1. This is the beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
2. as the prophet Isaiah wrote:“I will send my messenger ahead of you.He will prepare your way.” Malachi 3:1
3. “There is a voice of a man whocalls out in the desert:‘Prepare the way for the Lord.Make the road straight for him.’” Isaiah 40:3
4. John was baptizing people in the desert. He preached a baptism of changed hearts and lives for the forgiveness of sins.