The Ordinary Work of Sainthood (All Saints' Sunday)
The Ordinary Work of Sainthood (All Saints' Sunday)
Topic: All Saints', Eric Liddell, Holiness, Pentecost, Saints
Book: Ecclesiasticus, Matthew, Psalms, Revelation
Sermon given by the Rev. Nathan Stomberg on All Saints’ Sunday (10/30/2022).
For every Saint whose name we remember, there are a thousand more who silently served and suffered for the sake of the Gospel, and they are as much responsible for the advance of the Gospel as the great heroes of the faith whom we celebrate. We forget this so easily, and this is precisely why we need the heroes of the faith – to encourage us in the ordinary work of Sainthood. The ordinary life is a beautiful thing, because God ordains the ordinary to accomplish His divine and perfect Will.
Readings: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14; Psalm 149; Revelation 7:2-4, 9-17; Matthew 5:1-12