Make Straight The Way Of The Lord

John 1:19-28
Key Verse 23: “He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

1. Look at verses 19-23. Why did the Pharisees send priests and Levites to John the Baptist? (19) Who did they think he might be? (20-21)
   1. How did John respond to their questions in verses 20-21? Why do you think it was important that John clarified that he was not the Christ?
2. V23. How did John answer them, what did John say about himself? What did John mean when he said: “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”? (Isaiah 40:3-5)
   1. Why is it important to find our identity, message, and our calling/mission in the word?
3. What does it mean to “make straight the way of the Lord”?
   1. Why is this an important step in the process of believing and seeing the Son of God?
   2. Why is it important for us to make straight the way of the Lord in our lives? Why is this a good message to share with others?
4. V25-28. What question did they ask John in these verses? How did John respond?
   1. Why was John baptising with water? Why didn't they know the one who stands among them?