John the Baptist

Think of John the Baptist. God sent him to the wilderness to be alone and called him back as the greatest born of woman.

No doubt Peter had come south from Galilee to hear John the Baptist's preach.

Why is it significant that when Mary arrived with Jesus in her womb, the unborn John the Baptist leaped in the womb of his mother Elizabeth?

The term is often used in the New Testament, and it was a central theme in the preaching of John the Baptist and Jesus.

John's disciples - Despite John the 'Baptist's imprisonment, his disciples kept in contact with him and continued his ministry.

Notice, first John the Baptist, I'm not going to read this because we're running a little bit out of time.

John the Baptist was unusual. Wearing a camel-skin coat, eating locusts, and living in the desert, he must have been quite a sight.

And she, being instigated by her mother , said, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist .

Paul was faithful, yet he ended up in prison. John the Baptist was faithful, but he was beheaded.

John the Baptist's disciples come and ask Jesus' disciples, what does your master do about this, or this, or that?

Last week, Pope Benedict visited the place where John the Baptist is believed to have baptized Jesus in its waters.

There were the wilderness prophets of John the Baptist and Moses, as well as the Yogis who sought a deeper awareness of self in retreat.

To many followers of the Orthodox faith, close resemblance to John the Baptist is regarded as a sign of good breeding.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

The painting is called Madonna and Child with infant St John the Baptist.

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

28They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets. "

In addition, just as Jesus himself was baptized by John the Baptist, Horus was baptized by lesser gods.

The reputed head of John the Baptist is the holiest object in the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, venerated by Christians and Muslims alike.

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near. "

This is when He really starts his own preaching ministry, after John the Baptist is arrested.

But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and violent men seize it.

Instead it begins with the story of John the Baptist, who announces the impending arrival of the adult Jesus of Nazareth.

In the New Testament, the mother of John the Baptist and a kinswoman of Mary.

Elijah was similar to John the Baptist in the sternness and power of his reproofs (Luke 9: 8).

Q: If there is no physical body, then why did Jesus cry when His best friend John the Baptist was beheaded?

"There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. " That was how John the Apostle introduced John the Baptist to us.

At around this time, John the Baptist was put into prison, but that will be explained in another section.

a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan.

At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter. "

Another major narrative difference is the relationship of Jesus and John the Baptist.

John first met Christ one afternoon while standing with Andrew listening to John the Baptist.

Because they refused to believe Jesus to be the Messiah. . . they refused to receive John the Baptist who came to announce the Messiah.

What wise decision does John the Baptist make when struggling with his doubt?

Churchview Estate gets its name from the Heritage Listed St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, as seen from the tasting room.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.

He joined the radical Jewish Spiritual movement led by John the Baptist.

Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Look at 1: 14. This is talking about the birth of John the Baptist, his father is the priest Zachariah, his mother is Elizabeth.

For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

The text before us today is about, of all the people, John the Baptist's disappointment with Christ.

It is currently held in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.

We never know if we are raising a little Timothy, a little Paul, a little John the Baptist, or a little Elijah!

One who is least in the kingdom of God - Whoever humbles himself like a child, is regarded by God as even greater than John the Baptist.

I have always thought of wang Mingdao as a modern 'john the Baptist.

Do you remember how John the Baptist reacted when the crowds left him and began following Jesus?

3 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.

These concepts had been in existence as evidenced by John the Baptist and the Essene movement.

Why didn't they want to answer Jesus' question about the baptism of John the Baptist?

St John's Day” or the Feast of John the Baptist.

So John the Baptist sent word from prison to ask Jesus, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another? "

Altarpiece with Christ in Majesty, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Margaret

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea

The Birth of John the Baptist