As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
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… and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opening and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him and a voice came out of the heavens. You are my beloved son. In you I am well pleased. immediately the spirit impelled him to go out into the wilderness and he was in the wilderness 40 days being tempted by Satan and he was with the wild beasts and the angels were ministering to him Opening words are designed to command attention. Every once in a while, I have a chance to work with young preachers, and I always talk to them about the importance of introductions. People's time is important. Don't waste it. Get right into it. I can still hear the words of my mother. I could wrap up all of her counsel in four words. Get it said, son. I remember the story of a pastor who was talking on the phone the previous week with a fellow pastor, and this other pastor on the other end of the line was so discouraged. …
… In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens open and the spirit like a dove descending upon him, and a voice came out of the heavens, You are my beloved Son, in you I am well pleased. Chapter 3, verse 13. And he went up on the mountain and summoned those whom he himself wanted, and they came to him, and he appointed twelve so that they would be with him and that he could send them out to preach and to have authority to cast out the demons. Chapter 8, verse 27. Jesus went out along with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way, he questioned his disciples, saying to them, who do people say that I am? They told him, saying, John the Baptist, and others say, Elijah, but others, one of the prophets. And he continued by questioning them, but who do you say that I am? …
… life of those who believe. You have immediately after that His baptism, and when He comes out of the water in chapter verse 10, the heavens open up, and again referring to the Holy Spirit, the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him. It was not a dove. It didn't look like a dove. It's simply the picture of the Spirit's presence in some visible form landing on Jesus in a gentle way. And at that moment, not only is the Spirit thus affirming His deity, but a voice comes out of the heavens, You are My beloved Son in You. I am well pleased. Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. The Spirit then takes over His life and His ministry. And from here on, everything He did, He did by the power of the Holy Spirit. Verse 14 says, Immediately He began to preach the gospel of God. Jesus came preaching the gospel. John says He is the Son of God. That is the testimony of the Father. …