Earlier this year I was asked to lead our young adult ministry at ECBC.  For the past few years this ministry has been called Exchange.  But, like many names given to ministries, the meaning was forgotten.  So, we wanted to make sure there was an understanding of why we call our ministry Exchange.  Last night, I had the privilege of teaching about this.  

Exchange is about the Gospel.  Plain and simple.  The verse that drives this name and what we do is 2 Corinthians 5:21, “He made Him who knew to sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”  The great exchange is that in exchange for our sin, Christ gave us His righteousness.  What a grand and glorious truth.  Here’s my brief outline:

The Great Exchange - 2 Corinthians 5:21

1. The Plan of the Father - “He made…”

2. The Paradox of the Son - “…Him who knew no sin to be sin…”
     a. The Sinless One
     b. Becomes Sin in His Sight

3. The Position of Man - “…on our behalf, so that we might become…”
     a. The Sinful Ones
     b. Become Righteous in His Sight

4. The Promise of Hope - “…the righteousness of God in Him.”

Kelly Graham led the music last night and did a fabulous job in picking out songs that conveyed this great truth.  Here are the songs we sang:

1. Everlasting God
2. Marvelous Light
3. Fairest Lord Jesus
4. Let Me Be
5. To You (Words Can’t Describe)
6. Jesus Messiah
7. In Christ Alone