... answer. Where we see the power of healing and the wisdom of true teaching, we see the difference the coming of the Savior has made, and we anticipate the full realization of that difference. Amen. 1. Throughout this sermon, I am indebted to the insights of Canadian New Testament scholar, Gary Yamasaki, whose discourse analysis of the passages about John in Matthew are contained in the book, John the Baptist in Life and Death: Audience-Oriented Criticism of Matthew's Narrative ...
