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Prepare the way of The LORD
Prepare the way of The LORD
John is a prophet
He declares the word of the LORD
He dresses like one
Prepare to welcome the King (make HIS path straight)
The Kingdom insists on a King
Repentance involves the confession of Sin.
You have to admit there is a problem before you can fix it.
Illustration: Douglasville wouldn’t admit that Clay was a bad hire, so they couldn’t fix the situation
Keep in repentance
Keep in repentance
Repentance is an ongoing state, not an action that you do a whole bunch of times
What does repentance look like?
bearing fruit
There is a reconning for those who don’t
The axe is in his hands and he is lining up the swing
Illus: Jamaica with a pitch fork
All will be baptized
All will be baptized
Water is all John can use.
It shows repentance
God will come, and he has more thana water
Spirit
Fire: the Presence of the Lord
bad trees and chaff: a different fire: God’s wrath
The King has come
The King has come
John confirms that Jesus is one that he has spoken of. (vv. 14-15)
The Spirit descends on Jesus
John can only baptize with water.
Here we see God baptizes Jesus with the Spirit
Jesus will baptize with the Spirit
“That’s my boy”
Illus: Everytime I think “that’s my boy” its because he does something that he shows he is like me.”
God looks at his Son and sees himself… because he is looking at himself…kinda
Trinitity implications