As we near the end of our week-long series on experiencing the promises of God,

today we're going to look at how living with faithful action, being the hands and feet of Jesus,

positions us to experience more of God's promises.

May God guide us into a work formed from the place of abiding in Him,

that our lives would be marked by the fruit of God's promises coming to fruition every day.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Thank you. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from 2 Corinthians 5, verses 18 and 19.

Scripture says,

All this is from God,

who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

One of the best ways to experience the promises of God is to co-labor with him in his purpose of

restoration. It's incredible that God's plan is to use us, his church, to see his kingdom come to earth.

He's commissioned us to spread the gospel.

He's chosen us to tell of the good news of restored relationship with our Creator.

Matthew 28, verse 16 and 20 says,

Now the 11 disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

And when they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted.

And Jesus came and said to them, all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have

commanded you. And behold, I am with you always to the end of the age.

Jesus shares with us the authority that's been given to Him. God's made incredible promises to his people,

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