Tag: john the baptist
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A Colony of Heaven in a Country of Death
Give me his head on a platter! And so it was that John the Baptist was decapitated. The story of his demise is a contrast between to kingdoms and two kings (Herod Antipas vs. Christ). This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Mark 6:14-29 and invites us to consider our ultimate citizenship from…
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The Endangered Recipe for Greatness [Sermon]
Power, independence and control are in. Humility is out. But why? It’s endangered. It’s also the recipe for true greatness in God’s eyes. This sermon explores John 3:22-36 and offers three applications for our lives.
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“He must become greater; I must become less”—The Humility of John the Baptist (Growing Deeper with John 3:22-36)
John the Baptist was a radical, especially when contrasted with the me-first, look-at-me mantras of today. This episode is a Bibles Study on John 3:22-36 and the cardinal virtue: humility.
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John the Baptist introduces the Lamb of God (Growing Deeper with John 1:19-34)
Who and what is the “Lamb of God”? The piercing herald John the Baptist introduces the Lamb who gives us the Holy Spirit. This episode is a biblical study on John 1:19-34.
