November 3, 2024 – God’s Extended (and extending) Family

All Saints Day (Series B) – 1 John 3:1-3

Even if you don’t like reading the genealogies in the Bible, I want to tell you that they are important for you, too. They are part of your heritage. They are part of your family tree–at least, they are part of your spiritual family tree. You see, those ‘begats’ didn’t stop once the pages of Holy Scripture were recorded. They continue, even today. God, in His grace and mercy continues to extend His family into all the world. He is still begetting children as He works through the Word and water of Baptism. This is why John is able to say: See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. Since we are all children of God, and God is our Father, then we are also brothers and sisters, part of one big family–the family of the faithful; the family of God.

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