To me, one of the most interesting government jobs in the world is that of being an ambassador.  There could honestly be no higher honor from a society than to be chosen to officially represent it to another nation.  Ambassadors are not only the physical embodiment of the values and interests of the nation they represent, but are also trusted to represent their nation correctly while living in a nation that is not their own. 

Furthermore, being an ambassador is not a five-day-a-week, nine-to-five kind of job.  It’s, in essence, an identity.  Once you’ve accepted the commission to be an ambassador, you can no longer assume that any part of your life isn’t applicable.  It’s not a job, but a title that has a job.  The responsibilities of a job are only your responsibilities as long as you are at work, but the responsibilities of a title follow you wherever you go.  A title is a part of who you are!   Therefore, an ambassador is expected to understand that they are an ambassador at all times and in every situation.  They can’t say they weren’t functioning as an ambassador when they said or did something, because once commissioned, they are always an ambassador of the country that commissioned them. 

In the same way, the Bible makes it clear that as God’s people, we are His ambassadors and our assignment is to be His testimony to a world under the curse of sin and the darkness associated with it.  We are the testimonies of a King and Kingdom that is not of this world, which has values and life not of this world.  As His ambassadors, we have a very specific mission that is inseparable from our title: to help as many people as we can, leave the rule of sin and Satan, and become children of God with us!  It’s why, years before writing his letter to the believers in Ephesus, Paul wrote this to the believers in Corinth,

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 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. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)

The theme of that passage was not a phase in Paul’s life because he saw a wave of emotionally charged social media posts or heard a gifted speaker at some event or rally.  Rather, after realizing that Jesus Christ truly is the eternal Son of God, promised Messiah, and mediator of the New Covenant, Paul couldn’t rationalize this as an optional activity to sign up for in the Kingdom of God, but rather very much a part of what it means to be a child of God!  Being a redeemed child of God is to be an ambassador of God’s kingdom into the kingdom we were rescued out of!  It’s WAY bigger than a job because it’s part of our identity, meaning that at all times and in all locations we are His Ambassadors.   

Therefore, to no surprise then, years after writing the letter we call Second Corinthians, while he was in prison for doing exactly what he said children of God were made children of God to do, Paul doubled down on it and wrote this to the believers in Ephesus,

7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. 8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things, 10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. (Ephesians 3:7-13)

Ephesians 3:7-13 points out two different kinds of assignments related to being an ambassador of God.

The first assignment is specific in nature and, in so doing, demonstrates how God gives each of his children, that is, every one of his ambassadors, a specific place to serve.

Paul’s specific assignment as an ambassador of God was to lead Gentiles (non-Jews) to be God’s ambassadors.

An ambassador is an ambassador everywhere he goes because an ambassador is a title with a job, not just a job.  But that doesn’t mean an ambassador’s assignment is the entire world.  An ambassador is always given a mission, that is, a place or people on whom they are supposed to focus their work. For Paul, that mission field was the people who were alienated from God until Christ; the people who were despised by the Jews—Gentiles.  Paul writes,

7 Of this gospel I was made a minister 

First, “Of this” refers us back to the “gospel” Paul just explained in the previous passage.  Specifically, he had just explained the gospel as that which rescued both Jews and Gentiles alike from being sinners separated from God to being fully favored sons and daughters of God, and thus made true brothers and sisters through the same thing—Jesus and who He is and all He did and nothing of who we are and what we did!

“I was made a minister”

“The action of the servant is to the benefit of the magnitude which he serves.”¹Beyer, H. W. (1964–). διακονέω, διακονία, διάκονος. In G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley, & G. Friedrich (Eds.), Theological dictionary of the New Testament (electronic ed., Vol. 2, p. 88). Eerdmans

It was the Gospel that made him a minister, that is, who Jesus is and what Jesus did created Paul to be something, and in this case, it means a servant (diakonos).  A servant doesn’t labor for the benefit of himself, but for somebody or something else, and in this case, the somebody is Jesus and the something else is Christ’s Kingdom!

Interestingly, “In Greek eyes serving is not very dignified. Ruling and not serving is proper to a man, Plat. Gorg., 492b. The formula of the sophist: “How can a man be happy when he has to serve someone?” expresses the basic Greek attitude (Plat. Gorg., 491e). This attitude is still reflected in Plato’s characterisation of the servant as a contemptible flatterer (Gorg., 521ab).”²Beyer, H. W. (1964–). διακονέω, διακονία, διάκονος. In G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley, & G. Friedrich (Eds.), Theological dictionary of the New Testament (electronic ed., Vol. 2, p. 82). Eerdmans.

