* Faithful in little leads to faithful in BIG.

* Jesus could’ve come at any time in history.

* But He came before books, newspapers, telephones, internet, media, etc.

* He came at a time when word about Him would spread slowly - very slowly.

* Vs 4 - John was stationed in an “uninhabited region.”

* This would be like God’s main spokesman for what He’s doing in the world having a Twitter following of 17 people.

* But if that person was simply faithful, as John was, then he would fulfill God’s role for his life.

* Just about the time John’s audience began to grow, he was removed from the picture.

* Now, 2k+ years later we’re still talking about his faithfulness.

* Testimony of Bible study - at the height of our business I started doing it with hardly anyone there….