Take It In

"Take It In" – 1 Thessalonians 2:5-13

Sermon by the Rev. Ben Brannan from All Saints' Sunday, November 5, 2023. "Paul praises the Thessalonian church for receiving the gospel they proclaimed. Not only did they take it to then share it with others, but they took it in, they took it into themselves. It became part of their being. And they took it in, not as a human word, but as what it really is, God’s word, God’s living and actionable word, which is also at work in and through you.

"I wonder if there is anything that holds us back from fully sharing our souls with our siblings in our family of faith. And I wonder what it means for us today, to receive the gospel of God and take it in, take into ourselves, making it a part of who we are, to then live a life worthy of God..."

Read the manuscript on our website: https://www.spres.org/take-it-in/ 

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