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Serving Jesus ChristAuthor: Pastor Warren Swanson
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December 7, 2025 Sermon - Fruit in Keeping With Repentance
Friday, 5 December, 2025
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: Fruit In Keeping With Repentance On this Second Sunday of Advent, the Church has always heard one voice rising above the noise of the season: the voice of John the Baptist crying in the wilderness, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" While the world rushes toward Christmas with lights and lists, the lectionary pulls us into the desert for a moment, because true preparation for the coming King is never superficial. It begins in the heart. John doesn't offer sentimental comfort; he offers life-changing hope. Repentance, he says, must produce fruit—real, visible, lasting evidence that the King is reshaping us from the inside out. In today's message, we'll walk straight through Matthew 3:1–12 and ask the question Advent forces on every honest heart: Am I truly ready for Jesus to come—not just to a manger 2,000 years ago, but to my life today, and when He returns in glory? If you long for more than a frantic December, if you want Christmas to change you instead of just entertain you, open your Bible with me to Matthew 3 and let's get ready together. * * * * * Once again, thanks for joining us in our time of worshiping the Lord through His Word! If you enjoyed this episode and want to help support this ministry, please share it with others and post about it on social media. "Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation. The music "Be Thou My Vision" and "Revive Us Again" arranged and played by Don Wigton. Used by Permission.
