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Dismayed in prison and puzzled by Jesus' military restraint, John the Baptist sent an envoy of disciples to ask Jesus, "are you the One or should we look for another?" Jesus answers their question, and then some! (And by his answer we learn still more about the way Jesus thought about himself.) Then Jesus added, "Truly, I say, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he." In my opinion, that's a weird thing to say. Why would Jesus say it? By saying such a thing what was Jesus indicating? What were the other things he said that help us build an answer to why Jesus said we (you and me) can be greater than his own cousin, Baptist John? In this episode I also talk about exegetical method—how to go about studying a biblical text—and reflect still further (for the third consecutive show) on transhumanism. Come think and pray and laugh with me.
Sunday, 22 September 2024 Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. Matthew 4:12 “And Jesus, having heard that John – he was surrendered, He withdrew into the Galilee” (CG). In the previous verse, Matthew noted that the Traducer left Jesus and then messengers came and ministered to Him. With these temptations behind Him, it next says, “And Jesus.” Some manuscripts, and thus some translations, do not include the name Jesus here. For example, the Berean Literal Bible says, “And having heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.” As always, there are those who claim one text or another is correct, but the context is completely understandable either way. Jesus is the Subject of the words. Of Him, it next says, “having heard that John – he was surrendered.” The word is paradidómi. It gives the sense of giving or turning over. Thus, it can be putting someone in prison, entrusting someone with goods, betraying someone, etc. The word simply means to surrender. John was arrested or surrendered to the prison. Of this event, the timeline is not necessarily chronological. Matthew presents things in more of a categorical manner. Charles Ellicott notes the following: “Between the 11th and 12th verses there is a great break, and it is well to remember what passed in the interval: (1) the return to the Baptist, and the call of the six disciples (John 1:29-51); (2) the marriage at Cana, and the visit to Capernaum (John 2:1-12); (3) the cleansing of the Temple; the interview with Nicodemus, and the last testimony of the Baptist (John 2:13 to John 3:36). At this stage comes in the imprisonment of John (mentioned here, but not narrated till 14:3-5) and the consequent journey through Samaria to Galilee (John 4:1-42). The verse now before us may be noted as implying a ministry in Judæa, which for some reason the writer does not narrate.” Jesus continued His ministry. Eventually, He heard of John's imprisonment, and so it next says, “He withdrew.” The word is anachóreó. It has been seen four times already in Matthew 2. Strong's notes concerning it, “underlying idea perhaps of taking refuge from danger or of going into retirement.” In other words, Jesus is withdrawing to the Galilee. This would keep His ministry from overexposure in Judea until the right time for His ministry to come to its completion. As for where He withdrew to, it next says, “into the Galilee.” Most translations do not include the article. Rather, they simply say Galilee. But even in the Hebrew, the location is normally preceded by the definite article. It is a region, the Galilee, first noted in Joshua 20:7. It signifies a circle or circuit. In 1 Kings 9:11, it included twenty cities that were given to Hiram, king of Tyre, by Solomon. Because it designates an area, “the Circle,” inclusion of the article more appropriately defines the area when it is included in the Greek text. Life application: Of this verse, the Expositor's Greek Testament says, “In a few rapid strokes the evangelist describes the opening of the Messianic work of Jesus in Galilee. He has in view the great Sermon on the Mount, and the group of wonderful deeds he means thereafter to report, and he gives first a summary description of Christ's varied activities by way of introduction.” This statement is somewhat misleading. As noted above in Ellicott's commentary, Jesus carried out His ministry for some amount of time in the area of Judea. However, at this point, Matthew's focus is more categorical than chronological. It is good to remember this when evaluating the gospels in order to avoid theological misunderstandings. At times, the actual chronology of when Jesus said things can be difficult to determine because of how the gospels present their narratives. Therefore, it is better to have a side-by-side comparison of the content of the gospels before jumping to erroneous conclusions. With such a side-by-side comparison, the events of Jesus' life make a much fuller and more understandable picture from a chronological perspective. Such comparisons can be found right online, so when you are trying to sort things out, do a search and you can explore things in that manner. Lord God, Your word is big, detailed, and complex. Help us to study it carefully and with a view to understanding it more fully. May we not jump to erroneous conclusions about things until we have taken the time to search them out in a complete way. And, Lord, thank You for those people who have already done so much to help us understand this precious word. Amen.
