Beloved: Gospel of John
The Greatest Man Ever…According to Jesus
March 17, 2019
Please turn in you Bibles to John 3:22-36
“Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater
than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:11
THE MEASURE OF GREATNESS
Embracing the hand you’ve been dealt
“A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.”
John 3:27
App: What has God given you? Will you celebrate it?
Elevating the people around you
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of Him.’ 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for Him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. John 3:28-29
App: Who might God have you lift?
Exalting the One who comes from above
He must become greater; I must become less.”
31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, but no one accepts His testimony. 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. John 3:30-34
App: What are you influencing others toward?
The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. John 3:35-36
What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today?
How must you respond?