Repenting in the Wilderness – Jeremy Bergen – Dec. 9/07
Repenting in the Wilderness December 9, 2007 Jeremy Bergen Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3:1-12 John Chivington grew up on an Ohio farm in the early 19th century, and in his 20s heard a call to become a minister. He was ordained by the Methodist church, and sent west, to serve in the frontier towns of Missouri. This was prior to the American Civil War, and slavery was still a reality in many states. Chivington was opposed to slavery,…