1. How to please God? “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Luke 3:22

2. ICEL Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,

3. ICEL 16 John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

4. ICEL 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

5. ICEL 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,

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7. 22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

8. ICEL Isaiah 42:1

9. ICEL “My soul delights in him”

10. ICEL Malachi 1:8

11. ICEL … but the rulers scoffed at him, saying: “He saved others; let him save himself, If he is the Christ of God, His chosen one!” Luke 23:35

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13. God is pleased with a pure sacrifice

14. ICEL our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all passed through the sea, … Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 1 Corinthians 10:1-5

15. ICEL God is pleased with authentic godliness

16. ICEL O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:15-17

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18. Ha-rotseh bi-thshuvah

19. ICEL God is pleased with sincere repentance

20. ICEL He received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased” 2 Peter 1:16-18

21. ICEL a cloud came and overshadowed them … And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” Luke 9:34-35

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23. God is pleased with Christ and those who obey him