Mark Part IV - Prepare the Way of the Lord (1:2-8)
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Date:
4/27/2008
Price:
FREE
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Who was John the Baptist and how does his ministry reflect the expectation of God's people throughout the Old Testament? Was John announcing something totally unprecedented? Did his baptism simply come out of the blue? Why was he in the wilderness? Mere coincidence? The answers to all these questions are readily available if we read Mark with eyes saturated with the poetic imagery and prophetic anticipation of the Old Testament. And what we learn should astound us - for rather than telling us a host of things about John, Mark wants us to come away with a deeper understanding of the identity of Jesus.
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Stuart Bryan attends St. David's Anglican Church in Post Falls, Idaho and is currently an STM student at Trinity Anglican Seminary in Ambridge, PA. For 17 years, he served as senior pastor of Trinity Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He and his wife, Paige, have been married since college and have been blessed with seven grown children (four biological and three adopted internationally) and many... read more
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