Summary: Advent 2022 (Part 2) Matthew 3:1-12 // Sometimes we need sharp reminders to shake us out of the stupor of our comfortable lives. John the Baptist's warning to the Pharisees and Sadducees - and to us today - is absolutely necessary. He sees through the pretension and the pride and lies that we construct to bring ourselves false comfort and he’s going to be able to separate the wheat, the fruit of a life oriented toward God and toward repentance, from the chaff, the excess useless part of the wheat that gets turned into fuel for the fire and represents ourself righteousness. But the warning also makes the comfort all the more sweet. Because as deep as your sin seems, as painful as your life situation is, as oppressive as your oppressors feel, nothing compares to the hope of Christ our comforter coming to meet us in our where we are at, in the Wilderness, rather than demanding that we claw our way before his throne. He has come for you! He is returning for you! He is coming to dwell with you! Our mission is to declare the gospel with our words and display the gospel with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!
