Sermon Outline: Mark 1:1-8. "A Voice Crying in the Wilderness".

1) The Person for the Herald (Mark 1:1)

• The communication about the Person

• Isaiah 61:1-3

• The character of the Person

2) The Prophecy of the Herald (Mark 1:2-3)

• The writing in the prophecy

• The work in the prophecy

• The wilderness in the prophecy

• The word in the prophecy

• Isaiah 40:3-5

3) The Practice of the Herald (Mark 1:4)

• John’s baptism was proclaimed

• John’s baptism was administered to the penitent

• Matthew 3:7-12

4) The People for the Herald (Mark 1:5)

• The source of the people

• The size of the people

• The site of the people

• The sinfulness of the people

5) The Poverty of the Herald (Mark 1:6)

• The dress in the poverty

• The diet in the poverty

6) The Prediction by the Herald (Mark 1:7-8)

• The sequence in the prediction

• The superiority in the prediction

• The Spirit in the prediction

• 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10