This All Saints Day, Bishop Paul preached the fourth installment of the sermon series Jesus’ Bride, focusing on the universal or “catholic” church connected in all places and throughout all time. Because there is a “great cloud of witnesses,” those who have gone before us, we can know that we are not alone. The saints – all who have trusted Jesus and are at rest in him – inspire us to continue to run our race. Bearing witness to Jesus is the common calling that connects us to all saints at all times. May we continue to grow into his image for the sake of the world.
This All Saints Day, Bishop Paul preached the fourth installment of the sermon series Jesus’ Bride, focusing on the universal or “catholic” church connected in all places and throughout all time. Because there is a “great cloud of witnesses,” those who have gone before us, we can know that we are not alone. The saints – all who have trusted Jesus and are at rest in him – inspire us to continue to run our race. Bearing witness to Jesus is the common calling that connects us to all saints at all times. May we continue to grow into his image for the sake of the world.
At the core of our faith is the reality that the God we worship actively speaks to us. In this fifth and final installment of For This Child I Prayed, a series focusing on the first three chapters of 1 Samuel, Bishop Paul unpacks what it means for God to speak to us—and for us to hear him. The normative way that people in the Bible heard the voice of God was through meditating on Scripture, and it is the same for us today. Like Samuel, we are invited to orient our lives around the voice of God. He is speaking. Are we listening?