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FCF: We want to give God everything except what He wants from us.
LO: We need to understand that the best indicator of our hearts is our everyday lives.
AO: We need to commit to following God in the details of everyday life.
Christ link: Jesus
Intro: John the Baptist announced that Jesus was coming with power and fire, to judge the word.
They could not trust in their genetics or the traditions of the past - they needed to bear the fruit of a changed heart.
What would you expect John to ask of them?
Think about the scene.
He is living alone in the desert - living on locusts and honey, dressed in rough camel garments.
What do they need to do to get ready for the end of the world?
You would probably expect something dramatic.
Sometimes Jesus called on people to do big things: sell everything you own and give it to the poor.
Maybe John would want them to do that.
Or maybe move to the Jordan River valley alongside him, giving up pillows and pies for the life of a wandering prophet.
Maybe he would want them to go through some ritual.
Go to Jerusalem and make a sacrifice!
Take a Nazirite vow.
Show up to church every week.
When Martin Luther was a Catholic monk, he would beat himself and crawl up stone steps until he was bloodied mess, trying to win God’s favor.
Is that what God wants?
Let’s see how John answers when they ask.
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