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In the Middle East the culture for thousands of years has been to ask of strangers, "Who is your father."

The first words out of a persons mouth when they would meet you, would be them asking about your family, where they came from, what part of the local area they are from, where their roots are, but mostly who their father is.

Normally in the West, we ask what a person does and then later on in the introductions, we might get into the relationships that the person has, we rarely come out with the first question which would be "who is your father."

When I was in Lebanon, and met with the people there, this was always their first question, "who is your father and did he ever live in Lebanon?"

As we go to the Scripture today, we will see these types of things happening.

One, we will see Jesus, getting Baptized, with the Father God looking on, and we will see and hear the human lineage of Jesus Christ, all the way back to Adam.

"Who is your father," is answered more then once here, at first through the baptism of Jesus and then through Luke giving us the Royal Line of Jesus.

Knowing who your Father was or is was and is still important to people around the world, one father that we are celebrating tomorrow is the birthday of a man on, who was a father, just like us, and had human sins, and failings, but was endowed with the spirit of God, like so many Christians today, he knew the sufferings of his people, so Dr. Martin Luther King was able through the Spirit of God to release his people from the bondage of racial hatred and prejudice, and by doing so, Dr. King also gave to the world a precious gift, peace, and grace.

His example reflected Jesus peaceful actions, and paved the way for forgiveness and increased peace. in our Scripture reading today for the message, we will read and see the Fathers presence, the Sons presence, and the Holy Spirt's presence coming together in one beautiful, amazing loving gift to all mankind..

Luke 3:21-38 NLT

One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized.

As he was praying, the heavens opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove.

And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.*”

The Ancestors of Jesus

23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.

Jesus was known as the son of Joseph.

Joseph was the son of Heli.

24 Heli was the son of Matthat.

Matthat was the son of Levi.

Levi was the son of Melki.

Melki was the son of Jannai.

Jannai was the son of Joseph.

25 Joseph was the son of Mattathias.

Mattathias was the son of Amos.

Amos was the son of Nahum.

Nahum was the son of Esli.

Esli was the son of Naggai.

26 Naggai was the son of Maath.

Maath was the son of Mattathias.

Mattathias was the son of Semein.

Semein was the son of Josech.

Josech was the son of Joda.

27 Joda was the son of Joanan.

Joanan was the son of Rhesa.

Rhesa was the son of Zerubbabel.

Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel.

Shealtiel was the son of Neri.

28 Neri was the son of Melki.

Melki was the son of Addi.

Addi was the son of Cosam.

Cosam was the son of Elmadam.

Elmadam was the son of Er.

29 Er was the son of Joshua.

Joshua was the son of Eliezer.

Eliezer was the son of Jorim.

Jorim was the son of Matthat.

Matthat was the son of Levi.

30 Levi was the son of Simeon.

Simeon was the son of Judah.

Judah was the son of Joseph.

Joseph was the son of Jonam.

Jonam was the son of Eliakim.

31 Eliakim was the son of Melea.

Melea was the son of Menna.

Menna was the son of Mattatha.

Mattatha was the son of Nathan.

Nathan was the son of David.

32 David was the son of Jesse.

Jesse was the son of Obed.

Obed was the son of Boaz.

Boaz was the son of Salmon.*

Salmon was the son of Nahshon.

33 Nahshon was the son of Amminadab.

Amminadab was the son of Admin.

Admin was the son of Arni.*

Arni was the son of Hezron.

Hezron was the son of Perez.

Perez was the son of Judah.

34 Judah was the son of Jacob.

Jacob was the son of Isaac.

Isaac was the son of Abraham.

Abraham was the son of Terah.

Terah was the son of Nahor.

35 Nahor was the son of Serug.

Serug was the son of Reu.

Reu was the son of Peleg.

Peleg was the son of Eber.

Eber was the son of Shelah.

36 Shelah was the son of Cainan.

Cainan was the son of Arphaxad.

Arphaxad was the son of Shem.

Shem was the son of Noah.

Noah was the son of Lamech.

37 Lamech was the son of Methuselah.

Methuselah was the son of Enoch.

Enoch was the son of Jared.

Jared was the son of Mahalalel.

Mahalalel was the son of Kenan.

38 Kenan was the son of Enosh.*

Enosh was the son of Seth.

Seth was the son of Adam.

Adam was the son of God.

Luke brings us the undeniable signs of Jesus that came from God and from God to man.

In the first verses before the lineage,( all the hard names) we see an amazing scene, Jesus comes to John the Baptist to be baptized.

But Jesus is sinless, why does He need to be baptized?

if you have that same question today your not alone, many people who hear this also have the same questions.

Lets examine the verses and discover something that comes out in this examination.

First we read that the crowds were being baptized, and there was a day when Jesus was to be baptized, Luke tells us that in the midst of all these people being baptized, God Spoke, the Holy Spirit came "in bodily form" and rested on Christ.

Jesus was being obedient to the plan of the Father God, who through being connected in prayer was instructed to be baptized, cleansed even though He had no sin.

Look at this passage and you can see, that the Father's plan was to show John the Baptist and the crowds, and certain people in the crowd (future disciples) that this Was The Son of God.