So, to the shock of those in a culture heavily influenced by the Greeks, Paul says being made a minister or a servant wasn’t a punishment, but a GIFT!  Paul writes,

7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

Paul saw that being made a servant through the Gospel was a grace, that is, a gift he had been given that he has no right to claim through his efforts!  Being made a servant by the Gospel was something to praise the Lord about, not fret about, something to take humble pride in, not shame in.

“Paul’s vocation as an apostle involved his conversion, and his conversion was the effect of the power of God. This refers to the nature of the work, and not to its mere circumstances. It was not the blinding light, nor the fearful voice, which he refers to the power of God, but the inward change, by which he, a malignant opposer of Christ, was instantly converted into an obedient servant. The regeneration of the soul is classed among the mighty works of God, due to the exceeding greatness of his power. See ch. 1:19.”³Hodge, C. (1858). A commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (p. 167). Robert Carter and Brothers.

Now remember, Ephesians 2:11-3:6 has already pointed us to the fact that the promise of God was not to send a savior for the Jews, but rather, to bring one forth from the Jewish people who would save people from every ethnic group on the planet; who would make a people of God from all peoples of the earth!  However, for that to become a reality, Jews, the people God chose first to receive the Gospel, had to take it to non-Jews, and that’s exactly what God raised up Paul to do!  Paul states,

8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 

“very least of all the saints”

“By the word saints is to be understood not the apostles, but the people of God, who are “called to be saints,” 1 Cor. 1:7; Rom. 1:7.”⁴Hodge, C. (1858). A commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (p. 168). Robert Carter and Brothers.

Paul was not saying that God ranks us as more important than others in his kingdom, but rather pointing to the well-known fact that he had once persecuted the saints.  If anybody knew he didn’t earn the right to be saved by Jesus, it was Paul!  

“to preach to the Gentiles”

And here is where Paul’s assignment becomes clear.  It’s not that Paul didn’t preach to Jews; in fact, on his missionary journeys, the first place he typically preached the gospel was in the synagogues.  The synagogues would certainly have Gentile believers (proselytes) in them, but they were primarily filled with Jews.  So, Paul’s mission wasn’t to the exclusion of Jews, nor did he even skip over the Jews, but it was for the purpose of preaching to the Gentiles, especially those who lived beyond the shadow of where Jesus had Himself preached.  

Therefore, when you read the book of Acts, it’s very clear what his assignment was as an ambassador in God’s Kingdom.  Not everyone was given that assignment, but Paul certainly was, and as such, he devoted his life to it.  Paul was an ambassador of Christ who most certainly represented Jesus and invited all who were interested to join him in Christ’s kingdom wherever he went.  But Paul also lived out his ambassadorship, with a clear, intentional effort to bring the Gospel to the Gentiles across the Gentile world, because that was what God called and gifted him to do; it was what he was gifted to labor with Christ in doing!  Specifically, that meant preaching this to the Gentiles,

“the unsearchable riches of Christ”

“The unsearchable riches of Christ, are the fulness of the Godhead, the plenitude of all divine glories and perfections which dwell in him; the fulness of grace to pardon, to sanctify and save; everything in short, which renders him the satisfying portion of the soul.”⁵Hodge, C. (1858). A commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (pp. 168–169). Robert Carter and Brothers.

“It consisted of the unsearchable riches of Christ, the riches which he possesses in himself and which he bestows on those who come to him. What these riches are we may judge from Paul’s exposition in Ephesians 1 and 2. They are riches freely available because of the cross. They include resurrection from the death of sin, victorious enthronement with Christ in the heavenlies, reconciliation with God, incorporation with Jewish believers in his new society, the end of hostility and the beginning of peace, access to the Father through Christ and by the Spirit, membership of his kingdom and household, being an integral part of his dwelling place among men, and all this only a foretaste of yet more riches to come, namely the riches of the glory of the inheritance which God will give to all his people on the last day.”⁶Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (p. 120). InterVarsity Press.

“No wonder Paul terms Christ’s riches unsearchable. The word anexichniastos means literally ‘not to be tracked out’. In the Greek version of Job 5:9 and 9:10 it was applied to the wonders of God’s creation and providence, which are beyond our understanding, and Paul himself has already used it in Romans 11:33 of the deep mysteries of God’s plan of salvation. The riches of Christ are similar. Like the earth they are too vast to explore, like the sea too deep to fathom. Translators and commentators compete with one another in their attempt to find a dynamic equivalent in English. The riches of Christ, they say, are ‘unsearchable’, ‘inexplorable’, ‘untraceable’, ‘unfathomable’, ‘inexhaustible’, ‘illimitable’, ‘inscrutable’ and ‘incalculable’. Perhaps gnb’s ‘infinite’ is the simplest, for what is certain about the wealth Christ has and gives is that we shall never come to an end of it.”⁷Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (p. 120). InterVarsity Press.

