“Jesus did not stand before John affirming his superiority. He stood before John to receive what only John in that day was bestowing to the contrite and humble, a baptism to prepare a willing heart to receive.”
Tag: Matthew 3
It’s a Person
“John made decisive promises of what was about to come from heaven, and the community was meant to respond decisively in baptism and change in their thinking and behaving.”
Our Epiphany
Matthew 3: 1-17 Christmas break was over and the teacher was asking the class about their vacations. She turned to one boy and asked him what he did over the break. “We visited my grandmother in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania,” he replied. “That sounds like an excellent spelling word,” the teacher said. “Can you tell the class…
Psalm 102 in The Message 