Thursday, January 6, 2011

January 9 - Baptism of the Lord Sunday

"But Jesus answered him, 'Let it be so for now. For in this way we shall do all that God requires.' So John agreed." - Matthew 3:15 (Good News)

You can certainly understand John the Baptist's concern when Jesus approached him to be baptized. Certainly it was Jesus that should be doing the baptizing! It makes you wonder why Jesus needed to be baptized at all. Our baptism has many meanings: (1) It means we become part of the family of God, (2) It means we begin a new Christian life, (3) It offers a time of repentance and forgiveness, (4) It sets us apart a new person in Christ. Even if we don't remember our baptism, it marked a beginning in our journey of faith. Our baptism is important.

Jesus' baptism was even more important. Jesus baptism was the beginning of his ministry. His baptism began his journey to teach us all that was required to be in relationship with God. Come, and join us in worship as music, scripture and prayer all focus on the importance of baptism. During our morning worship services, we will renew our baptismal vows, as well as take Holy Communion together.

The scripture readings for this Sunday are:
  • Isaiah 42:1-9
  • Acts 10:34-43
  • Matthew 3:13-17
Evening Worship
For those looking to attend this Sunday's worship service at our new starting time of 6:00PM, you will have to wait one more week. The NFL schedulers decided to put the Green Bay Packers playoff game right during our worship service. I have a feeling attendance will be low, and even your pastor is excited for Packers post-season play. Services will resume on the 16th...unless the schedulers decide to create a conflict again ;-)...

No comments:

Post a Comment