S11E24: Sacramental Covenant (Covenant pt. 2)

Sermon #586

When we talk about covenant with God it is important for us to understand that not only is the covenant initiated by God, but it is also completely one-sided in that God has the most to give and the least to gain.  He is eternal and infinite and needs nothing from us to exist and be exalted in himself.  Yet he condescends to make a covenant with us through the blood of Jesus Christ.  Today we are looking at the baptism of Jesus, and what we see is that Jesus identifies with us in his baptism, so that we may identify with him in ours.  In baptism, and in the sacrament of communion, we see the barrier between heaven and earth torn open and in that moment the Spirit of God descends upon us and the presence of Christ is real and actual, not just ephemeral and symbolic.

Mark 1:4-11

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on January 7, 2024

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