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Following the Lord Jesus Christ: #35 Are You the Coming One?

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We most recently witnessed Jesus raising up a young man from the dead! Following this, word about Jesus spread throughout all Judea and even further.

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Following the Lord Jesus Christ: #9 In the Land Beyond Jordan

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After his baptism by his cousin John, Jesus went immediately into the wilderness. Before seeing Jesus again, John moved over to Bethabara beyond, or east of, the Jordan River to continue baptizing. We track him down there where the Pharisees had sent the priests and Levites to grill him on the rumored appearance of the Christ.

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Following the Lord Jesus Christ: #7 Jesus Christ Baptized

jesus baptizedContinuing to travel along with John the Baptist in the wilderness of Judea, we’ve observed that his simple, bold, heart-convicting message started a revival of hope for the coming of God’s Messiah. Multitudes of needy folk had come out to partake in the baptism of repentance that he offered.

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Baptism

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As an infant, I was baptized with water at the baptismal font in our church. I remember nothing of this, but my parents did it in hopes of bringing some spiritual cleansing to me. Yet, in reality, I never received God’s gift of holy spirit until years later, when I carried out the Father’s simple instructions in the Book of Romans.

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Following the Lord Jesus Christ: #6 John the Baptist

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Time for a wilderness walk! Yes, a walk into the wilderness of Judea to find John the Baptist. And we find him there preaching to all who had come out to hear him. But first, we’ll track back to find out more about John, the son of Zacharias.