Pastor Joe Sanders - January 30, 2011
Jesus Is...not John
In his Gospel/biography of Jesus, John desperately wants us to know the Jesus he knew. John writes with an urgency and intensity that seems to be screaming out at us, "You're looking for God? You're wondering if there's any hope? Remember Jesus! Know him- he's God!" He brings in his first witness of Jesus' unique identity in the unique person of John the Baptist. John the Baptist shows up with a simply and compelling message that brought in crowds by the thousands. Would he embrace his opportunity to be elevated, to be propped up and made much of? How would he respond to the attention? John shows us that Jesus is the only One worth pointing people to and that our job is to be the unique voice for the Gospel among our generation.
Scripture References: John 1:19-23