(Luke 3:10-18)
When John the Baptist is preaching, He is tying repentance and God's wrath to baptism. That is, or should be, a primary motivator. In that, he illustrates how Repentance opens the door to humility, as opposed to no repentance being an act of pride and in turn rebellion against God. Pride should be put low and humility should be raised up, as John illustrates, "smoothing the road". Jesus needs humility to use you as a powerful person, and John talks about how repentance is possible, as Pastor Troy Billow will explain in this message.