"Being Part of Something Bigger than Ourselves"

Today's message on "Being Part of Something Bigger Than Ourselves" introduces the Books of History, and falls perfectly on All Saints' Sunday. It is good to feel our place in history by remembering those who came before us. Today is a day we speak their names, light a candle, give thanks for their lives, and continue in the hope and promise we find in God. Today's scripture is Ezra 3:8-15. We invite you to learn more about the history of God's people by choosing a Book of History to read this week. (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, or Esther.) Find a good study Bible and read about what is going on in the life and world of Israel when that book was written and dive in; for we are indeed surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.