Build the World, Build Community

In this Trinity Sunday message from Cuballing Uniting Church, Paul explores how the readings from Genesis 1, Psalm 8 and Matthew 28 reveal God's purpose for humanity.

From the beginning, God created people in His image and entrusted them with the care of creation. Jesus later commissions His followers to make disciples and build Christian community. Together, these passages reveal a simple but profound calling: build the world and build community.

Drawing on stories from engineering, gardening, hospitality, volunteer emergency services, and rural ministry, Paul reflects on how every person carries a spark of God's creativity and how that creativity can be used to bring shalom—God's peace, flourishing and wholeness—into the world around us.

Whether through practical acts of service, caring f ...