Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Soul Cafe

Here is the scripture reading for Sunday, January 11, 2009:

The Baptism of Jesus

Mark 1:4-11

Don't miss the "Reaffirmation of Our Baptism" service - a service I look forward to every year.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will this be by water or by fire?

Rev. Beth Gardner said...

Hello Anonymous -
In the ritual of baptism as practiced in the United Methodist Church it is both... water is used as a sign-act or symbol of the cleansing and renewal that happens in baptism, and the fire, in my opinion, is in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. So BOTH - water and fire.