THE WATER AND WILDERNESS

MARK: THE SERVANT WHO WAS OUR SAVIOR  •  Sermon  •  Submitted   •  Presented   •  50:16
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Baptism identifies us with Christ which insures our victory over sin and Satan.

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Mark 1:9–13 ESV
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

IN THE WATER

JESUS IDENTIFIES WITH SINNERS.

In His baptism Jesus identifies himself as the Savior of Sinners. Remember, Christ was not a deified man, neither was he a humanized god. He was perfectly God and at the same time perfectly man. The baptism of the Lord Jesus identified Him with sinful men and women, without implying that He himself was a sinner. He was sinless, He needed no baptism. In is baptism He associated with us sinners and placed Himself among the guilty --- Not for His own salvation but for ours. Not for His own guilt but for ours. Not because He feared the wrath to come, but to save us from it.

GOD IDENTIFIES JESUS AS HIS SON.

Jesus was baptized so to be identified with sinful man, but He was also baptized to be identified to sinful man.

THE SPIRIT IDENTIFIES JESUS AS SAVIOR.

Isaiah 61:1 ESV
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
John 1:32–34 ESV
And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
Not since creation in Genesis 1 has Scripture shown us the three distinct persons of the Trinity present at one time. This moment is significant
1 Corinthians 15:45–48 ESV
Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
The first Adam encountered temptation while the second Adam endured an onslaught of temptation.
The first Adam was tempted in an oasis while the second Adam was tempted in the outback.
The first Adam was tempted while feasting while the second Adam was tempted while fasting.
The first Adam was surrounded by Eden’s comfort while the second Adam was surrounded by the Earth’s curse.
The first Adam believed the Serpent while the second Adam believed the Scripture.

WE DECLARE OURSELVES SAVED.

Romans 6:1–4 ESV
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

WE BEGIN OUR SANCTIFICATION.

Is baptism mandatory for salvation? No. However, baptism is mandatory for spiritual growth. How can you grow spiritually when you are not being obedient to Christ command to be baptized?
Baptism isn’t a flippant act but a gateway into a fight.

IN THE WILDERNESS

WE LEARN THAT IT IS NOT A SIN TO BE TEMPTED.

Temptation is a solicitation to sin, an enticement to evil, an invitation to iniquity, and a tantalization to transgression. Sin is giving in to the temptation.
Jesus was tempted so that he could, as in his baptism, fully identify with us.
Hebrews 2:14–15 ESV
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
The word tempted in verse 13 is in the present tense. This means that Christ did not endure 3 temptations as recorded in Matthew and Luke but an onslaught of temptation for 40 days. Many scholars believe, and I agree, that those temptations in Matthew and Luke were repackaged over and over during that time.

WE LEARN THAT TEMPTATION IS NECESSARY.

Those who are led by the Spirit of God are led into warfare. We are not redeemed to rest but wrestle against spiritual wickedness in high places. Jesus shows us that spiritual muscle is not built by resting but by resisting.

WE LEARN THAT WE ARE NEVER WITHOUT GOD’S GRACE.

JESUS WAS FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT - SO ARE WE.
JESUS HAD THE SCRIPTURE - SO DO WE.
We have something in our testing that Jesus did not have
We have His sympathy
Hebrews 4:15 ESV
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
We have His supplication
Romans 8:34 ESV
Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Mark is writing based on Peter’s testimony of Jesus. Peter, the one who confessed Christ but who was also called Satan by Christ. Peter, the one who would die for Christ but ended up denying him. Peter, the one whom Satan sifted became the one Jesus used to strengthen.
1 Peter 5:8–10 ESV
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Peter had fought his own battles against Satan and experienced many falterings. However, he never ultimately failed for Christ had prayed for him and thus he persevered and prevailed.
Jesus finished His course sinless. We will finish our course because the Spirit in us and the prayers of Jesus for us insures our faithful finish.
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