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.
When crowds of hungry people gathered around Jesus, He told His disciples, “You give them something to eat.” Bishop Paul demonstrates how this exhortation of Jesus extends to us today. There is an “echo from Eden” in the hearts of people around the globe, a yearning for Jesus in the face of secularism’s failure to deliver justice, safety, and joy. To meet the missional moment before us, we must rely on the power of Jesus to feed the crowds in our own context.