“Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.”
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Water & Fire
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX. The lectionary readings for the Baptism of our Lord are here. Do any of you, like me during this relatively short yet seems so long time from Thanksgiving to New Years struggle with keeping up with what day it is? Even when ourContinue reading “Water & Fire”
Baptism is a Beginning
Sunday, January 10, 2021The first Sunday after the Epiphanyhttp://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Epiphany/BEpi1_RCL.html In the beginning, the earth was formless and void and darkness covered the face of the deep. And God said, “Let there be light.” Today, this first Sunday after the feast of the Epiphany, we officially celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. Mark begins his telling ofContinue reading “Baptism is a Beginning”
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