“We are Jesus with skin on. We are a tangible glove for his intangible
hand. We are how people experience Jesus. Through our hands people
experience the hands of Jesus. Through our voice people hear the voice of
Jesus. Through our service people experience the care of Jesus. Through
our face people see the face of Jesus. Jesus brings himself to people
through us…We are the presence of Jesus made tangible in our families,
neighborhoods, workplaces and schools. The love we show, the patience
we have, the notice we take, the attention we give, the truth we speak, the
hope we inspire is not us but Christ living in and through us. This is why
our participation in the mission of Jesus is simple. We can do this.”
-Greg Finke, Joining Jesus on His Mission

“Reconciliation was made by Christ’s death, but it is not possessed until it is
received. And it is received by faith; not by working and earning it, but by
believing and taking it…’Be reconciled’ means ‘receive your reconciliation,’
and that means ‘receive the Reconciler, who brings the reconciliation with
Him;’ Christ’s gifts and Christ Himself cannot be separated.”
-J.I. Packer