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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

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

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

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