by Richard Coble
Matthew 3:13-17
“In the Presbyterian Church, we proclaim this grace is free; it is not earned. God claims you as God’s beloved child before you can ever know God, before you can ever respond, certainly before you can ever repent. It is not about being worthy. It is about being Beloved. That is one reason why we baptize infants along with adults. It is not about a change that we need to make in order to become worthy. It is about claiming our belovedness, even and especially at the beginning of our lives.”
Watch the full GCPC service on 1/8/22 here
(Scripture and sermon begin at 25:30)