Week 8: The Messiah & The Forerunner · July 1

Read Mark 1:1-3 and Isaiah 40:3-5

¹ The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, ² as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you,

    who will prepare your way”—

³ “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

    make straight paths for him.’”

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3 A voice of one calling:

“In the wilderness prepare

    the way for the Lord;

make straight in the desert

    a highway for our God.

⁴ Every valley shall be raised up,

    every mountain and hill made low;

the rough ground shall become level,

    the rugged places a plain.

⁵ And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,

    and all people will see it together.

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Week 8 Reflection Questions:

As you read this passage about the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist, what stands out most to you? What do you learn about God? What do you learn about yourself?