All Saints Church

“God’s love is extravagant—prodigal in the best sense—welcoming the lost,

restoring the broken, and inviting us to the feast through Jesus Christ,

our True Older Brother. From Isaiah’s invitation to come and eat to the

Father’s embrace in Luke 15, we see that it is God’s character always to

have mercy.”

Lost to God. Lost to the flock. Lost to themselves. That’s how Matthew

Henry describes the wandering sheep of Israel. But there is a Good Shepherd

of our souls who leaves the 99 to seek out his one lost lamb and carry them

safely home.

“The word of the Lord; Thanks be to God.” That’s the refrain you hear after

scripture is read in Anglican worship. Sometimes we give thanks for words

that are obviously full of sweet comfort and joy. Others time God’s word is

hard to our ears and hard on our hearts. All of God’s Word is good, though.

And even those hard words come from his great love for us and his longing

that we might be with him.

Colossians 4:2-18: "St Paul's Closing Thoughts"

The Rev'd Josh Lake

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We have gotten to the end of St Paul’s letter to the Colossians. We have traveled from the heights of a glorious vision of the Lord Christ as Cosmic King and the Head of the Church to a frantic close to the letter. Join us for St Paul’s closing thoughts as he recounts God’s faithful work and the call to carry on the battle through prayer.