LC3 Sermon Notes
February 8 & 9, 2025 – Pastor Tung Le
The Gospel of Matthew: The King and His Kingdom

Up from the Water

Matthew 3

John the baptizer:

Relative of Jesus (Luke 1:36)

Miracle birth (Luke 1:13-17)

Popular with the people (Matt. 21:25-27)

Killed by Herod (Mark 6:14-29)

Kingdom living requires

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Repentance is turning

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and turning

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“Repentance is more than just feeling bad. The world feels bad, that’s regret. But repentance not only feels bad, it turns around.” (Kevin DeYoung)

“Christians should be the most repentant people non-Christians know.” (Buck Parsons)

Questions:

What sins am I struggling with?

What am I doing to turn away from those sins?

What am I doing to turn to God?

John the baptizer was the

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to the Messiah.

Jewish context of baptism:

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Kingdom living means our

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reflect our

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“There is nothing which is more insulting to the holy name of God than to profess Him with your lips and deny Him in your life.” (Martin Lloyd-Jones)

Kingdom

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is connected to kingdom

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Question: What makes a person a Christian?

A Christian is someone who

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in the

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and

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of Jesus Christ, and who is

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his/her life to the

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and

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of Jesus.

Why was Jesus baptized?

To serve as

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(Lev. 16:4)

To

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(Heb 2:17)

To

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God the Father (Matt. 3:15)

Being righteous is not only about obeying a Law; it is about obeying the Creator of those Laws.

At Jesus’ baptism, we see the

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confirms that Jesus is the Messiah.