Matthew 3:1-17
So what was it that attracted Jesus to this wild looking man screaming at crowds of people in the desert alongside the Jordan River? Come to think of it, what was it that attracted anyone? Jesus was clearly not the only one interested in finding out what John was doing. There were people of Jerusalem, people from all over Judea and people from up and down the Jordan River valley who flocked to hear this man calling for change. Fishermen, shepherds, farmers, children, grandparents, soldiers, Jewish leaders, men, women. Maybe they came because they knew something had to change. Maybe they didn’t even need to be told that their lives needed an overhaul. Maybe they were just looking for how. Continue reading “Sermon: Pleasing God”
