Genesis 1:1-5 (The start of Everything.)
Psalm 29 (In praise of the voice of the Lord.)
Acts 19:1-7 (The start of a new church.)
Mark 1:4-11 (The start of Jesus' son-ship.)
Theme: "Defining Moments"
"It all started when..." is a way of making sense of something that has already happened. "It all started long ago at Elmhurst College, when I sat down to eat lunch in the cafeteria with my old friend Bryce, and he introduced me to his friend, and that's how I came to be married with two kids."
"It all started when..." may or may not be accurate, because identifying a beginning is a tricky thing. We are never aware, in the moment, that it is a beginning of something. At the time, it's just another ordinary day. It only becomes a "defining moment" in retrospect.
And, so it is with the Jesus movement. When was it, that everything began to change? According to Mark, it all started with John the Baptizer, who was there at the Jordan River when Jesus of Nazareth came down. John baptized Jesus with water, and God spoke, announcing that Jesus is the messiah, the promised Son of God.
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