Thursday, November 09, 2006
John the baptist
John 1 19The Jewish leaders sent priests and assistant priests from Jerusalem to ask John whether he claimed to be the Messiah.
20He denied it flatly. “I am not the Christ,” he said.
21“Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?”
“No,” he replied.
“Are you the Prophet?”
“No.”
22“Then who are you? Tell us, so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you have to say for yourself ?”
23He replied, “I am a voice from the barren wilderness, shouting as Isaiah prophesied, ‘Get ready for the coming of the Lord!’”
John the Baptist was the greatest man who ever walked the earth because he was going to bring Jesus to the people. In this passage it seems like the leaders of the Jewish folks wanted to know if John was the long awaited one. So they ask him Are you the Messaiah? No he was not. He is the one that is going to point out Jesus as the Messiah. ( Messiah who is this anyhow. I know some of you reading me get out there when I do not define the terms. Messiah was Gods anointed one. He was going to be the king and bring in a golden age for the Jews. So they thought. Jesus did bring a new age and that made him the Messiah, Jesus brought the Grace and Mercy of God and died for sin to bring people to a Golden kingdom of Heaven)
Then the Jews wanted to know if John was Elijah. Here is the passage in the bible the Jews used to see if John was the One
Malachi 4 5“See, I will send you another prophet like Elijah before the coming of the great and dreadful judgment day of God. 6His preaching will bring fathers and children together again, to be of one mind and heart, for they will know that if they do not repent, I will come and utterly destroy their land.”
Johns preaching did fit this. John was a fire and brimstone type of preacher and demanded you turn from your sin to God. He is the last prophet before Jesus/ John like I said was the greatest man who lived. As a prophet John was humble because he pointed out the Lord. He was a preacher. Here is a sermon of John
Luke 3 7Here is a sample of John’s preaching to the crowds that came for baptism: “You brood of snakes! You are trying to escape hell without truly turning to God! That is why you want to be baptized! 8First go and prove by the way you live that you really have repented. And don’t think you are safe because you are descendants of Abraham. That isn’t enough. God can produce children of Abraham from these desert stones! 9The ax of his judgment is poised over you, ready to sever your roots and cut you down. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
10The crowd replied, “What do you want us to do?”
11“If you have two coats,” he replied, “give one to the poor. If you have extra food, give it away to those who are hungry.”
12Even tax collectors—notorious for their corruption—came to be baptized and asked, “How shall we prove to you that we have abandoned our sins?”
13“By your honesty,” he replied. “Make sure you collect no more taxes than the Roman government requires you to.”
14“And us,” asked some soldiers, “what about us?”
John replied, “Don’t extort money by threats and violence; don’t accuse anyone of what you know he didn’t do; and be content with your pay!”
John was the one that was crying out the Lord is comming. I am going to also cry out Jesus is coming and Jesus wants you to repent and get saved, John wanted people to make room in hearts so I ask you have you any room for Jesus. The bible said to make your heart room for Jesus. How you might ask.
1 Ask Jesus to show you your heart and see your sins are many
2 Believe what Jesus said about you that you are a sinner in need ot the saving of Jesus. Jesus went to the cross and paid for your sins so you can know God
3 Claim the truth that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and ask him to come and save you
4 Declare it to someone. Post a message to me or your pastor and ask them to help you grow. If you will I would like to send you something to help you in your walk with Jesus
20He denied it flatly. “I am not the Christ,” he said.
21“Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?”
“No,” he replied.
“Are you the Prophet?”
“No.”
22“Then who are you? Tell us, so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you have to say for yourself ?”
23He replied, “I am a voice from the barren wilderness, shouting as Isaiah prophesied, ‘Get ready for the coming of the Lord!’”
John the Baptist was the greatest man who ever walked the earth because he was going to bring Jesus to the people. In this passage it seems like the leaders of the Jewish folks wanted to know if John was the long awaited one. So they ask him Are you the Messaiah? No he was not. He is the one that is going to point out Jesus as the Messiah. ( Messiah who is this anyhow. I know some of you reading me get out there when I do not define the terms. Messiah was Gods anointed one. He was going to be the king and bring in a golden age for the Jews. So they thought. Jesus did bring a new age and that made him the Messiah, Jesus brought the Grace and Mercy of God and died for sin to bring people to a Golden kingdom of Heaven)
Then the Jews wanted to know if John was Elijah. Here is the passage in the bible the Jews used to see if John was the One
Malachi 4 5“See, I will send you another prophet like Elijah before the coming of the great and dreadful judgment day of God. 6His preaching will bring fathers and children together again, to be of one mind and heart, for they will know that if they do not repent, I will come and utterly destroy their land.”
Johns preaching did fit this. John was a fire and brimstone type of preacher and demanded you turn from your sin to God. He is the last prophet before Jesus/ John like I said was the greatest man who lived. As a prophet John was humble because he pointed out the Lord. He was a preacher. Here is a sermon of John
Luke 3 7Here is a sample of John’s preaching to the crowds that came for baptism: “You brood of snakes! You are trying to escape hell without truly turning to God! That is why you want to be baptized! 8First go and prove by the way you live that you really have repented. And don’t think you are safe because you are descendants of Abraham. That isn’t enough. God can produce children of Abraham from these desert stones! 9The ax of his judgment is poised over you, ready to sever your roots and cut you down. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
10The crowd replied, “What do you want us to do?”
11“If you have two coats,” he replied, “give one to the poor. If you have extra food, give it away to those who are hungry.”
12Even tax collectors—notorious for their corruption—came to be baptized and asked, “How shall we prove to you that we have abandoned our sins?”
13“By your honesty,” he replied. “Make sure you collect no more taxes than the Roman government requires you to.”
14“And us,” asked some soldiers, “what about us?”
John replied, “Don’t extort money by threats and violence; don’t accuse anyone of what you know he didn’t do; and be content with your pay!”
John was the one that was crying out the Lord is comming. I am going to also cry out Jesus is coming and Jesus wants you to repent and get saved, John wanted people to make room in hearts so I ask you have you any room for Jesus. The bible said to make your heart room for Jesus. How you might ask.
1 Ask Jesus to show you your heart and see your sins are many
2 Believe what Jesus said about you that you are a sinner in need ot the saving of Jesus. Jesus went to the cross and paid for your sins so you can know God
3 Claim the truth that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and ask him to come and save you
4 Declare it to someone. Post a message to me or your pastor and ask them to help you grow. If you will I would like to send you something to help you in your walk with Jesus
