The Life of John the Baptist, Part 4 of 6.John the Baptist, part 4 of 6
Message: (From Matthew’s account, Matthew 3:1-12).
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The Life of John the Baptist, Part 3 of 6.John the Baptist, part 3 of 6
What was John the Baptist’s understanding of the divine truths of Scripture (Scriptures were the center of his ministry)? It’s amazing how doctrinally sound he was…
The Life of John the Baptist, Part 2 of 6.John the Baptist, part 2 of 6
Upbringing & Preparation:
In the mid to late 1990’s Steve Brennecke was an attorney here in Grinnell. Recently he was back in Grinnell on (10-13-19) at Calvary Baptist Church and he presented an amazing lesson on the life of John the Baptist (or as Steve calls him, John the Immerser). It was evident that Steve had spent a good amount of time on this study, and the lesson was so intriguing to me that I knew I needed to share it with the rest of you as well. I’ll use the NKJV for this study…pretty sure that’s what Steve probably used to build this lesson.
Outline of this 6 part study… Part 1...Background Part 2...Upbringing & Preparation Part 3...What was John the Baptist’s understanding of the divine truths of Scripture? Part 4...John’s Message and his pointing to Christ as the Messiah Part 5...Life Lessons from John the Baptist Part 6...My (Nathan’s) thoughts concerning John the Baptist’s humility and focus Today we’ll jump into part 1, the background of John the Baptist’s life. John the Baptist, part 1 of 6 Background:
Who and or what are you drawn to?
Entice, Lure and Draw are synonymous terms. Try to think of something that entices, allures, or draws you in. Is it a food? Something on-line (something to watch or something to buy)? Commercials, advertisements and trailers are designed in such a way to draw you closer to desiring the product presented. I’m not an avid fisherman, but I do enjoy it when the opportunity arises. The whole purposes behind me rigging that worm onto my hook is to attract a nice big fish that I can reel in and be proud of. Just like that fish…we too know what our “worm” is and it doesn’t take much for Satan to dangle it there and for us to take the bait. Once hooked, then what? What should we renew our minds to be drawn to? Below are a few Truths about Drawing Near:
Practicing His Presence, Nate |
AuthorNate Smith is a husband, a father of 6 girls, grandpa to 3 granddaughters and one grandson, a police and fire chaplain, a pastor, and has a passion to see men grow in Christ. #girldad including granddaughter
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