Evergreen Christian Community

2 Corinthians 5:17-21Big Idea: We are chosen to carry the message of God’s hope and love to our world.1. Be LightMatthew 5:15-16• Let your message matter more than your opinion• Let your message matter more than your image• Let your message match your actions• Be a light IN the world 1 Peter 2:12 (The Message)“Sometimes we make too much of our work, thinking we have to control the outcome. We simply have the opportunity to love a human God created.” - MaryKate Morse.   2. Be a BridgeActs 17: 24-28“The church is not a place into which people escape from the world, but it is God's bridgehead into the world. Christians are called to live as signposts to the new creation, as the bridge of the Messiah.” - Tom Wright3. Speak the message2 Corinthians 4: 5-61 Timothy 4:102 Cor 5:14-15“The world needs some good sermon illustrations. That is, we need more people whose lives prove the reality of the Risen Christ. Before people look at Jesus, they look at His followers.” - Mike GlenResponse:1. Be reconciled to God. 2. Do