Aug 19 • Faith⚔️
The Baptizers Are Coming
The Baptizers Are Coming
Hey — it’s okay to be different. John the Baptist didn’t fit the neat, groomed, Instagram-ready version of “church.” He was born into priestly lines (Luke 1:5), but God appointed him outside the temple — Spirit-marked from the womb and raised in the wild (Luke 1:15, 1:80). His sanctuary was the wilderness, his voice raw and relentless, and his job was simple but seismic: prepare the way and point people to the Lamb (Isaiah 40:3; John 1:29).
Why this matters to your generation
• Different isn’t a flaw — it’s a calling. If you don’t fit the tidy mold, you might be exactly who God needs to shake things up.
• The church isn’t limited to polished buildings or curated programs. It can be a movement that meets people where they actually live — the margins, the late-night chats, the streets, the campus, the DMs.
• Being a “baptizer” is both prophetic and practical: call people to repentance, baptize into new life, and prepare hearts for Jesus (Matthew 3:5–6; Matthew 3:13–17).
What a wilderness church looks like
• No walls: community that crosses race, class, and ideology.
• No filters: honest conversations, messy faith, real worship.
• Big risks: serving in places others avoid, loving people who’ve been ignored.
• Bold sacrament: baptism as a public, ordinary act of new life.
You don’t need temple credentials
John never went to seminary for this role. He didn’t seek approval from religious elites. His authority came from being filled with the Spirit and from living out his calling (Luke 1:15, John 1:33–34). Likewise, your worth to God isn’t measured by how “churchy” you look — it’s measured by how faithfully you follow the call.
Practical first steps
• Go where people are. Listen before you lead.
• Form small crews for prayer, service, and honest talks.
• Make baptism and invitation ordinary.
• Break down walls and build bridges.
This is a radical, generational call
The Baptizers are coming — a movement of prophet-priests in the wilderness. They’ll be rough around the edges, fearless in the face of opposition, and on fire with a purpose that won’t be quenched (John 1:29; Matthew 3). If you feel out of place in tidy religion, don’t shrink. Step into the wild. Prepare the way. Point people to the Lamb. Build a church that has no walls, only witnesses. Will your generation answer?
Prophetic Word:
“The Baptizers are coming. The Baptizers are coming.
They will walk in great power and authority, for they are committed to seeing the body of Christ resurrected to its original glory. There are people full of faith and full of power; they will not turn to the east or to the west, but will go straight forward as the Lord directs them. They will be in places most will not venture, going to the furthest corners of the world with the intent of bringing glory to the Father.
Their message is simple: repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The Lord is calling you as a baptizer — as one who prepares the way of the Lord. And even as John the Baptist was beheaded, many will be persecuted because of the truth into which they baptize people. They will have a great fire in their hearts, and it will not be quenched, because their fire is the Lord himself.”
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