![]() They didn’t sit in air conditioned rooms with padded seats. ![]() The people who went to listen to John were willing to travel to do so. A lesson for us is that wherever God has called you to share His words, do it faithfully and He will use it to accomplish His purposes. The message he preached was from God and this drew many people out from the city to listen to him. He simply preached to whoever would listen. He relied upon the power of God’s Word to draw people. This is where God had called him to do ministry. Why? I am not sure I know the answer to this question. John the Baptist’s lifestyle – He did not go the biggest cities or the capital city Jerusalem to take his message. Some of these points are taken from my study in Mark which you can find at ġ. John 1:29-34 – John’s statement about Christ.Ģ Kings 1:8 – Elijah wore a garment of camel hair and a leather belt. John 3:22-36 – He must increase and I must decrease passage about John the Baptist. John 1:19-34 – More information about John the Baptist. Mark 1:1-11 – More information about John the Baptist. What else do we learn about the Messiah in verse 12? Who is the latter part of verse 11 referring to? What does it mean that He will baptize with fire? What is the warning in verse 10? What important lesson can we learn from this? What does verse 9 mean? What is John’s point? Why was John so aggressive toward the Pharisees/Sadducees? Didn’t he want them to repent as well? Why was John’s clothing and diet important? Are there any lessons we can learn from John in this? What does it mean that the “kingdom of heaven is at hand?” What was the core teaching of John’s message? Why would John preach in the wilderness? Who would be listening to him there?
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