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January 30, 2022 by Greg Splond

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Being An Influencer For Christ (Chameleon Series Pt. 4) | Rev. Andra D. Sparks | Jan 30, 2022

January 30, 2022 by Greg Splond

Social media influencers are people who have large audiences of followers on their social media accounts, and they leverage this to influence or persuade this following to buy certain products or services.
What qualifies someone as an influencer? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an influencer is a “person or group that has the ability to influence the behavior or opinion of others.”
Oscar Wilde said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” Which you have probably heard before when someone says something like, imitation is the highest form of admiration.
The Bible was ahead of the curve. It was talking about the significance of influencing others thousands of years before companies paid internet personalities to sell for them. But instead of being concerned with selling a product, the Bible wanted us to understand that people were watching us and would follow our behavior

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45 Productions Week of 01232022

January 23, 2022 by Greg Splond

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Ambassadors for Christ (Chameleon Series Pt. 3) | Rev. Andra D. Sparks | Jan 23, 2022

January 23, 2022 by Greg Splond

The chameleon is the master of disguise. No matter what environment it’s placed in, it will change its color to disguise itself and fit in. Remember that one of the fundamental aspects of being a Christian is that we are easily identifiable when placed against the backdrop of the world. We naturally stand out.
He has called us to be AMBASSADORS for Christ! We are called to the highest position, for an extended period of time, to represent the interests of our King to all the nations of the world. According to Vocabulary.com an Ambassador usually describes the official diplomatic envoy who represents one country to another. These ambassadors work to promote understanding, perhaps by settling differences or clearing up misunderstanding. Used less formally, an ambassador can be anyone who represents something, like a pop singer who is a “brand ambassador” for a cosmetics company.

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What Does It Mean to Be an Ambassador for Christ?

January 23, 2022 by Greg Splond

In a letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul discusses the ministry of reconciliation, and he uses the term “ambassadors” for Christ: “All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, emphasis added).

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