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Matthew 11:11
I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And
John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.I myself did not know
him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see
the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I have seen and have borne witness that
this is the Son of God.” (John 1:31-34, ESV)
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his
disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for
another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the
blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and
the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not
offended by me.” (Matthew 11:2-6, ESV)
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you
go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go
out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft
clothing are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell
you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written,
“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’ (Matthew 11:7-10, ESV)
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the
Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the
covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of
hosts. (Malachi 3:1, ESV)
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome
day of the LORD comes. (Malachi 4:5, ESV)
He was great as a man
Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:4,
ESV)Voluntarily lived a life of simplicity
For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias,
his brother Philip's wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to
have her.” (Matthew 14:3-4, ESV)Showed courage to face King Herod
And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom
you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” John answered, “A person
cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me
witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the
bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. He must increase,
but I must decrease.” (John 3:26-30, ESV)At his peak he humbly deferred to the
newcomer.
He was great as a man
He was great as a prophet
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 3:1-2, ESV) Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about
the Jordan were going out to him, (Matthew 3:5, ESV)
His influence drew crowds to the wilderness.and they were baptized by him in the river
Jordan, confessing their sins.(Matthew 3:6, ESV)His preaching led them to confess their sins.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to
them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit in keeping with
repentance.(Matthew 3:7-8, ESV)
His courage would not let him weaken the message
He was great as a man
He was great as a prophet
He was great in preparing the way for Christ
There was a man sent from God, whose name
was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all
might believe through him. (John 1:6-7, ESV)
This was his mission
These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and
said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks
before me, because he was before me.’ (John 1:28-30,
ESV)He pointed men toward
Jesus
He was great as a man
He was great as a prophet
He was great in preparing the way for Christ
We have greater knowledge
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and
your ears, for they hear. For truly, I say to
you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what
you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and
did not hear it. (Matthew 13:16-17,
ESV)
We have greater knowledge
“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the
truth, for he will not speak on his own authority,
but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to
you the things that are to come. (John 16:12-13, ESV)
We have greater knowledge
The story of the crossNature of the kingdomEstablishment of the
kingdom‘mystery’ revealed
Grace revealedPrice paid for all
…to name few
We have greater knowledge
We have a greater place in this life
He has delivered us from the domain of
darkness and transferred us tothe
kingdom of his beloved Son,
(Colossians 1:13, ESV)
We are citizens of the the kingdom
We have greater knowledge
We have a greater place in this life
But you are a chosen race, a
royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that
you may proclaim the excellencies of him who
called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9, ESV)
We have greater knowledge
We have a greater place in this life
We enjoy greater privileges
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up
and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me
and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has
said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living
water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because
Jesus was not yet glorified.
(John 7:37-39, ESV)
We have greater knowledge
We have a greater place in this life
We enjoy greater privileges
so we, though many, are one body in
Christ, and individually members
one of another. (Romans 12:5, ESV)
We part of a fellowhip of love,
gratitude, and even suffering
We have greater knowledge
We have a greater place in this life
We enjoy greater privileges
…there is no one who has left house or brothers or
sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will
not receive a hundredfold now in this time,
houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with
persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. (Mark
10:29-30, ESV) We are part of a family
We have greater knowledge
We have a greater place in this life
We enjoy greater privileges
From the book of Hebrews…
Better sacrifice,Better High PriestBetter priesthood,Better covenant
Better hope,Better promises
In knowledge of Jesus Christ
In our place with Jesus Christ
In privileges offered by Jesus Christ
“We find from this passage that all true greatness arises from association, relation,
and contact with Jesus Christ.”
-J.W. McGarveyTHE FOURFOLD
GOSPEL