JOHN THE BAPTIST ON THE WITNESS STAND (64 OF 70)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: John 1:19-34
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John the Baptist on the Witness Stand (64 of 70)
And The Word Became Flesh
John 1:19-34
Pastor Jeff Schreve
Today, we want to talk about the witness of John the Baptist. When, I was a kid growing up, one of my dad's favorite television shows was Perry Mason and he loved Perry Mason. I remember I was home one summer from college and I would sit down and watch reruns of Perry Mason with my dad. If you ever saw Perry Mason, you know it always started out with somebody's getting killed at the beginning of the show, because he was always defending somebody for a murder that they didn't commit. Perry never lost a case. You'd always try and figure it out. You know that his client didn't do it because Perry wouldn't take on a client that was guilty, so you try and figure out who did it. It was a lot of fun. That was a show that always had a courtroom scene. Normally, the climax of the show to try and figure out who did it was in the courtroom. You would hear on Perry Mason, either Perry Mason or Hamilton Burger, the prosecuting attorney would say, "I call to the stand So-and-So. And right now, I'm calling So-and-So to the stand."
Well, John is going to call John the Baptist to the witness stand. You know, John wrote his gospel. He says very plainly at the end of the book, "These things are written that you might believe Jesus is the Christ and believing that you would have life in His name." "That's why I wrote it," John said. "I wrote it so that you would see who Jesus is, and that you would believe on Him, and you would have life in His name." He's making a case in the gospel of John that Jesus really is the Son of God and God the Son.
He starts off the gospel. As we've been talking about this he makes a very emphatic statement that Jesus is God, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Then he says, "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us..." Obviously, he's talking about Jesus. "...and we beheld His glory, g ...
And The Word Became Flesh
John 1:19-34
Pastor Jeff Schreve
Today, we want to talk about the witness of John the Baptist. When, I was a kid growing up, one of my dad's favorite television shows was Perry Mason and he loved Perry Mason. I remember I was home one summer from college and I would sit down and watch reruns of Perry Mason with my dad. If you ever saw Perry Mason, you know it always started out with somebody's getting killed at the beginning of the show, because he was always defending somebody for a murder that they didn't commit. Perry never lost a case. You'd always try and figure it out. You know that his client didn't do it because Perry wouldn't take on a client that was guilty, so you try and figure out who did it. It was a lot of fun. That was a show that always had a courtroom scene. Normally, the climax of the show to try and figure out who did it was in the courtroom. You would hear on Perry Mason, either Perry Mason or Hamilton Burger, the prosecuting attorney would say, "I call to the stand So-and-So. And right now, I'm calling So-and-So to the stand."
Well, John is going to call John the Baptist to the witness stand. You know, John wrote his gospel. He says very plainly at the end of the book, "These things are written that you might believe Jesus is the Christ and believing that you would have life in His name." "That's why I wrote it," John said. "I wrote it so that you would see who Jesus is, and that you would believe on Him, and you would have life in His name." He's making a case in the gospel of John that Jesus really is the Son of God and God the Son.
He starts off the gospel. As we've been talking about this he makes a very emphatic statement that Jesus is God, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Then he says, "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us..." Obviously, he's talking about Jesus. "...and we beheld His glory, g ...
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