Baptism & the Temptations

Baptism & the Temptations
READ: Mark 1:1-13; Matthew 3:1-4:11; Luke 3:1-22, 4:1-13; John 1:19-34

PRAY: “I give thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give your daughters and sons new birth, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to eternal life. Sustain me today with the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever. Amen.”
(Adapted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Service for Holy Baptism, p. 231)