2 Thessalonians

Luke 3:1-6
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate
was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother
Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of
Abilene, ²  during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of
God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ³  He went into all the
region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins,  ⁴  as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet
Isaiah, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight.
⁵  Every valley shall be filled,
    and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
    and the rough ways made smooth;
⁶  and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”’

Who taught you what you believe about God? Maybe a grandmother, a Sunday school teacher, or a friend who never gave up on you. In this Sunday's scripture reading (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17), the writer urges a young church to “stand firm and hold fast” to what faithful teachers handed down. This All Saints Sunday, we thank God for the saints who built the foundation under our feet and now live in God’s presence. Join us as we honor those in our congregation who have passed in the last year.

2 Thessalonians

All Saints Sunday

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