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Micah Klutinoty in Week 04 of the series, Behold the Lamb! John 1:19-28
The Gospel of John January 21, 2024 Sunday Service Pastor Mark Satterfield The Glade Church To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people click here: http://www.thegladechurch.org/give —— Stay Connected Website: http://www.thegladechurch.org/ The Glade Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGladeChurch The Glade Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegladechurch
Step into the radiant message of John 1:6-13 as Drew Suttles joins to shed light on John the Baptist's pivotal role and Jesus as the Light of the world.
Homily, 01.06.2023 - Synaxis of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner & Baptist John; the Acts of the Apostles. (19:1-8); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:29-34)
In this edition of Channeling History, we investigate what it was like to know Jesus by speaking to the spirits of those who knew him best; John the Baptist, John the Apostle, Mary Magdalene and Peter the Apostle. This is an outstanding and powerful show where you hear information about the life of our Lord from those who knew him best. Please tell your friends about our shows.
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Verse by verse study through the book of John Chapter Five and Verse Thirty Six
Title: John the Baptist Preacher: Denny Burk Series: John Passage: John 1:19–34
John the Baptist came to prepare the way and witness as to Jesus' identity.
Verse by verse study through the book of John Chapter One and Verse Thirty
Verse by verse study through the book of John Chapter One and Verse Twenty Seven
Verse by verse study through the book of John Chapter One and Verse Nineteen
Even John didn't know that Jesus was the Messiah until the Spirit of God revealed the truth to him. How can we learn from John the Baptist to recognize Christ?John 1:29-34John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said,“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.He is the one of whom I said,‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of mebecause he existed before me.'I did not know him,but the reason why I came baptizing with waterwas that he might be made known to Israel.” ... Read the full scripture: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011523.cfm
Thanks for checking out this week's Message. This week we continue our series on John the Baptist, with a message from Pastor Megan Wood titled “John in Prison”. If you're looking for next steps, please head to our website at https://www.wordoflifeag.org/.
Rev. Andrew Keasling preaches for Dean's ordination service.
Exposition of John 1:19-28
Thanks for checking out this week's podcast. This week we're kicking off a brand new series all about John the Baptist, Pastor Tom Wood will get us started with a message covering John the Baptist, in the old testament. If you're looking for next steps, please head to our website at https://www.wordoflifeag.org/.
Who was John the Baptist? Was he prophesied? Who is the Lamb of God?
Listen as Pastor Jim discusses the coming of John the Baptist and how this applies to our personal witness for Jesus Christ.
Daily commemoration of the Great Feasts and the lives of the saints of the Orthodox Church.
On this podcast of Sonshine USA our Bible study teacher Warren Landis expounds from John 1:19-36. Here we read about the Confession of John The Baptist. Toward the end of today's podcast, Warren has and extended time of sharing prayer request and praying for your needs. To God be the GLORY! AMEN! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/warren-landis4/support
John the Baptist famously said of Jesus: "He must increase, but I must decrease." How does decreasing sound joyful? Join us as we see John the Baptist explain that his joy is because Jesus was glorified, and that all glory belongs to Him.
Who was John the Baptist? Why was he baptizing? What was his purpose in life? As we continue in the Gospel of John, we see that humble submission is the only response to the revelation of who Jesus truly is, because there can be no greater mission than to point others to Jesus, the lamb of God, which takes away the world's sins.
Andrew Midgett, an elder at One Harbor Church in Morehead City, preaches the next section of the Gospel of John's prologue. This portion of the prologue introduces John the Baptist (a different John from the author of this gospel), who is the one who prepared the way for Jesus' ministry.
