<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpc126e500yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><h3 class="ydp61152fa4message-name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Geneva, Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(45, 90, 133); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"><a title="Click to View this Item" href="https://sjnj.com/index.php?i=895#sermon895" class="ydp61152fa4h3-link" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(45, 90, 133); cursor: pointer;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">\u201cDescended like a Dove\u201d</a></h3><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Posted at http://www.sjnj.com</div><p class="ydp61152fa4paragraph ydp61152fa4message-summary" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">January 11, 2026<br></p><div>Matthew 3:13-17</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">Epiphany 1 (A)</span></span><br></div>Baptism is a special act of the grace of God given to us as noted in the Bible historically through the ministry of John the Baptist who baptized Jesus in the River Jordan. It was specifically affirmed by Jesus and indeed by God. We who are baptized are marked as Christ\u2019s own forever.<p></p></div>=</div></div></body></html>