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Fruit of Repentance Matthew 3:4-11

The prophet, John the Baptist, a contemporary of Jesus prepared people for Jesus' minsitry by calling them to repentance and pointing them toward Jesus the Messiah

John the Baptist prepared the way of the Lord by teaching people of the importance of confessing and repenting from their sins.

John 1:19-34 Hook - Think of your favorite concert. The big headlining band you went to see and how great it was. There was a band who opened for the headliner. The smaller band was not as well known. Maybe rising talent. One of their purposes was to get you ready to for the headliner. They were to hype…

Mark 1:1–8 (NIV) 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for…

Kids’ Corner- Defining Idols- Last Sunday, I talked with the children about something that is happening is some parts of our country. It is a way of thinking, that has permeated our culture “Cancel Culture” It is the idea, that we need to remove any talk or recognition of things from the past or people…

(NIV): 7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise…

1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of…

If the Father calls the Son, "beloved," and we are in the Son, we are beloved also.

It’s never on the lists of “all-time great movies,” but one of my favorite movies is Uncle Buck. It actually came out 30 years ago, but it really is fantastic. If you haven’t seen it, the movie is about a couple, Bob and Cindy Russell, and their 3 children who are 15, 8, and 6. Bob and Cindy suddenly…

A Presbyterian and a Baptist minister were discussing baptism. After a beautiful dissertation on the subject by the Baptist minister, the Presbyterian minister asked if the Baptist considered a person baptized if he was immersed in water up to his chin. “No,” said the Baptist. “Is he considered baptized…

Change your outlook/mind Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Turning around starts in our minds. Unless there is a willingness, change will…

Advent 2C: Uses RCL lectionary texts. Connects Isaiah/Malachi/John the Baptist "preparing the way" and "making the paths straight" with the second coming (Advent) of Christ and the mission of the Church. Meant as a 10-minute Eucharistic sermon.

Drawn from Naaman a message on Baptism - burial and resurrection with Christ

How does the baptism of Jesus tie back into the story of the OT? You might be surprised.