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	PC(USA) - Ideas! For Church Leaders Baptism of the Lord: Preparing for Growth
		Baptism is more than a one-time event; it is a journey into the life of discipleship and faith.
		Beginning the year with a service of re-affirmation of baptism is a significant way to model faithfulness in responding to the message of Jesus’; baptism.
		Baptism of the Lord Sunday offers us the opportunity to follow Jesus from the baptismal waters of the Jordan through his journey to Jerusalem, and to celebrate the good news that God is bringing forth new life among us.
	www.pcusa.org /ideas/0405wint/baptism.htm (529 words)

	BAPTISM OF THE LORD
		The baptismal font was often placed in the courtyard or near the entrance of early churches, and the practice continues so in many places today.
		Baptism is a grace which we accept and in which we grow through a life of perseverance in prayer and worship in body, mind and spirit.
		We encounter the Lord Jesus most perfectly and most fully each week in the Eucharistic Sacrifice, for He truly speaks to us when the Scriptures are proclaimed in the assembly and at the Communion of the Mass we truly receive Him Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/mcitl/bapt.html (1116 words)

	Baptism of the Lord
		The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a kind of overlap celebration.
		When Jesus received baptism from John it was a sign of His association of Himself with sinful humanity, but also the sign of the beginning of His public participation in the religious life of His time.
		Jesus’ gift of life in baptism and His gift of Himself in the Eucharist are the means by which Jesus extends His mission to us and enables us in turn to carry it on as His brothers and sisters in our heavenly Father.
	www.catholiccincinnati.org /liveletters/baptism00.htm (883 words)

	Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Angelus 8 January 2006
		It was a baptism of penance that used the symbol of water to express the purification of the heart and of life.
		Therefore, the Baptism in the Jordan is also an "epiphany", a manifestation of the Lord's Messianic identity and of his redeeming work, which will culminate in another "baptism", that of his death and Resurrection, for which the whole world will be purified in the fire of divine mercy (cf.
		The baptism of children expresses and accomplishes the mystery of new birth to divine life in Christ: parents who are believers bring their children to the baptismal font that represents the "womb" of the Church, from whose blessed waters God's children are brought forth.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/benedict_xvi/angelus/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_ang_20060108_battesimo_en.html (0 words)

	Practices of Faith: Baptism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In baptism, God works in us the power of forgiveness, the renewal of the spirit, and the knowledge of the call to be God's people always.
		Baptism is a personal celebration in the lives of the individual candidates and their families.
		At the time of the baptismal service, the sponsors, who accompany the candidates and present them for baptism, may make promises identical to the promises of the parents concerning their role.
	www.ucc.org /worship/baptism.htm (741 words)

	The Baptism of the Lord
		We notice that Jesus' baptism was by immersion in the waters of the Jordan and a plunging fully into the water highlights the saving experience of baptism because the water will refresh our souls and become living water for the journey ahead.
		For our baptism to be left as a part of our childhood is most unfortunate because it is through out baptism that we can claim a place with God when our lives end.
		The funeral liturgy is immersed in baptism language, the frequent use of the white pall reminds everyone of us that we are clothed in Christ and will be welcomed into eternal life.
	www.homeless.org.au /rebeccas-community/the-baptism-of-the-lord.htm (822 words)

	Homily for Baptism of the Lord Year A by Fr Ernest Munachi Ezeogu
		In Nigeria the baptism of a child is usually followed by a happy reception where children are sure to eat one thing, rice.
		At baptism we are initiated or admitted into full membership in the church, the community of the children of God in the world.
		We can see that for Jesus baptism was not just a question of what he could receive but very much a question of what he could contribute to the cause of the kingdom of God on earth.
	www.munachi.com /a/sundaya01.htm (695 words)

	Baptism of the Lord
		The blood and water that flowed from the pierced side of the crucified Jesus are types of Baptism and the Eucharist, the sacraments of new life.
		Closely connected with the salvific events of the Epiphany are the mysteries of the Baptism of the Lord and the manifestation of His glory at the marriage feast of Cana.
		Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
	www.wf-f.org /baptism.html (1701 words)

	Baptism A
		"Conversion and Baptism: A cross cultural perspective in the light of the encounter between Judaism and Hellenism," William Loader, Professor on New Testament, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
		Lectionary Analysis, The Baptism of the Lord, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
		Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, the Baptism of the Lord, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
	www.textweek.com /yeara/baptisma.htm (0 words)

