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The epistle for Epiphany 1, known as the Baptism of Christ, is Acts 10.34–43. It is worth preaching on rather than Matthew 3.13-end because it is such a rich and fascinating passage.

Luke's account of Peter's speech is rooted in the narrative of Scripture, but also sits within Luke-Acts, echoing early chapters of Luke and pointing forwards to the narrative arc of the rest of Acts. It is the most comprehensive speech in all of Acts, and has amazing correlation with the Apostle's creed.

For discussion of 'impartiality' as central to the gospel, see this article: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/does-impartiality-express-the-heart-of-the-gospel/

For Simon Gathercole's demonstration that seeing Jesus as the fulfilment of the OT is a distinctive of the canonical gospels, see this article: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/are-the-apocryphal-gospels-true/

For commentary on Matthew 3.13–end, see here: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/the-ot-background-to-the-baptism-of-jesus-in-matthew-3/

and for discussion of the passage, see here: https://youtu.be/3wnBtb7zao4