Re-membering the Saints

An All Saints Sermon

This past Sunday many churches celebrated the feast of All Saints. Below is a version of the sermon I preached at Christ Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Gospel text was Luke’s version of the beatitudes found in Luke 6:20-31.

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