"You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." “As all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’” ( Luke 3:21–22 ) I would like to meditate on this passage and receive the grace God gives through it. (1) As I meditate on this passage, I notice that the baptism of Jesus is recorded not only here in Luke 3:21–22, but also in Matthew 3:13–17 and Mark 1:9–11 . So, I compared these passages, focusing mainly on Luke 3:21–22. (a) When I did this, several details not mentioned in Luke’s Gospel caught my attention: (i) First, both Mark 1:9 and Matthew 3:13 tell us ...
The preacher's task "The preacher's task is not to entertain or inform but to plead passionately with men and women to flee the wrath that is to come on account of sin. The preacher is commissioned to call clearly for repentance and turning to Christ, to be a watchman rather than an entertainer." ( Iain M. Duguid, "THE NIV APPLICATION COMMENTARY: EZEKIEL")