A Strange Place for a Strange Man
return to the main player
Return to the Main Player
return to the main player
Return to the Main Player

A Strange Place for a Strange Man

 (ID: 2068)

John the Baptist had two assignments: the first was to prepare the way for Christ, and the second was to get out of the way. In this message, Alistair Begg describes this remarkable man and his timely message. Known for his odd diet and unconventional clothing, John was sent from God to break the long silence that lingered after the Old Testament prophets. He announced Jesus in a way no one had done before—or has done since.

Series Containing This Sermon

A Study in Luke, Volume 2

Preparing the Way Luke 3:1–4:13 Series ID: 14202


John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1In the fifteenth year of the reign of jTiberius Caesar, kPontius Pilate lbeing governor of Judea, and mHerod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Copyright © 2024, Alistair Begg. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.