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FIRST SUNDAY IN EPIPHANY - ASL A "The Baptism of our Lord"

FIRST SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY – The Baptism of our Lord “Eternal Father, at the baptism of Jesus you revealed him to be your Son, and your Holy Spirit descended upon him like a dove: Grant that we, who are born again by water and the Spirit, may be faithful as your adopted children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” Book of Common Prayer (2019), p 601. Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River. He wanted to be baptized by John. But John tried to stop him. So he told Jesus, “I need to be baptized by you. So why do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be this way for now. It is right for us to do this. It carries out God’s holy plan.” Then John agreed. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened. Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove. A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.” Isaiah 42:1-9 “Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out. He will not raise his voice in the streets. He will not break a bent twig. He will not put out a dimly burning flame. He will be faithful and make everything right. He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.” Psalm 89:20-29 I have found my servant David. I have poured my sacred oil on his head. My powerful hand will keep him going. My mighty arm will give him strength. No enemy will have the victory over him. No evil person will treat him badly. I will crush the king’s enemies. I will completely destroy them. I will love him and be faithful to him. Because of me his power will increase. I will give him a great kingdom. It will reach from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River. He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father. You are my God. You are my Rock and Savior.’ I will also make him my oldest son. Among all the kings of the earth, he will be the most important one. I will continue to love him forever. I will never break my covenant with him. I will make his family line continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the heavens. Acts 10:34-38 Then Peter began to speak. “I now realize how true it is that God treats everyone the same,” he said. “He accepts people from every nation. He accepts anyone who has respect for him and does what is right. You know the message God sent to the people of Israel. It is the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all. You know what has happened all through the area of Judea. It started in Galilee after John preached about baptism. You know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went around doing good. He healed all who were under the devil’s power. God was with him. Questions: 1) Why do you think Jesus being baptized in obedience was important? As a result of his humility, what happened? 2) Jesus' baptism reveals all persons of the Trinity: God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. When else did this occur? 3) Epiphany celebrates the Magi coming to see Jesus. This as a revelation that the gospel is for the whole world. Why?