If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Back during the first few weeks in Lent, I spent some time exploring what Episcopal evangelism looks like. I learned a lot of new (to me) things, but it also reminded me that our baptismal covenant doesn’t just commit us to proclaiming the “Good News of God in Christ” through good deeds to our neighbor; it also exhorts us to use words.
In a few weeks, we will be embarking on a new liturgical journey here at Advent with our new Holy Family Service on Saturday evenings. In order for this endeavor to sprout like a newly planted seed, we not only need your prayers, we also need you to invite a friend, a family member, or a neighbor; not simply to fill the space but to introduce or reconnect them to our loving, liberating, and life-giving God.
