The Five "W's" of Jesus' Baptism

January 11, 2026 <div class="sqs-audio-embed" data-design-style="minimal" data-show-download="true" data-file-location="" data-url="" data-asset-url="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ce2b6cb8a4ea10001630ef1/t/69a4c2fcac244302cf5972d8/1772405547333/20260111.mp3" data-title="The Five "W's" of Jesus' Baptism" data-author="The Rev. William Allen" data-length-in-milli-seconds="2035000" data-no-file="No File" data-untitled="Untitled"> The Five "W's" of Jesus' Baptism The Rev. William Allen <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ce2b6cb8a4ea10001630ef1/t/69a4c2fcac244302cf5972d8/1772405547333/20260111.mp3" download="The Five "W's" of Jesus' Baptism" class="download" target="_blank">Download Matthew 3:13-17 (ESV) 13&nbsp;Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14&nbsp;John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15&nbsp;But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16&nbsp;And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17&nbsp;and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”