What Kind of Ambassador Are You Becoming?

Written By Heartland Church

Pastor Nick Scheske | The Character of Jesus | Sunday, March 30, 2025

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Audacity - Boldness or daring, especially with confident disregard for conventional thought, personal comfort, or other limitations.

Jesus had this holy boldness about him... fearless obedience in the face of fear, rejection, or misunderstanding.  Jesus was heaven’s confidence showing up in human skin.

Jesus didn’t just have audacity—He embodied it. Dying for His enemies—and calling it victory.

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 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 people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. 2 Corinthians 5:20

Gloo Reasearch & Barna... State of The Church

  • 59% of Gen Z are more open to God Now than they were pre-pandemic

  • 54% of Millennials are more open to God Now than they were pre-pandemic

Question: What kind of ambassador am I?

What a Good Ambassador Looks Like

  1. Authentic

  1. Approachable

  2. Consistent

  3. Humble

  4. Compassionate

What a Bad Ambassador Looks Like

  1. Hypocritical

  2. Judgmental

  3. Unprepared

  4. Selfish

  5. Indifferent

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15

What kind of Ambassador do I want to become?

This is why we all have to be in on it—because you can go places I’ll never go. I can’t make disciples of all nations on my own. But together, as audacious ambassadors, WE can impact every sphere of life with the love and truth of Jesus.

Heartland Church
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