{"id":2984,"date":"2017-11-12T22:44:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T22:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2018-02-05T10:54:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T10:54:34","slug":"the-birth-of-john-the-baptist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/the-birth-of-john-the-baptist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of John the Baptist"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjesuscentred.org%2Fe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2984&#038;t=The%20Birth%20of%20John%20the%20Baptist&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fjesuscentred.org%2Fe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2984&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fjesuscentred.org%2Fe%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F11%2FJohn-Baptist.png&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=The%20Birth%20of%20John%20the%20Baptist\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:16px;height:16px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"display: inline; width:16px;height:16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/32x32\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20Birth%20of%20John%20the%20Baptist&#038;body=You%20will%20find%20this%20very%20interesting:%20https%3A%2F%2Fjesuscentred.org%2Fe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2984\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:16px;height:16px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"display: inline; width:16px;height:16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/32x32\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2539 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cookham-Logo-300x92.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cookham-Logo-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cookham-Logo-150x46.png 150w, https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cookham-Logo.png 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This week I started a five week series as part of the Jesus Centred Local programme in Cookham&#8230; these sessions are free and open to anyone who an join us, though there is a cost for notes and an offering to support what we do and to hire the hall&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So I thought it would be good to share the sessions&#8230; the evening was split into two halves&#8230; you can watch the first sessions\u00a0 below or click these links for the follow on sessions!<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/lukes-census\/\">Week 2 &#8211; Luke&#8217;s Census.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/shepherds-and-friends\/\">Week 3 &#8211; Shepherds and Friends<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/shepherds-and-friends\/\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/finding-and-following-the-star\/\">Week 4 &#8211; Finding and following the star<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/finding-and-following-the-star\/\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/herod-egypt-and-sepphoris\/\">Week 5- Herod, Egypt and Sepphoris.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"CCCV88NH96N34\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 72px;\" width=\"573\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><input name=\"on0\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Support us...\" \/>If you enjoy the Videos, Please support us&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><select name=\"os0\"><option value=\"with a tip\">with a tip \u00a31.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"with a coffee\">with a coffee \u00a33.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"with coffee and cake\">with coffee and cake \u00a35.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"a real encouragment!\">a real encouragment! \u00a310.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"a generous thank you!\">a generous thank you! \u00a350.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"You're Amazing!!!\">You&#8217;re Amazing!!! \u00a3100.00 GBP<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><input alt=\"PayPal \u2013 The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/imgres?imgurl=http:\/\/afterisk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/supportus-button2.png&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.afterisk.com\/2013\/02\/26\/first-free-facebook-single-sign-on-sso-adobe-air-native-extension-for-android\/&amp;h=58&amp;w=120&amp;tbn\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_GB\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cookham Sessions: Christmas 1.1 - The meaning of John the Baptist\" style=\"width:420px;max-width: 100%;margin:5px;\">\n<div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_QJ7ZhlNHQoE\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QJ7ZhlNHQoE\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJ7ZhlNHQoE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-11-10T18:56:36.000Z\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"lyte_QJ7ZhlNHQoE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QJ7ZhlNHQoE\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\">\n<div class=\"tC\">\n<div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cookham Sessions: Christmas 1.1 &#8211; The meaning of John the Baptist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"play\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ctrl\">\n<div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QJ7ZhlNHQoE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QJ7ZhlNHQoE\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"216\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"John the Baptist 1: His Meaning and Role. In this first session we look at who John was and what he would mean for Jesus&#039; ministry.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div>\n<p>and the second half&#8230;. (Please note the sound is a bit quieter in session 2)<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cookham Sessions: Christmas 1.2 - The birth of John the Baptist\" style=\"width:420px;max-width: 100%;margin:5px;\">\n<div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_u5agiu2Smqg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u5agiu2Smqg\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5agiu2Smqg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-11-12T16:55:32.000Z\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"lyte_u5agiu2Smqg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u5agiu2Smqg\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\">\n<div class=\"tC\">\n<div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cookham Sessions: Christmas 1.2 &#8211; The birth of John the Baptist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"play\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ctrl\">\n<div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u5agiu2Smqg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u5agiu2Smqg\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"216\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The second part of an evening exploring the events and meanings of the birth of John the Baptist. In this session we get into the text of Luke and see the Hebrew origins of Zecharias prophecy and more.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Check back for next week when we will be looking at the Conception of Jesus and the Roman Census recorded in Luke&#8217;s Gospel. If you would like to join us live the details are at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/jcl-local\/\">here!<\/a><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"CCCV88NH96N34\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>If you enjoy the Videos, Please support us&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><select name=\"os0\"><option value=\"with a tip\">with a tip \u00a31.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"with a coffee\">with a coffee \u00a33.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"with coffee and cake\">with coffee and cake \u00a35.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"a real encouragment!\">a real encouragment! \u00a310.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"a generous thank you!\">a generous thank you! \u00a350.00 GBP<\/option><option value=\"You're Amazing!!!\">You&#8217;re Amazing!!! \u00a3100.00 GBP<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><input name=\"currency_code\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"GBP\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal \u2013 The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/imgres?imgurl=http:\/\/afterisk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/supportus-button2.png&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.afterisk.com\/2013\/02\/26\/first-free-facebook-single-sign-on-sso-adobe-air-native-extension-for-android\/&amp;h=58&amp;w=120&amp;tbn\" type=\"image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2410 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JC-local_icon_colour.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JC-local_icon_colour.png 175w, https:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JC-local_icon_colour-123x150.png 123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_GB\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3057 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jesuscentred.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/John-Baptist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/jesuscentred\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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