The Baptism of Our Lord

A Sermon

Scripture Text: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29:1-11; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 3:13-17

God sends forth his servant: himself. He is no ordinary servant, but instead, one who will go to the death in order to accomplish the Lord’s mission. God’s servant fully identifies with sinners, even being baptized, and so, fulfilling all righteousness so that sinners may be baptized into his baptism—his death and resurrection. Being baptized therefore, into his very death, the sinner’s nature dies. Likewise, because Christ arose, those who are regenerated though baptism into Christ will also rise in newness of life and in eternal life. This promise is the Lord’s voice over the waters of baptism; and so, the promise is sure.  

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