans toward God
B. God at odds with humans

3. How our distance from God is unlike the story of Hatfields and McCoys
A. H&M hated each other for the other's wickedness; humans dislike God for His righteousness
B. Because of His love, God's desire is to restore friendship with us

Benediction: To every follower of Jesus: "Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation." (Colossians 1:21-22)

To every not-yet follower: "Come! Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life." (Revelation 22:17)

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen

#reconciliation #imputedrighteousness