5. John the Baptist says CHANGE YOUR MIND about the KINGDOM OF GOD - LDS Come Follow Me New Testament
January 23–29. Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3: “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord”
This week for LDS Come Follow Me New Testament, John the Baptist tells the people they need to change their mind about the Kingdom of God and calls out the Sadducees and Pharisees for being a generation of vipers. Let’s talk about what he meant by each of these things and how they help to fulfill his mission to prepare the way of the Lord.
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Quotes from the Podcast:
Elder D. Todd Christofferson about Zion:
“Remember, “the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them” (Moses 7:18). If we would establish Zion in our homes, branches, wards, and stakes, we must rise to this standard. It will be necessary (1) to become unified in one heart and one mind; (2) to become, individually and collectively, a holy people; and (3) to care for the poor and needy with such effectiveness that we eliminate poverty among us. We cannot wait until Zion comes for these things to happen—Zion will come only as they happen.” Elder D. Todd Christofferson, October 2008 GC
“The only people that Jesus seemed to exclude were precisely those who refused to know they were ordinary sinners like everyone else. The only thing he excluded was exclusion itself.” Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ
Bookmarks:
0:00 Intro
1:00 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand”
1:37 What does the word repent mean?
2:37 What is the Kingdom of Heaven?
6:57 Who was and is being excluded from the Kingdom of God that should not be?
12:54 Why did John eat locusts and honey and dress strangely?
14:50 Why does John call the Pharisees & Sadducees a generation of vipers?
18:25 Think not within yourselves __________.
21:07 The ax is laid at the root of the tree?
22:41 John the Baptist’s response to “What Shall We Do?”
24:47 Baptism of Jesus Christ
26:25 Jesus begins preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God.
Gospel Topics Essay on Race and the Priesthood: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/race-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng
Elder Christofferson (Zion): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/come-to-zion?lang=eng
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