Tag: The Baptism of Our Lord

  • The Baptism of Our Lord

    Readings: Joshua 3:1–3, 7–8, 13–17 | 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 | Matthew 3:13–17 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 You’ll meet people who are skeptical about God and consider confident Christians arrogant for saying they know so much about knowing what God’s will is or what’s right and wrong. This plays out in two main ways.  The first is…

  • The Baptism of Our Lord (1 Corinthians 1:26-31)

    Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR The Baptism of Our Lord + January 13, 2019 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 One of the devil’s tactics against Christians is to tell them that they are unworthy.  Here’s how it goes: Not necessarily about being unworthy to stand in God’s presence, but he…

  • The Baptism of Our Lord (Matthew 3:13-18)

    Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR The Baptism of Our Lord + January 7, 2018 Text: Matthew 3:13-18 The Baptism of Jesus is one of the pivotal moments in His ministry.  You could say it was the very start of it.  But that it was started with baptism is…