This profound and significant text of Jesus' baptism signifies the divine credentials and the divine approval for Christ's ministry.
The baptism of Christ was one of the last acts in His private life before he launched the public ministry. In this text, Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan, the Spirit of God comes upon Christ and empowers Him for ministry, and the Father thunders out of heaven that Jesus is in fact the Beloved Son in whom God is well-pleased.
Old Testament allusions and texts abound in this brief text. Listen to this sermon & strive to emulate Christ as a man of prayer and a man fully dependent on the Spirit of God.
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Geoff was born and raised in St. Louis and he then went to Los Angeles for college and the Lord saved him in 2001. Geoff went to The Master's University (BA), the Master's Seminary (MDiv, ThM), and Baptist Bible Seminary (PhD). He has led church-tours to Israel and has a passion...