Ironically, in persecuting the saints, he was attempting to keep people from hearing about the unsearchable riches of Christ.  But once he was saved through the very Gospel he tried to silence, he devoted his entire life to proclaiming it to the very people he had previously despised!

But his specific assignment to reach the Gentiles had another element.  It wasn’t just to bring Gentiles to Jesus.  Paul said,

9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things,

Before his conversion, Paul had become a very popular defender of the Jewish culture.  His life was bent on making sure Jews lived fully Jewish lives and that Gentiles didn’t pollute any aspect of their culture.  Therefore, when Paul learned that people believed Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah, he became obsessed with eradicating belief in Jesus and His teachings.  After all, Jesus was the man who had clearly taught things that tore down the wall between Jews and Gentiles, who had insulted many of the things Jews held dear, who had done things as offensive as telling people to pay their taxes to Caesar, and yet had not used one ounce of his influence to try to get rid of the Romans!  As such, Paul tried to eliminate every inkling of what was being called “the Way.”  

However, after repenting and believing in Jesus, Christ gave Paul the assignment to bring His life to the people he despised more than anybody (Gentiles), AND to make sure everybody, especially Jews, fully understood that what Christ did in redeeming a people as God’s people, abolished the Old Covenant and created something totally new.  This New Covenant is an eternal covenant that has created an eternal family made up of Jews and Gentiles, all brought into the family the same way—the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.  As we saw in last week’s passage, prior to Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension, the Gentiles had been alienated from God, but now they were not.  The Law of Moses and even what God established in Abraham all stood in the way, but Christ was the purpose and fulfillment of both!  What God did with Abraham and with Moses was His method of bringing the opportunity to be saved out of the curse of death and the slavery of sin.  What God did with both was accomplish His plan to bring forth The One who can redeem all into the eternal life of being God’s kids, and it was done so that it would be equally available and equally effective to every ethnic group on the planet, not just the Jews!  

But this also means it was essential for the Jews to understand that the promise was Christ, not the Old Covenant.  It was essential for Jews to understand Jesus didn’t come to make people Jewish and that the family of God isn’t Jewish but rather made up of every ethnic group into a brand-new people, a brand-new family with a brand-new identity and way of being family!  In so doing, Paul needed the Jews to understand that the Old Covenant had been fully fulfilled and replaced by the New, and that, as such, the New was not a better version of the Old but something altogether different. As such, Paul made a massive effort to get the Jews living in diaspora throughout the gentile world, as well as the Jews in Jerusalem, to understand that the Gospel of Jesus wasn’t to save people into Judaism, but that Judaism was fulfilled and replaced by Christ with something that had nothing whatsoever to do with being Jewish or practicing Judaism.  Paul wrote all kinds of things that ended up in our Bibles, preached all kinds of sermons, entered all kinds of debates, and was ultimately condemned by the Jews for preaching what Jesus had said to a Samaritan woman one day by a well.  

21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. … 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.  24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:21-24)

The second assignment is of a general nature in that it’s something God is collectively doing through all of His ambassadors.

As God’s ambassadors, we even educate the angels on the greatness of God!

“Historians study kings, queens, presidents, generals, inventors, nations, wars, battles, peace treaties, and geography—as they struggle to bring meaning to a chaos of events. But in writing to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul, who was himself no mean historian, turns to the church as the focal point of world history. This is the point upon which God’s purpose is focused, he says ...”⁸Boice, J. M. (1988). Ephesians: an expositional commentary (p. 102). Ministry Resources Library.

10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 

“The word for ‘manifold’ (polupoikilos) means ‘many-coloured’, and was used to describe flowers, crowns, embroidered cloth and woven carpets. The simpler word poikilos was used in the lxx of the ‘coat of many colours’ (av) or ‘richly ornamented robe’ (niv) which Jacob gave to his youngest son Joseph (Gn. 37:3, 23, 32). The church as a multi-racial, multi-cultural community is like a beautiful tapestry.”⁹Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (p. 123). InterVarsity Press.

“The Bible clearly teaches not only that the angels take a deep interest in the work of redemption, but that their knowledge and blessedness are increased by the exhibition of the glory of God in the salvation of men.”¹⁰Hodge, C. (1858). A commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (p. 173). Robert Carter and Brothers.

