Christ's Baptism 1223 All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan.

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 ...

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 ...

Baptist History and Heritage Society has released a book to bring 14 of history’s greatest Baptists to life for older ...

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 ...

This has reference to Jesus being “God manifest in the flesh” and to the voice from Heaven saying “This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” at His baptism. Thus, this was a time of ...

Some scholars claim that John the Baptist was an Essene as he lived in the desert resembling their lifestyle and practiced the baptism requiring a change of heart. But this is not proven. All these ...

Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son ... and patiently suffer for the truth's sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Trace Creek Baptist Church in Graves County celebrated its 200th anniversary earlier this year. That event prompted Ben ...

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 ...

At least a week before any such baptism is to take place ... Hear the words of the Gospel, written by Saint John in the third chapter, beginning at the first verse. There was a man of the Pharisees, ...