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Bishop Jakes discusses John the Baptist - The Potter’s House of Dallas · THE WORLD'S BEST PREACHER

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  Speaker 1: The story of John the Baptist is particularly exciting, particularly
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  Speaker 1: at the point that he and Jesus first come together
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  Speaker 1: because we are seeing the transition of power, of focus,
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  Speaker 1: a little bit like runners passing a baton one to
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  Speaker 1: the other. It's a very powerful moment because at this
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  Speaker 1: moment John the Baptist is the premier prelate of his era.
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  Speaker 1: At the River Jordan, crowds flock to John the Baptist.
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  Speaker 2: I baptize you, ready for the new kingdom. As you
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  Speaker 2: are cleansed, so all Israel shall be cleansed.
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  Speaker 1: And all of a sudden he looks through the crowd
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  Speaker 1: and sees one coming that is greater than him. whose
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  Speaker 1: name is Jesus, says, Behold the Lamb of God, and
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  Speaker 1: with one sweeping gaze of his eye, Christ steps from
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  Speaker 1: obscurity into notoriety, and they go down to the waters
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  Speaker 1: to be baptized. I think people will enjoy this.
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  Speaker 2: There is one to come greater than me who will
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  Speaker 2: baptize with fire.
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  Speaker 3: I have just.
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  Speaker 2: A voice in the wilderness preparing the way for the.
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  Speaker 3: Lord, don't stop. Surely I need you to baptize me. John,
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  Speaker 3: what you are doing is right.
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  Speaker 1: Baptize me. I think for those of us who are
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  Speaker 1: waiting for the spotlight to shine on us, it's important
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  Speaker 1: to realize that God has a timing, and when it
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  Speaker 1: is your time, he will use someone to announce you.
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  Speaker 1: I think that's important to always realize. I think it's
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  Speaker 1: also important for those who have some influence to be
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  Speaker 1: willing to share and not be intimidated when they're exposed
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  Speaker 1: to people that are greater than themselves. In John the
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  Speaker 1: Baptist's case, it was Jesus, but for you, it may
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  Speaker 1: be somebody at work. So I think there are many
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  Speaker 1: takeaways from that, that in fact our past, our storms,
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  Speaker 1: our mistakes, our sins can be left in the Jordan
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  Speaker 1: and our purpose is waiting right over our head. How
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  Speaker 1: did this happen?
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  Speaker 3: What are we going to do? Change the world.
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  Speaker 2: He will bring a new age of righteousness and justice.
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  Speaker 2: His power will draw all men to a new world.
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  Speaker 1: All people!