Lastest message Just who is this Jesus? | Derek Tidball | Mark 1:9–13

The baptism of Jesus launches his public ministry. Known just as an ordinary man, he displays his humility and identification with sinful humanity by undergoing John’s baptism which, like a ritual washing, signifying repentance. But his baptism is different because the heavens are ripped open and God descends. The Father’s voice picks up on OT scriptures which affirm his sonship and his kingship. The Spirit’s descent like a dove picks up on the Spirit’s role in creation and the renewed creation in Noah’s time. A new age is beginning. Then, astonishingly, the spirit drives Jesus into the unclean wilderness to meet his adversary, Satan. Here he demonstrates his victory over all evil.