2. The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Jesus’ Ministry Begins” Series 3 - God Saves His People

3. Review Chapter 22 “The Birth of the King” Series 3 - God Saves His People

5. I. The Announcement

6. John the Baptist – a voice in the wilderness – Matthew 3

7. Baptism of repentance Fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy (40:3-5) Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire

8. Jesus is baptized

9. The Spirit of God settled on him God’s announcement – “this is my dearly loved son, who brings me great joy”

10. II. The Rematch The temptation of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-6) Jesus, the last Adam (I Corinthians 15:45)

11. Matthew 4 - Jesus led by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil

15. Not ignorant of his schemes - 2 Corinthians 2:11 (NLT) 11 so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. 1 John 2:15-16 (NLT) 15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. (2 Cor. 4:4 – Satan, the god of this world)

16. 1 John 2:16 Craving for physical pleasure Craving for everything we see Pride in our achievements and possessions Temptation of Adam and Eve Goodforfood Pleasant to the eyes Like God Temptation of Jesus Stonesintobread Showed him the kingdoms of the world Jump off the temple

17. Eve – “God said…” Jesus – “It is written…” Hebrews 4:15 (NLT) 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.

18. III. The Message

19. The Message of Good News Luke 4:14-21

20. Fulfilled prophecy of Isaiah 61 Anointed to bring good news Fulfilled this day

21. The Message of the Kingdom Contrast with Jews view of earthly kingdom Parables – the kingdom of God is like…

22. The Message in demonstration

23. The Message of Re- birth – John 3:1-17 Unless you are born again you cannot see the kingdom of God The Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life

24. God loved the world so much that he gave his only son Whoever believes will not perish but have eternal life Jesus came, not to condemn the world, but to save the world

25. 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself No longer counting people’s sins against them He gave us this wonderful message (Good News) of reconciliation We plead – come back to God Jesus took our sin so we could be made right with God through Christ