“But who are the audience? They are the cosmic intelligences, the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. We are to think of them as spectators of the drama of salvation. Thus ‘the history of the Christian church becomes a graduate school for angels’.”¹¹Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (p. 124). InterVarsity Press.

Think about that.  The ones who have known God longer than we have, and who, unlike us, know all that can be known about God, are increased in their knowledge of God as they watch God save His church!  Paul says that one of the purposes of God in assigning him the job of bringing the Gospel to the Gentiles and thus forming one family of God, one people, who have the same value and standing in the family because they are all there by the same right and for the same reason (Jesus), has among its many glorious purposes, to educate even the Angels on how magnificent God is!

“Moreover, it is in the church alone that this can be seen. When we are talking about Christ we are not talking about some vague historical idea or some abstract principle for measuring the meaning of life. We are talking about a person who lives in us and can be known to others as we model him before a watching world. It is not a dead Jesus whom Christians serve, but a living one. Where can people see him except in the church, which gives, as it were, hands and feet, nerves and sinews to his life?”¹²Boice, J. M. (1988). Ephesians: an expositional commentary (p. 105). Ministry Resources Library.

Concerning angels - “Our knowledge of these spiritual beings is limited, and we must be careful not to go beyond what Scripture teaches into idle speculation. It is clear, however, that they are not omniscient. The apostle Peter tells us that they did not fully understand the teaching of either the Old Testament prophets or the New Testament apostles regarding the good news of salvation in Christ, for these are ‘things into which angels long to look’. Similarly, we may infer from verse 10 here that God had not revealed to them directly his master plan for the church, but intended rather to make it known to them through the church itself, as it came into being and grew.”¹³Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (p. 124). InterVarsity Press.

“I do not think I can leave these verses, especially verse 10, without at least mentioning a quite different interpretation which is gaining popularity. It rests on an understanding of ‘the principalities and powers’ as being not cosmic intelligences (i.e. angels and demons) but rather the politico-economic structures of human society. I shall reserve a full exposition and critique of this view until we reach the warfare with the ‘principalities and powers’ in 6:12, but I cannot altogether ignore it here. Its importance may be gauged by G. B. Caird’s statement about verse 10: ‘It is hardly an exaggeration to say that any interpretation of Ephesians stands or falls by this verse.’ He believes that God’s purpose is to use the church not only to inform ‘the powers’ but actually to redeem them, since ‘even such structures of power and authority as the secular state are capable of being brought into harmony with the love of God’. Markus Barth elaborates this concept of the far flung, ‘cosmic’ influence of the church: ‘Political and social, cultural and religious forces, also all other institutions, traditions, majorities and minorities are exposed to her testimony.’ Dictatorships and democracies, organizations promoting racism and civil rights, etc., etc. ‘all these and other powers are given a unique chance by God: they are entitled to see in their midst the beginning of a new heaven and a new earth’. He is referring to the church’s role as indicated in verse 10. Naturally, I feel very diffident about disagreeing with scholars of this calibre but, having weighed the matter carefully, I feel bound to declare myself on it: I do not believe either that Paul was referring to social structures on earth when he wrote of principalities and powers in the heavenlies, or that, whatever their identity, he intended the making known to them of God’s manifold wisdom to be understood as a redemptive (as opposed to an informative) activity. But I will say no more on this topic here.”¹⁴Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (pp. 124–125). InterVarsity Press.

11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. 

Even the confidence we have in boldly approaching the throne of God is a witness to the angels.  Think about that for a second. The angels are not only aware of who God is, but also of who we are.  The sinless angels, who have never turned their back on God, who can still only do nothing but worship God in His presence, see us, who were by nature rebellious sinners who shook their fists in the face of God, comfortably walk into His throne room as sons and daughters to speak to Him as our father!

The one the angels know to be this, “15 … the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see.”  (1 Timothy 6:15-16), is also The One the angels see perfectly accomplishing His will through Christ and the Spirit to overcome the eternal damnation of our sinful state and give us the just right to be fully favored sons and daughters of Him; to be transformed into those who are indeed worthy of His name!  

Therefore, what God has done in Christ has also resulted in this for all who, by their own merit, had no right to anything but God’s wrath: “15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Romans 8:15)

It’s why the writer of Hebrews wrote,

16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

“All things considered, therefore, it is best to interpret 3:11 as a very comforting passage, which assures believers that God’s ultimate design for the church, namely, that it serve as a school in which the glorious angels may learn more and more about his marvelous wisdom, cannot fail to be realized, resting, as it does, not on the sinking sand of merely human striving but on the impregnable rock of the sovereign and eternal will of the Almighty, a will centered in the Anointed Savior, who is Lord of the entire Church Glorious, yes, our Lord.”¹⁵Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. (1953–2001). Exposition of Ephesians (Vol. 7, pp. 160–161). Baker Book House.

