The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 3 in Year C is Luke 3.7–17, and it follows closely on from last week's reading; verse begins 'He therefore said to the crowds...' which some English ...

This Sunday's gospel lectionary reading for Advent 2 in Year C is Luke 3.1–6, the location and opening of John the Baptist's ...

John contrasts his water baptism with another Jesus will bring, one of Holy Spirit and fire. John expresses how much greater the Messiah’s ministry and work will be than any other, including his own.

The granddaughter of a Baptist preacher, a small American Baptist church ... among us sing a song that honors the same central Christian prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray. “We sing to the same ...

[In] a classic example, Luke tells us about the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Now, if we read elsewhere in the Gospel of Luke [in]... the Acts of the Apostles, we see that Luke knows about ...

John the Baptist represents the last of the Old ... The Holy Spirit enables people to prophesy (1:41, 67; 2:27), comes upon Jesus at his baptism (3:22) and he constitutes the gift of the Father ...

In the Church of England the focus is on the patriarchs and prophets who predict humanity’s salvation, then on John the Baptist, then finally on Mary as she prepares ... Feast of the Epiphany marks ...

Rising from her baptism in the Jordan River, an Indonesian Christian wears a gown depicting Jesus undergoing the ... River with the Jewish firebrand John the Baptist and, according to New ...

To introduce a “wow factor” consider tying together historical context, prophetic symbolism, and Jesus’ radical nature.    “The Kingship of Jesus and a Radical New Beginning”  Imagine this: this ...

Towering over Lafayette Square in the Historic District, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist's Gothic towers should lure in any architecture buff. The original cathedral was established ...