This Sunday we celebrate The Baptism of the Lord — but in a world marked by political upheaval, violence, propaganda, and competing claims of power, baptism is more than a religious ritual. It is a declaration of allegiance.
In this message, we reflect on global events, the witness of the early church, and the courage of faithful pastors like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who confronted the dangerous fusion of church and state in Nazi Germany. Drawing from the legacy of the Confessing Church and the Barmen Declaration, we are reminded that baptism is a radical act of resistance — a public pledge that Jesus alone is Lord.
Not Caesar. Not the state. Not ideology, power, or empire.
Baptism declares that we belong to another kingdom — one shaped by the Lamb who lays down his life for the world.
