Why Does Jesus Get Baptized in the Wilderness...

Spirit of God E8 — We're halfway through our series on the Spirit of God, where we've talked about God's ruakh in the Hebrew Bible. We’ve covered a lot of ideas, many of which can be challenging for modern people to understand. So in this episode, Jon and Tim slow down, take a br ...  Show more

Spirit of God E7 — So far in this series, we’ve seen a pattern develop where God gives an extra measure of his ruakh to some leaders in Israel. God’s Spirit then empowers these leaders to guide the people, mediate God's covenant, and speak God's words. This is what Israel's proph ...  Show more

Sinners were coming to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. Why did Jesus, the sinless Son of God, ask to be baptized with that same water? Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers the gospel message that this moment conveys. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/thing ...  Show more

Jesus, led by the Holy Spirit, enters the wilderness where he is tempted by Satan. Our story comes from Matthew 4. 

Friends, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is exceptionally important. All four Gospels talk about it, and John the Baptist is a kind of door we have to go through to understand Jesus properly. What was John the Baptist doing in the desert? Why did the Messiah, the Lord, go ...

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Today we dive into the topic of wilderness seasons. Biblical wilderness seasons can be a time of lack, waiting, and suffering. Seasons like this can be very lonely, especially if God appears to be silent. One ...  Show more