“When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." (Luke 3:21-22closeLuke 3:21-22 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” (ESV) closeLuke 3:21-22closeLuke 3:21-22 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” (ESV) 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” (ESV) ; from the Gospel reading for 1.13.13)
“Were You There Also, When Jesus Was Baptized?”
Get To Know Your “Neighbor”
+ Which relative do people say you look like? __________
God’s Blueprint
+ God’s plan is to reconcile the world to Him (2 Corinthians 5:19close2 Corinthians 5:19 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. (ESV) close2 Corinthians 5:19close2 Corinthians 5:19 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. (ESV) 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. (ESV) ). To reconcile means to bring together something- for example, a relationship between two people; which has been broken.
What causes relationships to end between people?__________
Between people and God? __________
What is necessary for reconciliation to happen? __________
+ Acts 7:38closeActs 7:38 38 This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. (ESV) closeActs 7:38closeActs 7:38 38 This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. (ESV) 38 This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. (ESV) describes the Jewish nation as the church (“ekklesia” is the Greek word used here; it means “church”). Every Jewish person, from the youngest baby to the oldest elder is included. In Christ, the baptism which the Jewish people had in crossing the Red Sea (1 Corinthians 10:2close1 Corinthians 10:2 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (ESV) close1 Corinthians 10:2close1 Corinthians 10:2 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (ESV) 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (ESV) ) became fulfilled in the waters of the Jordan River.
Were the faithful Jewish people who had lived before Jesus, also blessed by His fulfillment of the Law? __________
God’s Best
+ Note the Father’s unconditional love of His Son- “You are My Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” The Father loves the Son and is pleased with Him; just because Jesus is His Son. This is God’s love for you in Baptism. Our Heavenly Father loves you just because you are His child through the waters of Baptism (Colossians 2:9-14closeColossians 2:9-14 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. (ESV) closeColossians 2:9-14closeColossians 2:9-14 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. (ESV) 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. (ESV) ).
How does God adopting you, through Christ, change your perspective on life? __________
+ God works through parents to establish His covenant with their children (Genesis 9:9closeGenesis 9:9 9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, (ESV) closeGenesis 9:9closeGenesis 9:9 9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, (ESV) 9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, (ESV) )
Should parents still bring their children to Jesus? __________
God’s Baptized
+ 1 Corinthians 10:2close1 Corinthians 10:2 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (ESV) close1 Corinthians 10:2close1 Corinthians 10:2 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (ESV) 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (ESV) speaks of two baptisms- Luther said that one referred to the baptism of faith and the other to the baptism of persecution.
John the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus was crucified; will we face adversity? __________
Jim Buckman
