After administering the rite of Baptism to dozens of baptism candidates, Bishop Paul preached the third installment in the sermon series, Jesus’ Bride—the call of the church to holiness. We, the people of God, are to be holy like him, for the sake of and for the salvation of an unholy world. But we must remember that this is only possible through the Lord’s work of washing us and causing us to walk in his ways. Weekly we remember our baptism and the Holy Spirit’s enabling grace at the font—intentionally found at the church’s entrance—and realize we are that holy Church he sends into the world.
After administering the rite of Baptism to dozens of baptism candidates, Bishop Paul preached the third installment in the sermon series, Jesus’ Bride—the call of the church to holiness. We, the people of God, are to be holy like him, for the sake of and for the salvation of an unholy world. But we must remember that this is only possible through the Lord’s work of washing us and causing us to walk in his ways. Weekly we remember our baptism and the Holy Spirit’s enabling grace at the font—intentionally found at the church’s entrance—and realize we are that holy Church he sends into the world.
In the fourth installment of a five-part series on 1 Samuel 1-3, Bishop Paul emphasizes the need for deeply mature disciples. During Samuel’s childhood, the spiritual leadership in Israel was corrupt. Yet, even amid the depravity around him, Samuel chose to remain in the presence of the Lord. As he grew, the Lord shaped him into the kind of leader who would act righteously. When we find ourselves in places of darkness and corruption, we can be assured that God will meet us there and grow us, as we are present to his presence.
