by twilliams | Mar 29, 2014 | Matthew 3
Matthew 3:10-12a Spirit-Fire Baptism Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 3:10 Holman “Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” With...
by twilliams | Mar 29, 2014 | Matthew 3
Matthew 3:7b-9 Win Friends And Influence People Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 3:7b . . .he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?” Vipers were poisonous desert snakes. John publicly addressed these men who were full of...
by twilliams | Mar 29, 2014 | Matthew 3
Matthew 3:6-7a Immersion Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 3:6a Holman . . .and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. . . The Jordan was historic to, and celebrated by, Israel. When Joshua led God’s people, God parted it. In its waters, Naaman the leper...
by twilliams | Mar 29, 2014 | Matthew 3
Matthew 3:3b-5 Locusts a la Mode Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 3:3b “Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!” The purpose of John’s crying out was to urge people to fix a roadway before King Jesus came. When a king visited an area, potholes had...
by twilliams | Mar 29, 2014 | Matthew 3
Matthew 3:1c-3a Right About Face!! Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 3:1c Holman . . .in the Wilderness of Judea. . . The Wilderness of Judea is the rolling badlands southeast of Jerusalem and west of the Dead Sea. The area is thinly inhabited, dry, rocky, and...
by twilliams | Mar 29, 2014 | Matthew 3
Matthew 3:17 Trinity. Easy to Understand? No! Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt 3:17a Holman And there came a voice from Heaven: Through an open portal, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove, and a voice came down. The Father was so thrilled with what...
