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KJV Sermon Outlines
Prepare The Way
Mark 1:1-8
Introduction
A. All over the world people are getting ready for Christmas.
1. Shopping
2. Decorating
3. Christmas Cards
B. If we take such great care to prepare for Christmas physically,
then why don’t we take as much care to prepare for Christmas
spiritually?
I. WE NEED TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS (2-3)
A. The Perfect Gift
1. Illustration: We all love to give others the perfect Christmas
gift.
2. What better gift can you give someone than to tell them about
Jesus.
3. Rom. 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
4. It’s Free! You can't buy a gift for yourself.
B. Fulfilling The Great Commission
1. We are all called to be "preachers" and "witnesses."
2. Rom. 10:14 " How then shall they call on him in whom they have not
believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not
heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
3. Evangelism: One friend telling another friend about The Friend.
Transition:
What better gift can you give than to introduce someone to Jesus?
II. WE NEED TO PREPARE OUR HEARTS (4-6).
A. John The Baptist’s Mission
1. Prepare the way for Jesus.
a. Didn’t draw attention to himself.
b. Pointed to Jesus.
2. Call to Repentance
B. Prepare By Searching Your Own Heart
1. Illustration: Before you came to church you prepared by looking in
the mirror.
2. Ps. 139:23-24 "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and
know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead
me in the way everlasting"
3. The Lord is coming for a spotless bride.
4. 1 Peter 1:15,16 "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye
holy in all manner of conversation; 16Because it is written, Be ye
holy; for I am holy."
Transition:
If we are going to prepare the way for the Lord, we must do so by
making sure that we stand clean before Him.
III. WE NEED TO PREPARE BY SEEKING THE HOLY
SPIRIT (7-8).
A. Jesus is the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit.
1. We need to be baptized with the Holy Spirit this Christmas.
2. Starts with Jesus.
3. Acts 1:8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is
come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth."
B. Keep Seeking
1. Continue being filled with the Holy Spirit.
2. Once is never enough.
3. Illustration: Lays Commercial - "Nobody can eat just one!"
4. Do not put limitations on the Holy Spirit.
Transition:
Let God’s gift to you this Christmas be to fill you a fresh with the
Holy Spirit.
Conclusion
1. We need to tell others about Jesus.
2. We need to check our own hearts.
3. We need to seek the Holy Spirit.
B. What are you going to do to prepare spiritually for Christmas?
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