Family Membership: A Matter of Trust
Changed by God to Make a Difference for God
English - March 12, 2017 15:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality the christian faith sermons orthodox anglicanism st. augustine's anglican adlw acna father kevin maney columbus oh westerville oh Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Do you want to be a member of God's family first formed when God called Abraham and later expanded in and through Jesus to include the whole world? Membership into God's life-giving family is not automatic, even if it is open to the entire human race. It requires a response on our part, a response of trust. But what does that look like and why does God's reconstituted family in Jesus look and act so messy more often than not? Paul's answer, not to mention Jesus's, is the same. Despite the ambiguity and difficulty of living a faithful life to God, God's promise to bless and heal the world and his people will not fail. Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about it all and ask God for the grace to show you his love for you so that you too may claim your place in God's family if you haven't already. Lectionary texts for today are Genesis 12.1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4.1-5, 13-17; John 3.1-17.