Righteousness Before We Earn It

In this sermon on the Baptism of Jesus, we explore what righteousness really means—and why it must always begin with grace. Drawing on Matthew 3, Acts 10, and Deuteronomy 10, the message challenges the instinct to turn righteousness into a badge of moral certainty and instead points us back to Christ, who steps into the water with us before we ever step toward God. From infant baptism to spiritual maturity, this sermon reminds us that declaration comes before action, grace before effort, and love before imitation. We are not saved because we are right, but because we are loved.