The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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True Christianity is a fight. Anyone who offers you a Christianity without tears is not giving you good money; it’s counterfeit. Anybody who says, “If you receive the baptism of the Spirit, your problems are over; if you receive the voice of assurance down on your heart, if you receive the sense God is pleased with you, that’s the end of conflict, strife, temptation,” that person is not offering you the real thing. There are three things we learn about the fight right here. Who’s the enemy? Where’s the front? What are the weapons? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 10, 1996. Series: The Real Jesus Part 2; His Life. Scripture: Matthew 3:13-4:11. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:06.0	For many of us, trusting Jesus with our lives is challenging.
0:10.0	How can we trust him in light of so much suffering and pain?
0:13.3	How can we know he is the one who will make things right,
0:16.4	both in our lives and in the world?
0:19.0	Today on Gospel in Life,
0:20.4	Tim Keller continues looking at the Gospels to show us who the real Jesus is and what
0:25.2	that means for our lives.
0:27.0	The passage on which the teaching is taken this morning is printed in your bulletin.
0:37.0	Matthew, Chapter 3, verse 13, through Chapter 4, verse 11.
0:44.0	We're looking at the life of Jesus in a series.
0:48.6	We're looking at not so much the teaching of Jesus, but the events in the life of Jesus.
0:54.4	And today we come to the narrative, the description of his baptism and his temptation.
1:02.1	Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John, but John tried to deter him, saying,
1:08.0	I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, let it be so now. It is proper for us
1:17.6	to do this to fulfill all righteousness. Then John consented and as soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water.
1:26.0	At that moment, heaven was opened, and he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
1:32.0	And a voice from heaven said, descending like a dove and lighting on him.
1:32.9	And a voice from heaven said,
1:34.9	this is my son, whom I love, with him I am well pleased.
1:40.8	Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
1:45.0	After fasting 40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry.
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