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NARRATOR 1:
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of
God:
SCRIPTURE NARRATOR 2:
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near." This is
He who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
A voice of one calling in the wilderness, "Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for Him." People went out to Him from Jerusalem
and all Judea, and the whole region of the
Jordan. Confessing their sins,
they were baptized by Him in the Jordan River.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John; but
John tried to deter Him, saying, "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 to
do this to fulfill all righteousness." As soon as Jesus was baptized, He
went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He
saw the Spirit
of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And
a
voice from heaven said, "This is My Son, whom I love; with Him, I am
well-pleased."
(Matthew 3:1-3,5,6,13-17 adapted from TNIV)*
A JOURNEY TO HOPE - SATB
* Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, Today's New International® Version TNIV®.
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