This week, pastoral elder Eric Byrom starts our new series in Matthew.  We will be starting in Matthew 3:1-12.  In this passage we are challenged to, like John the Baptist, prepare the way of the Lord.

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Sermon Passage: Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon Outline

• Prepare the way for Jesus in other’s lives by repenting!
• Prepare the way for Jesus in other’s lives by bearing fruit of repentance!
• Prepare the way for Jesus in other’s lives by being filled with the Holy Spirit!

Questions for Study/Discussion

1. How might God use your repentance, fruits of repentance and being filled with the Holy Spirit to prepare the way for someone else to receive Jesus?  Have you ever seen this happen?
2. Where in your life have you repented lately?  What did it look like? 
3. What do the fruits of repentance look like for you? 
4. How do you live differently you are actively being filled with the Holy Spirit? 
5. What is something God wants you to do, remember or change as a result of what you have heard today?