This week, we talk about the Baptism of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew.
John the Baptist is thought to have been raised in an Essene monastery in Southern Israel, near Qumran (where we will later find the "Dead Sea Scrolls").
There are four important groups that will come up multiple times in the Gospels;
The Sadducees, the Pharisees, the Scribes, and the Priests.
Sadducees were not very religious, but were wealthy, and held the majority of power in the Sanhedrin.
The Pharisees were very religious, and had a smaller amount of power in the Sanhedrin.
The Scribes were scholars who made copies of the books of the bible.
The Priests were descendants of Aaron, and were responsible for Holy days at the Temple.
The sermon for this episode is called "Too Broken" and can be found at: https://ponderumc.org/ministries/sermons. This sermon was delivered on Jan 9th, 2022.
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Cover Art: Joe Wagner
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Music performed by the Ponder GMC worship team.
Cover Art: Joe Wagner
Recorded, edited and mixed by Snikrock
