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The Forerunner (Luke 1:1-59)

Dennis Kreiss, June 11, 2016
Part of the Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah series, preached for Growing Together Radio

The Forerunner
Luke 1
Many of us are guilty of selling God short. Take Zachariah the Priest for example. He should have learned the lesson of history from Abraham and Sarah, but if there is one thing we can learn from the lessons of history is that few of us ever learn from the lessons of history. Today it’s our great privilege to examine the amazing life of John, the Baptizer, the prophet and the forerunner of the Lord Jesus Christ. He had the greatest of all privileges among men, to announce the coming of Jesus the man from heaven.
The Prophecies
Code Name Elijah
Malachi 4:5-6 is the Prophecy of the return of __________
His return is something observant Jews look forward to today
John the Baptizer never claimed the title of Elijah. John 1:21-25
John said he was the ________ in the wilderness - Isaiah 40:1-10
Jesus did make the John / Elijah connection - Mark 9:11-13
Elijah is coming first / Elijah has already come
Matthew 11:14 "if you receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.
His Birth
John was born to Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth
Elizabeth was barren and past child bearing age
The angel of the Lord announced the birth John. Luke 1:17
Zechariah was struck ______ because he doubted - Luke 1:59
His Message
John was about 30 years old when he began his ministry
His prophetic style began to attract attention
He was the last of the Old Testament _____________.
John’s message was meant to _______ the way for the Lord
John baptized any who repented. Mt 3:7-12
If you repented you were ready for the messiah
The idea of baptizing is a sign of ________________
John was preaching for inner purity
His Purpose
His purpose was to _______ to the “Lamb of God” John 1:25
He would decrease so Jesus could increase Jn 3:25-36
"The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

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