{"id":1690,"date":"2017-01-11T09:51:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2017-01-11T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T15:51:19","slug":"baptism-of-our-lord-baptism-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/11\/baptism-of-our-lord-baptism-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Baptism of our Lord, Baptism is IMPORTANT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baptism is IMPORTANT!<\/p>\n<p>First Sunday After the Epiphany<br \/>\nYear A<br \/>\nOld Testament \u00a0 \u00a0Isaiah 42:1-9<br \/>\nNew Testament \u00a0 Acts 10:34-43<br \/>\nGospel \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Matthew 3:13-17<\/p>\n<p>Click on this link for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/sermons\/?sermon_id=93\">Audio only version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TFtdq9qFLrs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baptism is IMPORTANT! 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