John Prepares the Way for King Jesus

Matthew 3:1-12

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REVIEW

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Throughout history God has
been faithful to Israel.
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However, Israel continued to
disobey God
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 Did Israel Have A New Obedient Heart?

•  They listened to the word of God J

•  They were sorry for their sin J
•  They rejoiced in the Lord J
•  They confessed their sin J
•  They remembered God’s faithfulness J
•  They promised to obey God again J
•  They returned to their sinful ways! L
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400 years of silence…

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 Over the centuries, Israel
remained under foreign rule.
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 SIN

Will things always be like this?

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God promised Israel an eternal kingdom
ruled by an eternal King
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God promised Israel an eternal kingdom
ruled by an eternal King
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John Prepares the Way for King Jesus

Matthew 3:1-12

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“Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 3:2

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“____, for the _____ of heaven is
at ______.”
Matthew 3:2

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“Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 3:2

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3:1 Now in those days John the Baptist came,
preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 
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3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 
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3:3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the
prophet when he said,
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“THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS,
‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD,
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’”
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John was preparing the people’s hearts and lives
for the arrival of King Jesus.
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3:5 Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all
Judea and all the district around the Jordan
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6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan
River, as they confessed their sins.
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 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who
warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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3:8 Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance; 

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3:9 and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have
Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones
God is able to raise up children to Abraham. 
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John told the Jewish leaders that being Jewish was not
enough. Their sinful lives must change!
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 10 The axe is already laid at the root of the trees;
therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is
cut down and thrown into the fire. 
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11 “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who
is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His
sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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12 His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear
His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but
He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 
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John warned that the King is coming, and He
will decide who goes to hell and who is saved.
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 Takeaways

1) Jesus Christ is the King.

2) You must repent.
3) Hell is for those who don’t.

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 Jesus began to preach and
say, “Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.” 
- Matthew 4:17b

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