September 25th, 2022 - Reconciling in Christ

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Continuing past
Verses 1-10

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We are not saved by works,
We are saved for works

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Rev Sandra Van Opstal
“We spend a lot of energy talking about the fact that we are saved, but so little energy and imagination describing what we are saved for.”

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Gentiles reconciled
to God in Christ

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From “you” to “our”
13 in Christ you … have been brought near
14 for he himself is our peace

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Jews and Gentiles reconciled
to each other
 14 for he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility

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A new humanity
15 [Jesus’] purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace

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Insiders reconciled
with outsiders
“We’ve just forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa

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Christ accomplishes reconciliation
16 … through the cross
18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

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No longer foreigners and strangers
19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers

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Cultural diversity, or lack thereof.

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There is no “them”
There is only “us”

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Pictures of Diversity and Unity
Kristen deRoo Vanderberg
Rev Sandra Van Opstal

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1. Hospitality
 not an act, it’s a lifestyle and a culture

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2. Solidarity
We stand with you

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Galatians 6:2
2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way fulfill the law of Christ.

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3. Mutuality
We need you

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Being built together
into the church
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone

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Being built together
into the church (cont.)
22 in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.