His Time – Caring Ministries Inc., John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1. Caring Ministries, Inc.

Cyril Loum, Executive Director of Caring Ministries, Inc, talks about their ministry and what they provide.

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2. Daily Lectionary

Rev. Dr. John Rickert of Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Spartanburg, SD looks at Mark 1:1-13 “John the Baptist Prepares the Way“.

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3. Matins Sermonette

Today’s sermonette is by Rev. Dr. John Rickert of Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Spartanburg, SD.

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Mark 1:1-13

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.^[a]

² As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,^[b]

⁴ John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶ Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. ⁸ I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of Jesus

⁹ In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ¹¹ And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son;^[d] with you I am well pleased.”

The Temptation of Jesus

¹² The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. ¹³ And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

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