We learn about who Jesus is and how we're to follow Him from comments made by John the Baptist.
A. WHO WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST?
1. A man sent from God [1.6-8]
2. A man who got people's attention
3. A man who got the attention of the religious leaders
4. A man who always pointed others to Jesus [1.23, 29, 35-37]
5. A man who understood his own place in God's plan [1.32, 34]
6. A man who was hard at work doing God's will [3.22ff]
B. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HIM?
1. Live in the consciousness of God's grace [27]
A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
2. Live with a clear sense of God's plan and purpose for your life [28]
You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,' but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.'
3. Live a life characterized by real joy in serving Christ [29]
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; &nbs p; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
4. Live a life permeated with an attitude of genuine humility [30]
…I must decrease.
5. Live a life with the constant aim of glorifying Jesus Christ [30]
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