Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love.

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with The Lunatic, as we pick up in Matthew, 17 verse 13 and now with today's message here's

pastor chuck the people all wondered why zachariah was in the temple so long and because they

were waiting outside the people wait outside and the priests would come out and give them god's blessings and so they were waiting outside. The people wait outside, and the priest would come out and give them God's blessings. And so they were waiting for that blessing. And man, he was in there. They

watched the old sundial going down and what's taking him so long, you know? And finally, when

he came out, they were amazed that he wasn't able to give them the blessing. You know, he wasn't able to speak.

He went back to the hill country, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and of course John

the Baptist was born.

Now, when John began his ministry, he attracted many people, and they came out of the villages and out of the cities to be

baptized and to hear his words. And because the people were gathering to him, there was a stir among

the Pharisees and scribes and all and they sent out certain men to him to find out where he got his

authority to do these things.

Who gave you the authority? Who are you anyhow?

Are you the Messiah? No. Are you Elijah? He said no.

Yet Jesus is declaring, if you're able to receive it, this is Elijah, of whom the

scriptures spake. Now, not the complete fulfillment, not the restoring of all things, the children

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