	Baptism of Christ (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ikons of the baptism of the Lord are a reproduction of this Gospel testimony.
		The feast of the Baptism of Christ is also known as the Theophany (the manifestation of God - the Epiphany in the West) because it is the point at which Jesus begins His ministry of salvation.
		Baptism is understood as the Rite of entrance or initiation into the Body of Christ which is the Church.
	www.sspeterpaul.org /xcbaptism.htm (980 words)

	dictionary - Baptism of the Lord
		The Baptism of the Lord is the name of a feast day observed in the Roman Catholic Church.
		When this occurs, the Baptism of the Lord feast is transferred to the following day, a Monday, but is not made a holy day of obligation.
		Regardless of the actual day on which the Baptism of the Lord falls, the next day marks the start of the first installment of Ordinary Time.
	www.medicalrace.com /dictionary/Baptism_of_the_Lord (136 words)

	Catholic Online Forum Discussion Area: Baptism of the Lord (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Baptism of the Lord received a commemoration in the older calendar on 13 January, though if that were the Sunday after Epiphany it was replaced by the feast of the Holy Family and did not even receive a commemoration.
		Since the post-Conciliar reform of the liturgical calendar the mystery of the Baptism of the Lord was pulled away from Epiphany to be celebrated on its own merits on the Sunday after Epiphany in most places itself transferred to a Sunday.
		Furthermore, since the post-Conciliar reform, after the liturgical hour of Compline on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord the Christmas season is concluded.
	oldforum.catholic.org /discussion/messages/28/24740.html?1010710952 (1370 words)

	America \| The National Catholic Weekly - Down Comes the Tree
		Baptism of the Lord (A), Jan. 9, 2005
		John’s baptism was a devotional ritual that symbolized repentance and willingness to reform.
		The feast of the Baptism of Jesus is an apt time for us to consider our own baptism, the time when we too became beloved children of God.
	www.americamagazine.org /SundayScripture.cfm?articletypeid=40&textID=3959&issueID=514 (0 words)

	Baptism And The Lord's Supper
		Baptism in water continued to be the outward visible sign by which individuals who believed the gospel...were publicly incorporated into this spirit-baptized fellowship- "baptized into Christ" (Galatians 3:27).
		Baptism, then, is a testimony of our death to sin, of our severance from its domination, and of our pledge to live a new life through our faith-union with Jesus Christ.
		To summarize, the Lord's Supper is a memorial observance, a symbolic observance, a continuing observance, and a church observance.
	www.fbc-online.org /baptism.htm (7497 words)

	The Baptism With the Holy Ghost
		John's water baptism was for repentance and a preparation for the spiritual baptism.
		The Baptism with the Holy Ghost is often confused with water baptism and initial conversion.
		The Lord has promised not to refuse gifts to those who ask of Him and it is the Holy Ghost who will teach you, whether you have been immersed in the Holy Ghost and received the power or not.
	latter-rain.com /church/baphg.htm (2090 words)

	America \| The National Catholic Weekly - Through the Waters to New Life
		Baptism of the Lord (B), Jan. 12, 2003
		John’s baptism was “for the repentance of sins.” We might wonder why the sinless Jesus would submit himself to it.
		Commentators maintain that Jesus’ baptism was for him a kind of ritual entry into his ministry.
	www.americamagazine.org /SundayScripture.cfm?articletypeid=40&textID=2706&issueID=418 (0 words)

	Christian Baptism (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although none of the Christian baptisms recorded in Acts (2:38-41; 9:17,18; 22:12-16; 10:44-48; 16:32-34) clearly describe the method of baptism, there is one example that specifically states that both the person being baptized, and the baptizer, "went down into the water" (Acts 8:38-39).
		Baptism and the Lord's Supper are the two symbolical ordinances of the New Testament.
		In the Pentecostal baptism 'the apostles were not dipped into the Spirit, nor plunged into the Spirit; but the Spirit was shed forth, poured out, fell on them (11:15), came upon them, sat on them.' That was a real and true baptism.
	christiananswers.net /dictionary/baptism.html (1997 words)

	Baptism of the Lord - Bulletin Insert from Ministry & Liturgy 2/99
		Baptism of the Lord - Bulletin Insert from Ministry & Liturgy 2/99
		Three incidents in the Bible are traditionally called the “epiphany”events or the “manifestations” of Jesus, newly arrived on the biblicalscene: the visit of the magi, the baptism, and the miracle at the weddingin Cana.
		In the United States, the Baptism of the Lord is usually the Sundayafter the Epiphany, but if Epiphany comes late, falling on Jan. 6 or 7,the Baptism of the Lord falls goes to the next day, Jan.7 or 8, a Monday,in order to make room for the weeks of ordinary time.
	www.rpinet.com /ml/2601bi1.html (0 words)

