WHAT IS YOUR TESTIMONY?
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WHAT IS YOUR TESTIMONY JOHN 1:19-34
WHAT IS YOUR TESTIMONY JOHN 1:19-34
Who are you?
It has been said by many people that there is a begin date and expiration date to all of our lives, but what is most important is what takes place between those dates.
Who is the John the Baptist?
Son of a Priest (Zechariah, Elizabeth)
Born with the Holy Spirit (Separated and called for a purpose by Birth)
(Nazartie Vow)
Cousin of Jesus (through Mary & Elizabeth)
For runner and baptizer of the Lord Jesus Christ
He was eventually placed in prison and killed for his message of righteousness
The Great Questioning
The world and even the religious elite may question your calling.
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
Deut 18:15-18
Acts 3:22; 7:37
A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
When you are looking for what is wrong, you often cannot see what is right, even if it is right in front of your face.
The Carnal person always looks for things in a natural manifestation (the physical).
Spiritual people see the move of God and can hear from voice God regardless the outward appearance, they can hear Gods voice if it comes from a donkey!
Your belief in God and what he is doing or saying cannot be principally based on some other persons beliefs, it has to be based on if it agrees with scripture.
Religion and Relationship
1: relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity 〈a religious person〉 〈religious attitudes〉
2: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances 〈joined a religious order〉
3 a: scrupulously and conscientiously faithful
b: fervent, zealous—re•li•gious•ly adverb—re•li•gious•ness noun[1]
[1] Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
All intimate relationships have some form of religious practice.
Religious practice doesn’t guarantee intimate relationship
Why are you Baptizing (Who are you to help people get clean)
Ez 36:22-32
The humility and the truth of your testimony
The humility of your testimony isn’t based on how others feel about you, it is based on the honor you give to God.
Humility vs Arrogance
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.’ 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.”
Seeing what God has done in your life is the fruit of your testimony
Will lead you to say he (Jesus) is the Son of God
Big Idea
The witness of a true believer is intimately connected with their spiritual birth, their life of holiness and selfless Christian service, their rejection by the world and religious elite and most importantly their confession that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God.