Sermons About Forerunner
Prepare for the King, pt. 1 (Matthew 3:1-4)
All four gospels record the ministry of John the Baptist from their own unique perspective according to their purpose. Luke, alone, includes the narrative of his birth. But all three synoptics (Matthew, Mark, Luke) all include this initial phase of John’s ministry in the wilderness. The apostle John, written much later, covers this same period, but emphasizes the Baptist’s role as witness to the Messiah and alone announces Him as “The Lamb that takes away the sin of the world.†Luke is written to present an accurate historical account, so he fills in many of the details left out by Matthew and in this sense is more helpful from a historical point of view. However, Luke and Matthew’s purposes are different. Matthew’s goal is to present Jesus Christ as King, the King the prophets looked forward to and the people should have been expecting. Matthew is, in this sense, more interested in the message than the details. Thus, with little introduction John the Baptist explodes onto the scene of Matthew’s gospel, in order to accentuate, with all its force, the message by which the way for the King would be prepared: “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.â€
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Jesus Must become Greater, I Must Become Less
John the Baptist is baptizing and proclaiming that there will come somebody greater then him. "I am not the Christ, but am send ahead of Him"
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Unexpected Messenger
In this 1st week of CityView's 2007 Advent series, we take a look at John the Baptist and how he was missed by so many as the messenger that would herald the coming of Christ.
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Part 6, He Became our Advocate
This message considers the work of Jesus at God's Right Hand. He is the Savior we need, perfectly suited to us. This effect of this should be a faith-filled walk with him, not anxiety.
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Part 3, He Abolished Death
Death is the great hope-destroyer. It ruins and corrupts all our labors and our bodies. Death is the judgment of God for sin. Humanity cannot escape death. God the Son became one of us to put an end to death and restore us to full reflections of his glory.
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