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Look at the Lamb!
The lamb was central to the sacrifices of the Temple—one life offered in place of another, blood spilled as a covering for wrongdoing.
john the baptist
Advent
Radical Reordering: Preparing the Way for Christ
We're approaching the third Sunday of Advent and today we encounter two unusual "preachers" -- one on the roads of rural Georgia, and one in the Judean wilderness near the Jordan River. Both have something to teach us in their unorthodox ways. Luke 3:7-18 (NIV)
John
Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
The Voice in the WildernessJohn 1:6-8, 19-286There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness