1. Genealogy
When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,
Luke 3:23

2. the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
Luke 3:31

3. the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
Luke 3:33

4. the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Luke 3:34

5. the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Luke 3:38

6. Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him. But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”

7. Then he permitted Him. After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”
Matthew 3:13-17

8. Baptism of Jesus

9. Why was Jesus Baptized
But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”
Matthew 3:15

10. Publicly Confirm that Jesus is the Son of God
Visual Confirmation
Audible Confirmation

11. To give a visual Representation of the Gospel
Just as our Water Baptism give a visual
representation of Death, Burial, and Resurrection
of Jesus; so also, did the Water Baptism of Jesus.

12. To Identify with Man Baptize means “to immerse” and serves as a
way to identify.
Spirit Baptism – God identifies you as belonging
to Him.
Water Baptism – You publicly identify yourself as
belonging to God.

13. To Submit to the Father's Will
Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your Law is within my heart.”
Psalm 40:7-8

14. To Commit to the Cross
But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?
Mark 10:38

15. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
Ephesians 1:3-4