This manifestation of the glory of God through His church is so magnificent that it not only educates the angels but also gives us reason to endure suffering.  Paul says that if being ambassadors of God is this big of a deal, then suffering for what we are doing as His ambassadors is worth it!  Therefore, Paul writes,

13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

Paul was suffering because he wouldn’t stop preaching the Gospel of Jesus to the Gentiles.  What he was doing was for their benefit, for their “glory,” so that they could know GOD!  Paul was being faithful to His specific assignment as an Ambassador of God, no matter the cost, because God and the people He loved so much, for whom He sent His eternal Son to die, are worth it!! The purpose of Paul’s service was God’s purpose, and God’s purpose included Christ's suffering; therefore, Paul considered it an honor to suffer in the cause of God’s Kingdom.

Therefore, as the angels watch this entire thing unfold, including the saints gladly enduring suffering so that others can know God, God’s power and glory are again realized at a new level, and even the angels who know him more accurately than we do find more reason to praise Him forever!  The angels have no recourse but to praise God more as they see the worthiness of God to be loved and obeyed put on display by those who at one time shook their fists in God’s face; who at one time, like Paul, actively worked to oppose Christ.

“… because we have this access to God, the sum of all good, we ought to be superior to all the afflictions of this life, and maintain habitually a joyful spirit. Being the subjects of such a redemption and having this liberty of access to God, believers ought not to be discouraged by all the apparently adverse circumstances attending the propagation of the Gospel.”¹⁶Hodge, C. (1858). A commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (p. 176). Robert Carter and Brothers.

“He is suffering in prison on their behalf, as their champion, standing firm for their inclusion in God’s new society. So convinced is he of the divine origin of his vision that he is prepared to pay any price to see it become a reality. That is the measure of Paul’s concern for the church.”¹⁷Stott, J. R. W. (1979). God’s new society: the message of Ephesians (p. 129). InterVarsity Press.

Challenge

If who we are is meant to inspire the angels in heaven to worship God even more sincerely than they already do, it begs the question of what it is saying to our family, friends, church, and community.

Being an ambassador of Christ will turn heads.  Some will turn towards Jesus to know Him, and some will turn away, refusing to bow before God, but as an ambassador, it causes people to turn in one direction or the other.  Therefore, if your life isn’t turning heads, you need to ask why.  Furthermore, if your life is that of a rebellious ambassador, then you need understand your still influencing people to form an opinion about the God and Kingdom you represent; an opinion that God will hold you accountable for knowingly giving them reason to form. 

Discussion Guide 

What kind of tasks do you give your free time to?

How much time do you give to it (daily, weekly or monthly)?

Does it cost you anything (time, money, energy)?

What is something you, personally, have to do, whether you like it or not?

Ephesians 3:7-13 points out two different kinds of assignments related to being an ambassador of God:

Paul’s specific assignment as an ambassador of God was to lead Gentiles (non-Jews) to be God’s ambassadors. (3:7-9)

-Someone summarize Ephesians 3:7-9 in your own words

-What are some of the “unsearchable riches of Christ”?

-How are “minister according to the gift of God’s grace” and “unsearchable riches of Christ” connected in this passage?

-Similar to how Paul was burdened for the non-Jews (Gentiles), Do you feel God has placed a specific group of people on your heart (age, gender, culture, etc)?

-What is something you would have to, or have already had to, change, let go of or take on, in order to have influence with that group?

As God’s ambassadors, we even educate the angels on the greatness of God! (3:10-13)

-What “manifold wisdom of God” is revealed in the church’s obedience and faithfulness?

-How does it enlighten those in the heavenly places?

-Why was Paul’s Suffering necessary?

-What does suffering for Christ look like in our community?

-If suffering for Christ is assumed, how does Ephesians 3:12 bring value to you?

Challenge:  If who we are is meant to inspire the angels in heaven to worship God even more sincerely than they already do, it begs the question of what it is saying to our family, friends, church, and community.

You’re created to be an Ambassador, and you’re emboldened by Christ to live that way, so, What could you do this week to inspire someone to follow Jesus?

Other Scriptures referenced: John 4:21-24, Romans 8:15, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, 1 Timothy 6:15-16, Hebrews 4:16.

-Discuss the Objective of the Month