I. I am not the Christ a. John was respected for his lineage, not his ministry. (Zechariah) b. Empty Chair of the Elijah c. Expectations of the Sadducees & Pharisees
II. I am the voice a. Spurgeon: "Not 'I am the Word,' but 'I am the voice.' b. Isaiah 40:3 – "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." c. Thunder in the desert
III. I am not worthy a. "…who coming after me is preferred before me…" (v. 30) b. NT Wright: "When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure sign that we haven't yet really understood who he is or what he's done." c. "they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy." (Rev. 3:4)
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The Rev. Steve Macias is Headmaster at Canterbury School and Rector of Saint Paul’s Anglican Church. He is a presbyter in the Reformed Episcopal Church, a founding jurisdiction of the Anglican Church in North America.
