prepare ye the way of the lord
TRANSCRIPT
Micah 5:2
“But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, though you are
small among the clans of
Judah, out of you will come
for me one who will be
ruler over Israel, whose
origins are from of
old, from ancient times.”
Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Psalm 22:17-18
“All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment..”
Psalm 31:11
“I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends—those who see me on the street flee from me.”
Psalm 68:18
“When you ascended
on high, you took many
captives; you received
gifts from people, even
from the rebellious—
that you, Lord God,
might dwell there.”
5 In the time of Herod
king of Judea there
was a priest named
Zechariah, who
belonged to the
priestly division of
Abijah; his wife
Elizabeth was also a
descendant of Aaron.
7 . But they were
childless because
Elizabeth was not
able to conceive,
and they were both
very old.
13 But the angel said
to him: “Do not be
afraid, Zechariah; your
prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will
bear you a son, and
you are to call him
John.
He will be great in the
sight of the Lord. He is
never to take wine or
other fermented drink,
and he will be filled with
the Holy Spirit even
before he is born. He will
bring back many of the
people of Israel to the
Lord their God.
He cried out, saying,
“This (Jesus) is the one
I spoke about when I
said, ‘He who comes
after me has surpassed
me because he was
before me.’
(John 1:15)
The next day John
saw Jesus coming
toward him and said,
“Look, the Lamb of
God, who takes away
the sin of the world!” (John 1:29)
He went into all the
country around the
Jordan, preaching a
baptism of
REPENTANCE for
the forgiveness of
SINS.
Recognize the
reality and
seriousness of SIN
and God’s wrath
that is promised for
those who REMAIN
in sin.
All of us have become
like one who is
unclean, and all our
righteous acts are like
filthy rags; we all
shrivel up like a
leaf, and like the wind
our sins sweep us
away.
(Isaiah 64:6)
For the wages of
sin is death, but the
gift of God is
eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 6:23)
Repent, BELIEVE in
Christ for
forgiveness, and be
baptized as a sign of
your initial change of
life and LOYALTY.
Deal with
UNCONFESSED sins
in your life by
confession to receive
forgiveness and and
cleansing. Don’t try to
DENY, cover or
EXCUSE them!
Whoever conceals
their sins does not
prosper, but the
one who confesses
and renounces
them finds mercy.
(Prov. 28:13)
Don’t CONTINUE in
your sin. Turn from
your sins and grow
in righteousness.
Evidence the FRUIT
of repentance!
I am jealous for you
with a godly
jealousy. I promised
you to one husband,
to Christ, so that I
might present you
as a pure virgin to
him.
(2 Cor. 11:2)