What Does It Mean to be Holy and a Child of God? 9.20.26 8 am Worship

This sermon, part of a series called "The End of the Beginning," explores the true meaning of holiness by challenging common misconceptions that associate it with judgment, hierarchy, or exclusivity. Drawing from the story of Moses at the burning bush and the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 11, the pastor reframes holiness not as a standard of moral perfection that separates the worthy from the unworthy, but as a set-apart moment of divine presence that all are invited to enter just as they are. The sermon emphasizes that faith involves both endings and new beginnings, and that God's holiness is not something to be protected from the world but something to be shared with it. Like children calling others to play, believers are invited to approach God with open, humble hearts and to carry that transforming grace into the world around them.