Verse 12 marks the beginning of Jesus’ mission. 

Everything centralizes in Galilee.

Notice the Galilee is referenced 5x in verses 12-25 (vv. 12, 15, 18, 23, 25).

I know from experience, where your ministry begins is both meaningful and...

Verse 12 marks the beginning of Jesus’ mission.  Everything centralizes in Galilee. Notice the Galilee is referenced 5x in verses 12-25 (vv. 12, 15, 18, 23, 25). I know from experience, where your ministry begins is both meaningful and memorable.  God at work in the details of where you end up.   Clear from verses...

If asked in mid-September of last year to project a year ahead - the state of the country - what would you have said? 

I am convinced the most aggressive conspiracy theorist would not have predicted the dramatic shifts we have experienced in a year...

If asked in mid-September of last year to project a year ahead – the state of the country – what would you have said?  I am convinced the most aggressive conspiracy theorist would not have predicted the dramatic shifts we have experienced in a year and the speed at which they have come.    Modern...

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Matthew 3:13-17 – Jesus Goes Public Christianity is public.  Being a Christian is public. Believers are supposed to stand out to a watching world. Perhaps we are beginning to feel more pressure to shrink back from making our profession of faith public.  To keep our faith private and personal. Real temptations can breed from this...

Matthew 3:11-12 Baptisms

Matthew 3 read as a whole, makes a clear theme stands out: Baptism. 

The words Baptist, baptized, and baptism make up 8 references in 17 verses.

 

Verse 1 “John the Baptist” – John’s title, what he was known...

Matthew 3:11-12 Baptisms Matthew 3 read as a whole, makes a clear theme stands out: Baptism.  The words Baptist, baptized, and baptism make up 8 references in 17 verses.   Verse 1 “John the Baptist” – John’s title, what he was known for. Verse 6 “they were baptized” – Masses moving out of the religious...