All right, everybody. Second Corinthians chapter 5 is where we're going to be this morning.

If you have your Bibles turn there with me, if you were new to Cornerstone, this is what we do.

We go straight through the Bible from cover to cover.

We find ourselves here in the fifth chapter of Second Corinthians.

I'm going to read the closing verses of this chapter.

That's verse 17 down through verse 21. Second Corinthians 5, starting at verse 17.

Paul writes, really a very familiar verse if you've been around church for very long. Therefore,

if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Now, all things are of God who has reconciled us, circle reconciled,

who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ,

and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

That is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to

himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us.

We implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.

For he made him, who knew no sin, that's Jesus, to be sin for us, that we might become

the righteousness of God in Him.

All right. Well, there's a lot in those verses. Let's unpack them, but first, let's have a word of

prayer. Father in heaven, we thank you for this time. We can gather here in your house, Lord,

opening your word and humbling ourselves before you and praying, Lord, that you would do a good

work in our hearts as we hear what your spirit has to say to us. So, Lord, that you would do a good work in our hearts as we hear what

your spirit has to say to us. So, Lord, give us ears to hear and eyes to see in a heart that is

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