Mark 1: 2-8 (NASB)
2Ā As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
āBehold, I send My messengerĀ ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
3Ā The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
āMake ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.āā
4Ā John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5Ā And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6Ā John was clothed with camelās hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey. 7Ā And he was preaching, and saying, āAfter me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals. 8Ā I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.ā
Sermon Theme: The forerunner was sent by God to prepare people for the arrival of the Messiah, the only One who could bring ultimate forgiveness and salvation.
Outline: 3 fundamental aspects of the forerunnerās life that funnel our attention to Christ and the Gospel.
Prologue (1:1)
1)Ā TheĀ AnticipationĀ of the Forerunner (1:2-3)
2)Ā TheĀ AppearanceĀ of the Forerunner (1:4-6)
3)Ā TheĀ AnnouncementĀ of the Forerunner (1:7-8)
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