Welcome to 2026! As we continue The Year of a Public Faith, we begin a new series in the Gospel of Luke. Over the next few months, we will be looking at Obedient Service and what it means to live like Jesus does in the world around us today.

Before Jesus enters the scene for His public ministry, John the Baptist is found preaching and baptizing. While the Jews had established complicated and extensive rules that kept the World out and their arrogance up, John preached a different message that set the stage for Jesus to reveal the Truth of the eGospel. John's message still points us away from ourselves and toward the truth of the Gospel.

Here, we will see how John offers us:

A Clear Purpose (vv. 1-6),

A Clear Rebuke (vv. 7-9), and

A Clear Instruction (vv. 8, 10-17)