Pipol barava interest for herem message wea John talemaot. Staka luksavve olketa mas repent, wea minim olketa mas changem tingting and wei bilong olketa, and luksavve laef wea olketa garem bifor hem no stret. Olketa pipol hia kam from “Jerusalem and evriwea long Judea and olketa nara ples long east and west saed bilong Jordan River.” (Matthew 3:5) Staka nao repent and John baptaesim olketa long Jordan River. Why nao olsem?

John hem baptaesim pipol for showimaot olketa repent from olketa sin againstim Law agreement wea God mekem witim nation bilong Israel. (Acts 19:4) Bat no evriwan fit for baptaes. Taem samfala Pharisee and Sadducee kam for lukim John, hem sei long olketa: “Iufala olketa pikinini bilong olketa poison snek.” Hem sei moa: “Duim olketa samting wea showimaot iufala repent. No tingse God bae no panisim iufala, from iufala sei, ‘Abraham nao dadi bilong mifala.’ Iu savve, sapos God laekem, hem savve mekem olketa ston hia for garem olketa pikinini for Abraham. Ax hem redi finis for katem rut bilong olketa tree. So bae olketa katem nao evri tree wea no garem gudfala frut and torowem long fire.”—Matthew 3:7-10.

Dastawe message wea John talemaot hem barava fitim. Hem sei: “Repent, bikos Kingdom bilong God hem kam klosap nao.” (Matthew 3:2) Datfala message hem helpem pipol for luksavve ministry bilong Jesus Christ, wea hem nao bae kamap King, hem klosap for start.