Passage: Matthew 3:1-12

As we enter a new year, we are continuing our sermon series in the gospel of Matthew. The focus in this next part of the series will be on Living for the King as Matthew chronicles the beginning of Jesus' ministry, announcing that the kingdom of heaven has arrived and preaching what may be the most famous of his public discourses, the Sermon on the Mount. This week we will look at ministry of John the Baptist whose calling is to herald the Kings arrival and prepare the way by calling the people to repentance for sin. The good news of the gospel is that God has provided a way to new, reconciled, restored life with him in his renewed kingdom. Receiving that kingdom means turning from our old way of sin and self to follow Jesus who is the way, the truth and the life. That turning is not just a change of direction, but a change of heart which is the calling to repentance. Join us Sunday as we prepare to enter a new year of living for our King Jesus with a fresh call to repentance.