The Lord's Lockdown

The Person in Verses 1-4

Vs 1 The Preacher

Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist

Vs 2 The Preaching (Acts 10:37)

King James Version Chapter 10

That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

Vs 3 The Prophetic

Isaiah 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD,

Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Vs 4 The Peculiar

The Popularity with the.........

Vs 5 The People

People were receptive to a proclamation of hope. 400 years of silence from God and the burdensome legalistic efforts of various religious efforts had left them thirsting for something real.

Vs 6 The Position on Sin

Have you ever just wondered what to do? At wits end? How often we justify where we are in life rather than admitting we need a change . A real change. Real change comes through Christ.

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Mt 11:11). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.