
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Donald J. Trump will begin his term as president at noon, January 20th. Have you been planning for what will happen January 21st? Have you been making lists, getting everything ready, rehearsing what you will do for the day after the inauguration? Probably not. I haven’t either. I don’t think a lot will change with our new president. It isn’t really about him. I’m cynical about what elected officials can do in general. The people who hold the reins of power—the people who are massively wealthy, who can write the checks—won’t let too much change, unless it is to their own benefit. Things will probably keep going on like they have for a long time. I am not expecting any massive changes. What about Christ’s kingdom? Is our attitude the same there as well? Our festival today is somewhat like Jesus’s inauguration as the Christ. Jesus’s baptism marks the beginning of his great words and deeds that are recorded in the Gospels. Immediately after his...
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