Baptized into Christ
Jan 7, 2024 • The Rev. Charlie Holt
Three baptisms frame this first Sunday of the new year: John's baptism of repentance, Jesus' baptism in the Jordan, and our own. When the heavens tear open and the Father says, "You are my beloved Son," Psalm 2 and 2 Samuel 7 reveal a coronation of the true King. A child on the playground saying "my parents chose me" illustrates the change from bondage to sonship that baptism brings, followed by the Spirit's work of sanctification.
