Our little work of accepting each other in the church is part of the big work God is doing in the world.
In the next pair of sections about John and Jesus, Luke reported that the Word of God came upon John, and the Holy Spirit...
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
With parables and warnings, Jesus told everyone in his day and ours to be ready for the coming of the Son of Man.
