The Promise of Baptism: Obedience, Death, and New Life in Christ
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 9:02
About this sermon
When I was a child, I loved the Feast of Theophany—not for the long prayers, but for what I thought was the cool part: watching my father plunge the triple-branched candle into freezing water during the blessing. The sound, the smell of the candle, the floating wax—it left a deep impression on my six-year-old heart. Years later, standing as a priest, about to dip that same triple branch into the water, I still think, “This is cool.” But now, the meaning has changed. This reflection explores how that childhood wonder matured into a profound spiritual reality: the promise we make at our baptism—a promise of obedience, repentance, and daily dying to the old self in order to rise in Christ. In this homily, we walk through: The anointings of baptism and what each one truly promises How baptism calls us to obedience, not convenience Why silence can be more holy than noise What it really means to carry the “easy yoke” of Christ Why baptism is not a moment—but a lifetime of work How we die daily to sin and rise again in Christ Baptism is not magic. Salvation does not work itself out automatically. Christian life requires effort, repentance, humility, and obedience. As Scripture teaches us: “Work out your salvation.” May this reflection challenge, deepen, and renew your understanding of what it means to live out the promises we made—or that were made for us—at our baptism. ☦️ Christ is baptized in majesty. 00:00 Childhood Memories of Theophany 01:16 From Wonder to Priesthood 01:54 The Promise Given at Baptism 02:29 The Anointing of the Mind 03:19 Healing of Soul and Body 03:57 Guarding What We Hear 05:00 Taking Up the Easy Yoke of Christ 05:10 The Monk and the Cross 06:16 Raising Our Hands in Thanksgiving 06:45 Walking in the Commandments 07:12 Dying and Rising in Baptism 07:26 Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan 07:52 Daily Death to the Old Self 08:22 Working Out Our Salvation 08:36 A Call to Live Our Baptismal Promises For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@st.johnchrysostombyzantine2197 & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #OrthodoxChristianity #Baptism #Theophany #OrthodoxFaith #ChristianObedience #OrthodoxSermon #SpiritualLife #Repentance #NewLifeInChrist #OrthodoxChurch
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