Behold the Lamb (5 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 1:19-34
Jesus Christ is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. And in today's text John puts this great Friend on display. Early in this series I have already found there are 2 dangers in preaching through a book like John. First, is the danger of preaching the same sermon from each text. But the second danger is in getting too far away from that same sermon! It seems as if every section of this fourth gospel could be preached with the same general outline because each section presents the same truths.
John 20:31 - ''But these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing, you may have life in His name.''
So every sign, every section, every story in this book has to do with identifying Jesus and believing on Him. My title is borrowed from the text where in verse 29 John the Baptist declares, ''Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.''
The Apostle John has now competed the introduction and prologue of his gospel account. In a sense, he has concluded his opening argument and is ready to call his first in a long line of witnesses. John clears his throat and says, ''Your Honor, I'd like to call as a witness a man known to the court and to every member of this jury. I call to the stand...John the Baptist.''
A holy hush falls over the courtroom as a barefooted preacher steps forward dressed in a camel hair frock girded about with a leather belt. His hair is a bit disheveled and his voice is somewhat raspy from all his outdoor crusade preaching.
Nevertheless, he raises his hand, takes a solemn oath, sits down in the witness chair and with the smell of locusts and honey on his breath he begins to give sworn testimony identifying Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit made sure that a court reporter was present. And that inspired stenographer wrote down every word of John the Baptist' ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 1:19-34
Jesus Christ is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. And in today's text John puts this great Friend on display. Early in this series I have already found there are 2 dangers in preaching through a book like John. First, is the danger of preaching the same sermon from each text. But the second danger is in getting too far away from that same sermon! It seems as if every section of this fourth gospel could be preached with the same general outline because each section presents the same truths.
John 20:31 - ''But these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing, you may have life in His name.''
So every sign, every section, every story in this book has to do with identifying Jesus and believing on Him. My title is borrowed from the text where in verse 29 John the Baptist declares, ''Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.''
The Apostle John has now competed the introduction and prologue of his gospel account. In a sense, he has concluded his opening argument and is ready to call his first in a long line of witnesses. John clears his throat and says, ''Your Honor, I'd like to call as a witness a man known to the court and to every member of this jury. I call to the stand...John the Baptist.''
A holy hush falls over the courtroom as a barefooted preacher steps forward dressed in a camel hair frock girded about with a leather belt. His hair is a bit disheveled and his voice is somewhat raspy from all his outdoor crusade preaching.
Nevertheless, he raises his hand, takes a solemn oath, sits down in the witness chair and with the smell of locusts and honey on his breath he begins to give sworn testimony identifying Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit made sure that a court reporter was present. And that inspired stenographer wrote down every word of John the Baptist' ...
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