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Mon, 07 May 2012

May 07, 2012, 20:04 [home/SS2011]
Jesus Was Baptized

Jesus had an older cousin, John the Baptist, whose ministry was to prepare the way for the Messiah. John was a rugged preacher, wearing animal skins and living in the desert. He preached a message of repentance and baptism to get ready for the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus came to the place in the River Jordan where John was baptizing many people who had come out to see and hear him. Jesus asked John to baptize Him, because it was the right thing to do. One reason Jesus did this was an example to us.

Baptism does not wash our sins away, but rather is a sign that our sins have already been forgiven and forgotten by God because we have made the decision to follow Jesus as Savior and Lord. Baptism is a witness to others who observe it that we have decided to follow Jesus.

We’ll talk more about John the Baptist and about baptism this Sunday. Please plan to be with us this week, and bring along a friend!

Tom and Sydney Cook
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