Good Morning, Ministry Partner:
Be Encouraged by God's Word:
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. John answered them all, "I baptize 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 baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 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." And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.[Luke 3:15-18, NIV]
Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims:
Christian living means dying with Christ and rising again. That, as we saw, is part of the meaning of baptism, the starting point of the Christian pilgrimage.[N. T. Wright]
Pray Together with Us:
Look down from heaven, O Lord, upon the lambs of your flock. Bless their bodies and their souls; and grant that they who have received your sign, O Christ, on their foreheads may be your own on the day of your appearing; for your Name's sake.[Egbert, 766]
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