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service and fellowship and sharing the love of Christ with all.

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On Baptism of the Lord Sunday, we gather at the waters of the Jordan, where Jesus steps into the river and hears a voice before he has preached, healed, or proven anything: “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” This moment is not about cleansing from sin, but about identity - about being named, claimed, and loved by God.

That voice is not spoken to Jesus alone. Standing with him in the water, we are invited to hear it spoken over us as well. In baptism, we are named beloved - not because of what we have done, but because God chooses us in love. Before we are called to do anything, we are first claimed as God’s own.

From that place of belonging, we are sent. Jesus does not remain in the water; he is led by the Spirit into the world. In the same way, our baptism does not end at the font. It follows us into our lives, shaping how we live, love, and serve. Baptism becomes both our grounding and our calling: beloved by God, and sent to bear that love into the world.

So we are invited to ask: What might change if we truly believed we are God’s beloved? And how might the world be transformed if we lived - and went - trusting that truth every day?

Matthew 3:13-17

Pastor Jinyong

January 11, 2026

Featuring Music by Adult Choir

Join us in-person Sunday at 9:30 am or online later in the day.

Unhanging of the Greens

Sunday, January 11th we will be taking down the Christmas decorations and returning them to their summer home.  Join us after the 9:30 service as we “un-hang” the greens.  No experience necessary!