1. The Ministry of John the Baptist Pastor Keone Mark 1:1-8

2. Mark 1:1-3 1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way" {2 Mal. 3:1} -- 3 "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'" {3 Isaiah 40:3}

3. Mark 1:4-5 4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

4. John’s Role Prepare people for the coming of the Lord Fulfilled role by preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and baptizing

5. Mark 1:6 6 John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

6. John’s Role Prepare people for the coming of the Lord Fulfilled role by preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and baptizing John’s Lifestyle Different from the people of his time

7. Mark 1:7-8 7 And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

8. John’s Role Prepare people for the coming of the Lord Fulfilled role by preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and baptizing John’s Lifestyle Different from the people of his time John’s Message Pointed people to the Coming One, who would baptize with the Holy Spirit

9. Our Role Prepare people to meet Jesus Fulfill role by making disciples of all nations through baptizing them and teaching them to obey Our Lifestyle Different from the people of this time Our Message

10. "The Change" by Steven Curtis Chapman Well I got myself a T-shirt that says what I believe I got letters on my bracelet to serve as my ID I got the necklace and the key chain And almost everything a good Christian needs, yeah I got the little Bible magnets on my refrigerator door And a welcome mat to bless you before you walk across my floor I got a Jesus bumper sticker And the outline of a fish stuck on my car And even though this stuff's all well and good, yeah I cannot help but ask myself--

11. What about the change What about the difference What about the grace What about forgiveness What about a life that's showing I'm undergoing the change, yeah I'm undergoing the change Well I've got this way of thinking that comes so naturally Where I believe the whole world is revolving around me And I got this way of living that I have to die to every single day 'Cause if God's Spirit lives inside of me, yeah I'm gonna live life differently

12. I'm gonna have the change I'm gonna have the difference I'm gonna have the grace I'm gonna have forgiveness I'm gonna live a life that's showing I'm undergoing the change What about the change What about the difference What about the grace What about forgiveness I want to live a life that's showing I'm undergoing the change

13. Our Role Prepare people to meet Jesus Fulfill role by making disciples of all nations through baptizing them and teaching them to obey Our Lifestyle Different from the people of this time Our Message Points others to Jesus