Sunday, December 17, 2023
Third Sunday in Advent
Sermon Text: John 1:6-8, 19-28
"[6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. [7] He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. [8] He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. [19] And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ [20] He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, ‘I am not the Christ.’ [21] And they asked him, ‘What then? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the Prophet?’ And he answered, ‘No.’ [22] So they said to him, ‘Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ [23] He said, ‘I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.’ [24] (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) [25] They asked him, ‘Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’ [26] John answered them, ‘I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, [27] even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.’ [28] These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing."
Sermon Theme: "Who Are You"