Okay, I've got a question for you today. How many of you are baptized? Why did you do that? When were you baptized? Do you remember the occasion? Today we're going to look at Matthew chapter 3 and: vs 13-1 17, and we're going to discuss the meaning of Jesus baptism, the significance of his baptism, and the significance of our own baptism as well. But first, let's stop and think about this. What do we mean baptism? What's that all about? How, where, and when, and with whom did that first originate? And what's the difference between the baptism of John and Christian baptism?
Matthew 3:13-17 NIV
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
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