<p>In our story today, we follow Jesus as He goes to be baptised by His cousin John. “This is My beloved child, in whom I am well pleased.”</p>

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Starting with Jesus

Ruthie Reeves

The Story of Jesus

Chapter 1: The Birth of Jesus

Chapter 2: Jesus Presented in the Temple

Chapter 3: The Visit of the Wisemen

Chapter 4: The Flight into Egypt

Chapter 5: Child Life of Jesus

Chapter 6: Days of Conflict

Chapter 7: The Baptism

Chapter 8: The Temptation

Chapter 9: Early Ministry

Chapter 10: Teachings of Christ

Chapter 11: SabbathKeeping

Chapter 12: The Good Shepherd

Chapter 13: Riding into Jerusalem

Chapter 14: Take These Things Hence

Chapter 15: At The Passover Supper

Chapter 16: In Gethsemane

Chapter 17: The Betrayal and Arrest

Chapter 18: Before Annas, Caiaphas, and the Sanhedrin

Chapter 19: Judas

Chapter 20: Before Pilot

Chapter 21: Before Herod

Chapter 22: Condemned by Pilot

Chapter 23: Calvary

Chapter 24: Death of Christ

Chapter 25: In Joseph’s Tomb

Chapter 26: He Is Risen

Chapter 27: Tell My Disciples

Chapter 28: Witnesses

Chapter 29: The Ascension

Chapter 30: Coming Again

Chapter 31: A Day of Judgment

Chapter 32: The Home of the Saved

Hello boys and girls. Welcome back to the story of Jesus. Yesterday we learned about how Jesus resisted temptation when he was a child and how kind and loving he was to everyone he met. Today we are going to look at Jesus when he started his ministry and what he did. So grab a fuzzy blanket and your favorite stuffed animal because it's time to follow Jesus. This is the story of Jesus by White chapter seven, the baptism. When the time for Christ's public ministry had come, his first act was to go to the river Jordan and be baptized by John the Baptist. John had been sent to prepare the way for the Savior. He had preached in the wilderness saying the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent ye and believe the gospel. Multitudes flock to hear him. Many were convinced of their sins and were baptized by him in the Jordan. God had made known to John that someday the Messiah would come to him and ask to be baptized. He had also promised that a sign would be given him so that he might know who it was. When Jesus came, John saw in his face such signs of his holy life that he forbade him saying, I need to be baptized by you and are you coming to me? But Jesus answered and said to him, permitted to be so now for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. And as he said this, there was seen upon his face the same heavenly light that Simeon had beheld. So John led the savior down into the waters of the beautiful Jordan. And there he baptized him in the sight of all the people. Jesus was not baptized to show repentance for his own sins, for he had never sinned. He did it to set an example for us. When he came up out of the water, he kneeled on the riverbank and prayed, then the heavens were opened, beams of glory streamed forth. And he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him. His face and form were all a glow with the light of the glory of God and from heaven. The voice of God was heard saying, this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. The glory that rested upon Christ was a pledge of the love of God for us. The Savior came as our example and just as surely as God hurt his prayer, he will hear ours. The most needy, the most sinful, the most despised may find access to the Father. When we come to him in Jesus' name, the voice which spoke to Jesus speaks to us saying, this is my beloved child in whom I am well pleased to be continued. It's time now for our questions. Question number one, what did John say when Jesus came to him to be baptized? Question number two, why did Jesus choose to be baptized? Why did he choose to be baptized? And then question number three, when we pray to God and we pour out our hearts to him, What does he say about us? It was the last part of the chapter and I don't want you to miss it. It was something really, really, really important. It talked about no matter how needy, no matter how sinful, and no matter how despised we have been, we can find access to the Father and he says something about us and to us. So I want you to remember what that was cuz it's very important. Now you can send us your answers at a place to do something@gmail.com or tag us on Instagram or Facebook with your answers. We love to see you're participating in the program and don't forget that we have an activity today at a place to do something.com/the story. And Miss Crees had made a wonderful activity for you. You can also show us what you've been doing with your activities by tagging us in your in a picture at a place to do something on Instagram or Facebook. We'd love to see what you've been doing with your activities. It's great fun. Thank you for joining us today. And make sure to check back tomorrow for the next chapter in the story of Jesus. This audio program was brought to you by a place to do something and narrated by Ruth Reeves. You can find more programs like this at www a place to do something.

Ellen G. White

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The Story of Jesus

Chapter 7: The Baptism

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Chapter 1: The Birth of Jesus

Chapter 2: Jesus Presented in the Temple

Chapter 3: The Visit of the Wisemen

Chapter 4: The Flight into Egypt

Chapter 5: Child Life of Jesus

Chapter 6: Days of Conflict

Chapter 7: The Baptism

Chapter 8: The Temptation

Chapter 9: Early Ministry

Chapter 10: Teachings of Christ

Chapter 11: SabbathKeeping

Chapter 12: The Good Shepherd

Chapter 13: Riding into Jerusalem

Chapter 14: Take These Things Hence

Chapter 15: At The Passover Supper

Chapter 16: In Gethsemane

Chapter 17: The Betrayal and Arrest

Chapter 18: Before Annas, Caiaphas, and the Sanhedrin

Chapter 19: Judas

Chapter 20: Before Pilot

Chapter 21: Before Herod

Chapter 22: Condemned by Pilot

Chapter 23: Calvary

Chapter 24: Death of Christ

Chapter 25: In Joseph’s Tomb

Chapter 26: He Is Risen

Chapter 27: Tell My Disciples

Chapter 28: Witnesses

Chapter 29: The Ascension

Chapter 30: Coming Again

Chapter 31: A Day of Judgment

Chapter 32: The Home of the Saved

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