In this Advent 2 sermon on Matthew 3:1–12, we explore John the Baptist's fierce words—unquenchable fire, axes at the root, broods of vipers—and discover that beneath the intensity lies not a threat of damnation but the relentless mercy of God. Drawing on the image of wheat and chaff, we consider how the "unquenchable fire" is the burning love of God that consumes everything that keeps us from communion with Christ. True repentance, far from being something we achieve, is God's own transforming work in us through baptism and forgiveness. In a world where our hearts grow hard to survive, this sermon invites listeners to trust the vulnerable, refining grace of Jesus—the God who changes us, protects us, and draws near with a love that cannot be quenched.

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