powerful words, claiming this man, this person, rising from the waters the carpenter’s son, son of Joseph, of Mary My son, whom I love, with him I am well pleased! Oh to have been there, to be a witness to have seen the Messiah’s face in that moment to have witnessed Jesus becoming the Christ to have seen him hear these words of love from the creator, from the rip of heaven the Spirit bodily anointing him as on Pentecost, as in Caesarea, as the Spirit fell on them in Ephesus, as it does now, still today, forever changing the hearts of the believers, the Spirit indwelling, within us to give us the power of Pentecost
January 14, 2009 Mark 1:4-11 Mark 1:12-13 Acts 19:1-7 Acts 2:1-21 Acts 10 and Acts 11 and sermon, “Child of God”, by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, January 11, 2009 Suncook United Methodist Church Suncook, NH and sermon title, “Beginnings”, by Reverend Peter Hey, Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH and sermon title, “Come, Holy Spirit”, by Reverend Lori Eldredge North Kingstown United Methodist Church, North Kingstown, RI