A Cross-Shaped Life: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Rev. Scott York preaches on 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 as part of our sermon series, "A Cross-Shaped Life." Living a cross-shaped life means being motivated by Christ's love rather than personal gain or even future rewards. Paul describes being "beside ourselves" for God - doing things that seem irrational to the world because we serve Christ, not people. When we become new creations in Christ, we need new perspectives that see through gospel eyes rather than worldly ones. We can't bring our old identity and ways of thinking into this new life. As ambassadors of reconciliation, every Christian is called to carry God's message to others, embodying the same spirit of reconciliation that Christ showed us.