Concordia Lutheran Church
Unstuck | "Relationships: From Fractured to Reconciled"
Fractured relationships cause us such pain. Conflict, betrayal, and grief all feel so final. Mary assumed Jesus was gone and was stuck in that loss. We’re stuck seeing nothing but obstacles and despairing over broken bonds. We can’t even imagine healing and reconciliation. By grace, Jesus’ resurrection breaks down our barriers and divisions. Jesus reconciled us to God when we were enemies. His empty tomb frees us to love and heal. God calls us to see others as He does and to mend what’s torn with His strength.
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Concordia Lutheran Church
16801 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
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“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
John 20:2
John 20:2
"Good Friday thinking"
UNstuck
"I have seen the Lord!"
"God reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."
2 Corinthians 5:18
2 Corinthians 5:18
"So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view,"
2 Corinthians 5:16a
2 Corinthians 5:16a
The Greek for "worldly" is κατὰ σάρκα (kata sarka). It means "according to the flesh."
A "worldly point of view" is "Good Friday thinking."
- Self-Centered Perspective - Judging others selfishly or superficially.
- Unforgiving Heart - Holding grudges and refusing to forgive.
- Terminal judgment - Seeing people as "throw-away" items
- Unforgiving Heart - Holding grudges and refusing to forgive.
- Terminal judgment - Seeing people as "throw-away" items
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ...
2 Corinthians 5:18a
2 Corinthians 5:18a
God's ABCs of Reconciliation...
Act First – God Initiated
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
Romans 5:8
....while we were God's enemies...
Romans 5:10
Romans 5:10
Bear the Burden – God Paid the price
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us.
2 Corinthians 5:21
2 Corinthians 5:21
Communicate God's Grace
God was not counting people's sins against them...
2 Corinthians 5:19
2 Corinthians 5:19
All this is from God, who ... gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors...
...as though God were making his appeal through us.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
God's ABCs of Reconciliation
Act First
Bear the Burden
Communicate God's Grace
"What would Jesus say?"
Identify a fractured relationship
Take one step