The sermon by Pastor begins is based on Mark 1:1-8. John the Baptist calls us into the wilderness to hear a message. It is a message particularly suited to the wilderness. It is a message of repentance. And “repentance” is not typically what we think of when we think of Christmas. We’d much rather talk about hope and love and joy and peace. We tend to focus on exalted concepts that make us feel good. And yet John the Baptist invites us into the wilderness to consider a message of repentance. It’s a message at the heart of what it means to receive the coming Christ; who has come; is coming; and will come again. Amen!
