This week, in our series, From the Cradle to the Cross, we are looking at John the Baptist, who announced the way for Jesus to come into the world. John's message was, "Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand!" A lot of times, the word repentance is looked at in a negative way, but today we are going to see how repentance leads to joy. Repentance leads us to participation in the kingdom Jesus brought to us.