2022-03-27 Evening Sermon
Introducing John the Baptist - John - Book of Signs by St Stephen's Willoughby
This sermon, "Q & A Time with John the Baptist" is part of Pastor Christopher's "Signs of Life" message series. Thanks for listening! LAKEVIEW MISSIONARY CHURCH, 810 S. Evergreen Dr., Moses Lake, WA 98837, 509-765-5270, www.LakeviewMissionaryChurch.com Pastor Christopher sends a weekly update to our church every Wednesday with an encouraging article, prayer requests, and announcements. Subscribe here, http://eepurl.com/hC7SHD Scripture taken from the New American Standard Bible, Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission.
This week BibleWorm reads the story of John the Baptist as told in John 1:19-34. We ponder John's declaration of who he is not as well as who he is and we think about what it would mean to confess our own identity in the world. We talk about John's acknowledgment that he himself would not have would not have recognized Jesus if it hadn't been for the dove descending on him, and we wonder if recognizing Jesus today might be a little more more complicated than we sometimes think. And we discuss the idea of Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, wrestling with what it means to call Jesus a Lamb and what that has to do with the brokenness of both ourselves and the world.
In this message, Pastor Kirk Hall continues his verse by verse study through the Gospel of John.
In this episode, Pastor Jay Lee shares about John the Baptist, who was really the first Christian influencer, and what made him great in the eyes of Jesus. And please checkout the Called2B Podcast with Travis Guse at these links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0nzDeqc5Hl3NWl0Y9Sg6Cd Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpuoXq8IB9YoAx6WSrqRHRw Questions or Feedback? Leave a message: https://podinbox.com/DailySabbath Support the podcast with a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailysabbath
Series: John ClassService: Sun Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Dave Hamlett
John the Baptist.Bible Reference: John 1.19-34.Series: Encounters with Jesus.
Homily, 08.29.2021 - Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (13:25-33); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (6:14-30)
Homily for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost and the Beheading of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John given by Fr. Michael Mandelas on August 29, 2021 at St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, Seattle, Washington USA. Please consider a one time or regular donation by visiting: https://stjohnchrysostom.org/one-time-donation/ Visit us at: https://stjohnchrysostom.org https://blog.stjohnchrysostom.org https://www.facebook.com/StJohnChrysostomByzantine/
In the Scripture and throughout Orthodox Tradition, the holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John occupies a place parallel though not identical to that of the Holy Virgin Mary. Yet he is at the same time a more enigmatic and lesser-understood figure in Christianity. Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick together discuss the Voice that prepared the way for the coming of God in the flesh.
In the Scripture and throughout Orthodox Tradition, the holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John occupies a place parallel though not identical to that of the Holy Virgin Mary. Yet he is at the same time a more enigmatic and lesser-understood figure in Christianity. Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick together discuss the Voice that prepared the way for the coming of God in the flesh.
In the Scripture and throughout Orthodox tradition, the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, occupies a place parallel though not identical to that of the Holy Virgin Mary. Yet he is at the same time a more enigmatic and lesser-understood figure in Christianity. Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick together discuss the Voice that prepared the way for the coming of God in the flesh.
Message from Claude McRoberts on March 14, 2021
Pastor Josh Hall continues his sermon series in the Gospel of John. Today, he examines John the Baptist and 2 statements that sum up his ministry. 1. Take Your Eyes Off of Me - v. 19-23 5 questions asked by the Pharisees: 1) Who are you? 2) Are you Elijah? 3) Are you THE prophet? 4) Who are you that we may tell those who sent us? 5) What do you say about yourself? 2. Set Your Eyes on Him - v. 23-28 2 key statements: 1) Get ready for Him 2) I'm not worthy
This lesson from the middle of the 1st chapter of the Gospel of John examines the issue of the importance of John the Baptist. It was created for the Biblical Foundations Bible Study class at Houston's First Baptist Church and is a part of a year-long study of the Fourth Gospel. To view the lesson on Youtube CLICK HERE.
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the angelic announcement of a conception is a special sign of some new resolve of God; a resolve of God to alter the course of history. Fr. Pat's reflections given on the Feast of the Conception of the Forerunner and Baptist John.