#207: John the Baptist: Living Boldy for Jesus
Truth Seekers: Bible Stories for Kids - Christian Kids Podcast, Family-Friendly Bible Podcast, Christian Parenting Resource
Sherilyn R. Grant and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 21 April 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Matthew 14:1-12. John the Baptist was not afraid to call out sin and speak the truth, even when it meant being thrown in prison. He lived his life faithfully as a servant of the Lord, even to the very end. Life may not look how we plan or think it should, but as we put our faith and hope in Jesus, He is working all things for good. We cannot see it with our physical eyes, but the kingdom of God is for all who believe in Jesus, and the kingdom of God is one of righteousness, peace and joy. It is unshakeable and eternal. John's life did not end in fame and accolades, but Jesus said that John was the greatest of all men. John's commitment to righteousness and truth made him a voice speaking truth and light into the darkness.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian parenting. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the True Seekers Podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | A True Seekers is someone who wants to know the truth. They search for what's true and they won't rest until they find it. |
| 0:16.2 | I am a truth seeker and if you are too then you've come to the right place where we will search for truth each week in the stories of the Bible. |
| 0:24.8 | Well hello and welcome back. |
| 0:26.7 | We have been learning so much about Jesus and the Kingdom of God. |
| 0:31.3 | Today I want us to go back a bit. I want us to go all the way back to |
| 0:35.8 | episode 174 when we learn about John the Baptist. Do you remember what we learned? We learned that John the Baptist was called |
| 0:47.2 | by God from even before he was born to prepare the way of the Lord Jesus. |
| 0:54.0 | Before Jesus even began his ministry, |
| 0:57.0 | John the Baptist was calling people to repent of their sins, |
| 1:01.0 | to turn from their wicked ways. He was calling those who would |
| 1:04.6 | listen to be baptized and to surrender their lives to God in preparation for the |
| 1:10.0 | coming Messiah. Little did he know that he would be there and he would be the |
| 1:15.4 | one to baptize Jesus the Messiah himself. John was a to prepare the way Jesus the Messiah had come. John had done his job. |
| 1:34.6 | John said that he must decrease or become less important |
| 1:39.4 | so that Jesus could increase, become most important. |
| 1:44.4 | John was bold and he spoke the truth. |
| 1:46.8 | He was not afraid of what would happen if he spoke the truth, even to those who did not want |
| 1:51.8 | to hear it. |
| 1:53.0 | And that's just what he did. |
| 1:54.8 | You see, it was during this time that Herod, who had been placed as king in charge of |
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