Sunday, December 8, 2019. Not Yet (Part 2). Isaiah 11:1-10 & Matthew 3:1-12. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. John the Baptist arrives on the scene with a brazen call to repent and be baptized. There was fire in his tone and urgency in his voice. It is hard for us today to grasp that urgency, and very easy to ignore the need for true repentance. Advent can be a wake-up call for the church: a time to remember our need to repent, to be made whole, and to turn our hearts toward God's coming kingdom.