How do you stay whole even as contemporary life pulls you in different directions?

Saint Paul calls the church "saints": people made holy in Christ, set apart, and called to grow into that gift of holiness... together. In the second message of our fall series, Simple Saints, we consider how God's own undivided life gives shape to that calling. Drawing on divine simplicity—the harmony of God—the sermon asks how our desires, actions, and relationships can become whole and holy in world of fracture and brokenness.

Questions for Reflection:

• Where, when, and in what ways have you experienced the wholeness of being set apart by God?
• Where do you feel divided or mixed up in spirit, soul, or body?
• As you bring those places to God, how does Paul's promise, “He who calls you is faithful,” shape your hope?

Scripture References: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24; 1 Corinthians 1:2–3; 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13; James 5:7–8; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Peter 1:13–16; John 1:9; Exodus 3:14.
Liturgy: Psalm 116:1–9; Romans 8:27–28.

Voices/Quotes: Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Elwell and Beitzel); Eugene Peterson, Practice Resurrection; Michael Gorman, Inhabiting the Cruciform God; Augustine, Confessions 1.3.3–1.4.4; Peter Leithart, “What Sort of Parts is God Without?” Aristotle.

Sermon Notes & Liturgy | Simple Saints

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