3 January

I. Reading: 1John 2:29-3:6: Anyone who lives in God does not sin.

Gospel: John 1: 29-34: Look, there is the Lamb of God.

Jesus the Lamb of God, the Son of God: The Third Witness of John the Baptist.

John’s witness about Jesus Christ is one of the greatest witnesses ever given by man. John was unmistakeable in his proclamation of the Lord Jesus Christ (Lk 4:18-19).

1.    Christ the Lamb of God (v. 29)

2.    Christ the preeminent One (v. 30-31)

a.    He was before John: Pre-existent

b.    John did not know Him, only that He was to come

3.    Christ is the Messiah, the One upon whom the Spirit of God remained (v. 32-33)

4.    Christ is the Son of God (v. 34)

Thought: Christ is the Preeminent and the Eternal God. Believers must follow the example of John the Baptist to declare that Christ is before all. When a person is baptized by the Holy Spirit into Christ, the Holy Spirit enters the life of the believer and becomes a permanent experience of the believer.

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