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Walking Through the Life of John the Baptist
Not the Apostle
Illustration: Setting up for events
We delegate without explaining
No time to do that!
Our time is short!
Production is soon!
John the Baptist goes into this mode as well
No time, repent!
Kingdom of God is at hand!
Getting ready for Easter, preparing the way...
The Birth of John
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Muhammad Ali claimed to be the greatest, but Jesus said its John
This is coming from Jesus! Elaborate…
Paint the picture – a marriage serving God, but they don’t have what they want.
Paint the picture – a marriage serving God, but they don’t have what they want.
Have you been in that state?
It won’t change your relationship with God…
But you really want it!
Illustration: Tasha jumped out of the closet
Angel does that to Zacharias
Zacharias is burning incense alone, an angel appears
Illustration: Have you ever prayed a long time for something?
I’ve had prayers answered instantly (headache)
Some take a little more time (job at church)
Some take a very long time (leaving the mill)
No matter what, isn’t it exciting when God answers?
The angel continues:
John’s purpose was spelled out from the get go
He was meant to be a funnel for Jesus
Illustration: Watching the skimmer in my pool
Are you living your purpose?
Are you serving God?
John the B’s dad didn’t believe the angel
He ends up mute, which is a huge blessing!
When Tash was pregnant I said lots of dumb stuff
I wish God would have just shut me up…
Fast forward – Pregnant Mary visits pregnant Elizabeth
Explain relationship
Even in the womb, John had an attachment to Jesus
People wonder why the church is pro-life
Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant, Mary was less
Already there’s relationship & purpose in their lives
Instead of thinking politically, think about this:
This was about Jeremiah, but apparently true of John
And true of Paul:
Do you find comfort there?
God already knows where you’re going
When God formed me, He was thinking:
Oh Dan, you’re gonna tell people all about Me
You’re gonna have this wonderful wife
You’re gonna love your awesome kids
You’re gonna eat so much Del Taco…
God just poured Himself into making you…
Each of us has this amazing purpose for Him
Illustration: Basketball boys wearing their gear…
They should be worried about the game!
We’re supposed to be focused on God
But we grab onto distractions…
John didn’t, he stayed focused on his mission
Preparing the Way
Isaiah promised that John would come
And what is he going to do?
Repent, because Jesus is almost here?
So?
Why do you need to do that John?
Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.
Again, why do you need to do that?
Illustration: Seven years to complete the transcontinental railroad
Seven years to complete the transcontinental railroad
Took four months from NY to SF
It took the first train 83 hours
That’s more than 35 times faster!
Why?
Because they “prepared the way”
Jesus’ way was prepared by repentance and baptism
The question is, what kind of road are you on?
We have paved roads for cars and trucks
And we have rails for trains
You don’t take a train on pavement
You don’t take a car on tracks (usually)
John the B built up a rail system of repentance
Satan built up the pavement of damnation
We want to get on the Jesus train!
John is in the wilderness, encouraging repentance
He’s wearing his camels’ hair and a leather belt
And he’s eating grasshoppers and honey
Mmm… delicious!
It’s urgent, we gotta lay these rails!
Hurry!
Then these guys come out to him:
I’ve always found that interesting…
These men are coming, why is John so harsh?
Illustration:
They were easy to recognize
Just like a Jesus movie
There were 18 parts to their garments
Phylacteries
They would pray very loud and long
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