Baptism of the Lord Sunday: This Sunday will be a follow up to last week’s Covenant Service. Our readings will include the story of John baptizing Jesus, which marked a new beginning, a time when his somewhat ordinary life was about to end, and he would begin his public ministry. Using both Acts 8:14-17 and Luke 3:15-18, 21-22 the message will be titled “Called to Serve.”
See you Sunday.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Jim
Acts 8:14-17
14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit 16 (for as yet the Spirit had not come[a] upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). 17 Then Peter and John[b] laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Luke 3:15-18, 21-22
15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,[a] 16 John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
18 So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.
9am Service:
10:30am Service: