# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S64
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

gone. New things have come. Jesus saves you through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom He has
poured out richly upon you in your Baptism. Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has caused you to be born
from above through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
The Lord used Paul and Silas’s public beating, arrest, and imprisonment to further His kingdom. We who confess Jesus’ name today
are blessed—blessed even when reviled, blessed even when cursed.
You are blessed to be a blessing. Freely have you received; freely

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give. This side of heaven you will never know the full impact of
your daily confession and witness to Him who loved you and gave
Himself for you. God knows. He is faithful. His Word works. As
the hymn notes, eternity will reveal the pattern in the seeds that
are sown. Rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Rejoice
that you are baptized for this moment. Amen.
And now may the peace of God that passes all understanding keep
your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, now and forever. Amen.

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