The Life of Jesus Series

Vinetum will be hosting a new series on the Life of Jesus and his apostles over the coming weeks, and will be lead by Blace and Mea Brink.

Jesus was not alone in His quest to bring the Word of God to earth; he had the help of his twelve apostles. One in particular is John the Baptist.

John the Baptist

John was a rather interesting fellow, and did not fit the mold of a holy man or prophet. . John was a solitary man, living in the woods and eating off the land. John knew his role in the life of Jesus, and that role was to pave the way for His arrival. John began by preaching the Word of God, and then baptizing them in the name of God with water. However, John was not the type to just blindly baptize anyone. He knew if their hearts were pure, and if they were truly ready to accept the Messiah. So, when the sadducees and pharisees came to be baptized because it was the current trend of the day, John grew furious and said (as written in Matthew 3:7):

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee God's coming judgment?

John warned everyone to truly repent of their sins and to get their lives in order; otherwise they would face the wrath of God on their day of judgment. John took great care to make it clear that Jesus was in fact the Messiah and exclaimed (as written in John 1:36)

As Jesus walked by, John looked at Him and then declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!"

John made it very clear that Jesus was the way to salvation, and he made it his mission to tell everyone he could to turn to Jesus, and reject their sinful ways, and gave many people the opportunity to hear and learn about Jesus.

Vinetum will be continuing the series on the Life of Jesus for the next several weeks. Thanks again for stopping by to read our blog, and, should you ever want to attend a service, please feel free to contact Pastor Blace Brink at Blace@cox.net.

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