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The Advent hymn, Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding.

We stay with John the Baptist in the Advent season going into the third Sunday in Advent.

We go to John, the Gospel Writers Testimony about John, and he says there was a man sent from God.

It's just as though John the Baptist steps out of heaven, so to speak,

but of course we know of his origins and we know of his end.

So what will we find in the evangelist John's testimony and John the Baptist's testimony?

Welcome back to issues, etc.

Coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran

Public Radio in Collinsville Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for

tuning us in. We'll be looking forward to the Sunday morning according to the

three-year electionary. Pastor Sean Denzer joins us.

He's director of worship for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Senate.

Sean, welcome back.

Great to be back, Todd.

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