Aaron Goetzinger - January 22, 2023
Christ Begins as The Anointed One
For centuries people of faith had patiently waited for the promised Messiah, the servant of God who would bring the salvation we so desperately need. The time had come for Jesus to be revealed as the fulfillment of that divine promise. So, Christ our Lord came to the Jordan River to be baptized, that he might be recognized by John and revealed to Israel. At his baptism Jesus was anointed—marked as God's special servant and empowered by the Spirit of the Lord.
Scripture References: Acts 10:32-34
From Series: "Christ Begins"
The Gospels tell only a little about Jesus’ life as an infant. For most of Jesus’ adult life, he lived quietly in Galilee. Jesus had no followers. Jesus was not famous. But at the exact time God had appointed, Jesus left that obscurity behind. Now we watch Jesus begin his public ministry. As Jesus begins his ministry, it quickly becomes clear that this is more than a random carpenter’s son. As Christ begins, we see exactly who he is and what he came to do.
