Today’s sermon was given by our reader Julie Taylor along with a testimony from Tammy remembering her Baptism in 1984. On the first Sunday of Epiphany – 12/01/25.
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Luke 3 v 15-18 & 21-22
15
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if
John might possibly be the Messiah.
16 John answered them all, ‘I baptise you
with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose
sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptise you with 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 barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable
fire.’
18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed
the good news to them.
21
When all the people were being baptised, Jesus was baptised too. And as
he was praying, heaven was opened
22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him
in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son,
whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’