Expensive Baptism

Sermon from Sunday, January 8, 2023 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture passage: Matthew 3:13-17 Sermon Transcript Our scripture lesson this morning comes from Israel. Marie Burns, reading by the Jordan River. Right? Okay. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, I need to be baptized by you. And do you come to me? Jesus replied, Let it be so Now. it is proper for us to do this, to fulfill all righteousness. Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment, Heaven was opened,…
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Average Joe

Sermon from Sunday, December 18, 2022 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the first chapter of Matthew's gospel, starting with the 18th verse. Hear these words. Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way: when his mother, Mary, had been engaged to Joseph before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit, her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to…
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