Happy First Sunday after Easter! The Day of the Resurrection! Not bunnies, eggs, flowers and chocolates.
The AOC Sunday report can be downloaded RIGHT HERE.
We have excellent sermons today from Bishops Jerry, Roy, Yves and Jack, as well as Rev Bryan and an Easter sermon from Rev Stephen Cooper. Each of them is really good, interesting and different. They are all very easy reads, each is well worth your time. Bishop Jack’s sermon can be viewed on video HERE -> https://youtu.be/JBGgwt86B1U
Bishop Jack’s sermon looks at the unifying message of the Collect, Epistle and Gospel and examine the unifying message of the Collect, Epistle and Gospel and examine how they share a common message of action as we continue to celebrate Jesus’ delivery of the promise of life eternal with Him in our life to come. In the Collect, we acknowledge by the sacrifice made on Good Friday by the One and Only Perfect Man, a single sacrifice, made one time, for all mankind, for all time by our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ of God, we have eternal life. Malice and wickedness are pervasive; like leavening, that is yeast, mixed into bread dough, they permeate our being, worming their way into the most remote corners of our souls, hearts and minds. The only way for us to survive is to seek and destroy that leavening as much as possible then rely completely on that one time for all time sacrifice made on our behalf by the Christ of God. Action, not diction is what counts. It all comes together.
As always, we have a lot of people who desire your prayers. I know that seems to never change, that is because the need is always there. Today we ask you start with the Richards family; Rachel Richards is still in very serious condition after a very bad car accident. They are the wife and daughter of Rev Joshua Richards. Rachel’s injuries are severe. More details in the report.
As we witness the miracle of our Lord’s return, are we following up with action on our part. We all need to see if we are really opening our heart to God’s guidance in the form of the Holy Ghost. If we’re not, and I doubt any of us really are as much as we could, we need to try harder and harder to do that. It is very difficult to follow God’s instructions if you don’t listen to them.
May you set your course on the constant North Star of our Lord.
Godspeed,
Hap Arnold
Bishop Coadjutor
Anglican Orthodox Church Worldwide
