{"id":24204,"date":"2019-11-04T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=24204"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:24:17","slug":"nov-dec-2019-first-word-immanuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/nov-dec-2019-first-word-immanuel\/","title":{"rendered":"First Word &#8211; Immanuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d (KJV).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With these words from Jesus, we conclude our Resurrection Commission theme, even if Christ\u2019s Great Commission is just beginning for us (Matthew 28:20b). I do hope that you\u2019ve been challenged and inspired by this yearlong journey. I have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cI am with you.\u201d Let these words sink deep into your heart. Oh how we need them in this hour when so many voices of distraction and doubt attach themselves to us. As we\u2019ve seen throughout our study in 2019, the Great Commission is about Jesus from start to finish. He calls us to Him. We see Him and worship. All authority is in Him. We go make disciples in His name. We teach all to obey Him. And now Jesus promises His presence. He does not send us alone; He goes with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Immanuel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cGod with us.\u201d One of the great themes of Scripture, this Name is a good summary of the Gospel of Matthew. Not only does Immanuel conclude it, His Name introduces it: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c\u2018Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,\u2019 which is translated, \u2018God with us\u2019\u201d (1:23).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In your doubts and distractions, stop and look; Jesus is there. This is Matthew\u2019s gospel and is essential to our mission. Because the Risen walks with us, we have all we need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our mission together with God in Christ continues in our focus next year, with the Ministry of Reconciliation as our theme. Building on the Great Commission, we hope to explore the amazing details of our mission and ministry. I can\u2019t think of a better theme for 2020 than reconciliation. With relationships fraying and breaking at every level all around us \u2014 and often our own \u2014 what better time than now to look to the source of all relationships and their restoration: Jesus!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read 2 Corinthians 5:14 \u2014 6:2 for a taste of what\u2019s to come, and we\u2019ll see you in this space next time as we begin to examine our profound relationship with God as ambassadors for Christ. See page 13 or the theme flyer at <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">baonline.cog7engage.net<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Immanuel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 Jason Overman<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAnd, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. 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