Inward and spiritual grace

“This is no trifling matter for you,
but rather your very life...”
—Deuteronomy 32:47

During the 10 a.m. worship service today, Denise Hunley was baptized into Christ's Body, the Church. The sermon for the service is online here: A Thankless Job.

The sacrament of Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s Body the Church. Sacraments involve outward and visible signs, such as water in the case of baptism. But there is also an inward and spiritual grace, which in Baptism is union with Christ in his death and resurrection, birth into God’s family the Church, forgiveness of sins and new life in the Holy Spirit. In Baptism, we renounce Satan, repent of our sins and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Today with give thanks with Denise and those of us already baptized reaffirmed the promises made at our own baptisms.

Denise is baptized.
Miriam, the butterfly whisperer, with two butterflys after the service.