When Jesus began His public ministry, He was keenly aware that, not only would He preach to great crowds, but He would handpick a group of select men whom He would give the title “apostles”. He would train them and to them, He would entrust the task of taking His gospel to the entire world.The King Goes Public: During this two-week series on Matthew 3 and 4, we will take a closer look at Jesus, the great King, at the very beginning, tracing key events such as His baptism, the temptations in the desert, and His very first message to the public.