REFLECTION: Isaiah 40:1-5 Memory Verse: Matthew 5:9-10 Benediction: 2 Corinthians 13:14 John the Baptist points us away from himself to the only one who can fulfill our greatest hopes and satisfy our deepest longings! 1. A PECULIAR ! John 1:19-28 Notes on John the Baptist Luke 1:80, 1 John 1:9, Deut 18:15 2. A POWERFUL ! John 1:29-34 Luke 3:21-22; Hebrews 9:22; 7:27; The Lamb - the SACRIFICE that settles our sin debt! The Lamb - ou SUBSTITUTE that satisfies God's wrath!