	The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord \| Saint Gregory of Nazianzen \| Theophany \| Trinity -Welcome to The Crossroads ...
		This except from a sermon by Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Oratio 39 in Sancta Lumina, 14-16, 20: PG 36, 350-351, 354, 358-359) is used as the reading for the Feast of Baptism of the Lord.
		You are to be radiant lights as you stand beside Christ, the great light, bathed in the glory of him who is the light of heaven.
		The Baptism of the Lord and the Sacrament of Confirmation, Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio
	www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_article/394/Baptism_of_the_Lord___St._Gregory_Nazianzen.html (690 words)

	Baptism and the Lord's Supper
		Baptism and The Lord's Supper are universally practiced by Christian churches.
		Baptism has always been the churches initiation rite, an event that marks the beginning of committed membership in the church.
		Baptism as was commonly practiced in the New Testament church was immersion baptism.
	www.ucmi.org /cim/seminary/chap11.htm (2888 words)

	Baptism of Our Lord
		Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God: You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
		For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
		I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
	www.members.aol.com /LiturgybyTLW1/Seasonal/Epiphany/BaptLord.html (1844 words)

	The Celebrated Word - The Baptism of the Lord
		Christmas without the Baptism of the Lord, and the words that are spoken from heaven, would be incomplete, since it is only in them that we fully see the wonder of what happened in Bethlehem, that we fully understand the reason for the joy with which we celebrated Christmas Day.
		Again, as in the Gospel, it is the Lord God who speaks, pointing out to us the One whom he has anointed.
		The first are about the Lord's servant; the last are addressed to the servant.
	www.salforddiocese.org.uk /rec/cw/guides/b/baptism_of_lord.html (446 words)

	OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
		Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22).
		From the second century we have the testimony of St Clement of Alexandria concerning the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, and the night vigil before this Feast.
		St John of Damascus said that the Lord was baptized, not because He Himself had need for cleansing, but "to bury human sin by water," to fulfill the Law, to reveal the mystery of the Holy Trinity, and finally, to sanctify "the nature of water" and to offer us the form and example of Baptism.
	www.oca.org /FSLivesAllSaints.asp?SID=4&M=1&D=6 (519 words)

	Baptism of the Lord, Year B
		29:5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
		29:8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
		1:4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
	divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu /lectionary/BEpiphany/bBaptism.htm (589 words)

	Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Angelus, 11 January 2004
		Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Angelus, 11 January 2004
		This is why the liturgy brings the Baptism of the Lord closer to the Epiphany with a leap in time of about 30 years: today we see the Child whom the Magi adored as a messianic King consecrated by the Father in the Holy Spirit.
		The Baptism of Christ is the first mystery of light for Mary and for the whole Church.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/angelus/2004/documents/hf_jp-ii_ang_20040111_en.html (0 words)

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		Calendar - One Lord One Faith One Baptism Christian Forums
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	onelordonefaithonebaptismforum.com /forums/calendar.php (69 words)

	The Baptism of Our Lord \| Antiochian.org
		On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord a Christian is transported by his thoughts and feelings to a time long since passed.
		On the feast of the Lord’s Baptism a Christian meditates on the reason our Lord Jesus Christ, born without sin and not having sinned during His earthly life, should come to Jordan together with sinners in order to receive Baptism from John.
		During the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan the Holy Spirit descends upon Him in the form of a dove, while the Heavenly Father witnesses to Him with the words: “This is my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
	www.antiochian.org /1104781843 (0 words)

	Godhead, Water Baptism, Lord's Supper and Foot Washing
		Since baptism is important to salvation and means to immerse, not sprinkle, I am confident that if you have not been baptized correctly, and in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that you will run to the water in repentance and obedience while grace is still available.
		Baptism given by heretics in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost with the intention of performing what the Church performs, is not true baptism" (Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol.
		Before one is entitled to partake the Lord's Supper, he must have the revelation of the true Oneness of the godhead: Whom Jesus Christ is, and what He has done, have repented of his past sins, been baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and born-again.
	www.biblebelievers.org.au /nl379.htm (5992 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : January 09, 2006 : Baptism of the Lord
		The baptism of John was a sort of sacramental preparatory for the Baptism of Christ.
		He conferred upon the water the power of the true Baptism which would remove all the sins of the world: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him Who takes away the sin of the world".
		At His baptism Christ was proclaimed the "Beloved Son" of the Father; at our Baptism we become the adopted sons of God.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2006-01-09 (764 words)

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