God's Messenger: A Voice in the Desert

Why “John, the baptizer” and not “John the Baptist?”

1.) THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING JOHN.

A. The O.T. Scriptures. Isaiah 40:3 Malachi 4:5-6

B. The angel. Luke 1:13-17

C. His father. Luke 1:76-77

2.) THE MIRACULOUS BIRTH OF JOHN. Luke 1:5-80

A. Zechariah and Elizabeth (parents)

B. Mary and Jesus (relatives)

C. John (as a grown man) Luke 1:80 Mark 1:6

3.) THE MINISTRY AND MESSAGE GIVEN TO JOHN.

Matthew 3:1-17 Luke 3:2-23

Mark 1:2-8 John 1:6-9, 23

4.) THE PURPOSE AND PRIORITY THAT JOHN FOLLOWED. John 1:26-27 John 3:30-31

“He must increase, but I must decrease.”

– It was all about Jesus!

– He kept the main thing the main thing!

Think and pray about this: 1. What will be your “main thing” in 2021?

2. Are you willing to be challenged by the life and ministry of John, the baptizer?