Genesis 9:8-17 2/21/21

Join us today February 21, 2021 for Worship Service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brattleboro, VT. Our Lent-Easter theme is "A Season of Hope". On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey toward baptismal immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ. This year, the Sundays in Lent lead us to focus on five covenants God makes in the Hebrew Scriptures and to use them as lenses through with to view baptism. First Peter connects the way God saved Noah’s family in the flood with the way God saves us through the water of baptism. The baptismal covenant is made with us individually, but the new life we are given in baptism is for the sake of the whole world. (Sundays and Seasons) Texts for Sunday, February 21, 2021 Genesis 9:8-17 Because of human sin God destroys the earth by flood, saving only Noah, his family, and the animals on the arc. Divine destruction gives way to divine commitment. God blesses humanity and establishes a covenant with all creatures. 1 Peter 3:18​-22 God acts through baptism to save us from a sinful experience. This spiritual cleansing marks our new life in Christ. Mark 1:9-15 After Jesus’ baptism the spirit descended like a dove on Jesus and sustains him when he is tested by Satan so that he might proclaim the good news of God’s reign. Pastor Randall Wilburn presiding, Kris Grotz-Kuch assisting and Laura Josephs on piano.