The document describes passages from the Book of John about John the Baptist and his testimony regarding Jesus. It discusses how John the Baptist came to testify about Jesus as the light and to prepare the way for Him. John the Baptist said he was not the Christ or Elijah but was sent to baptize with water and bear witness to Jesus, who was the true light. The document emphasizes that John the Baptist knew who he was by knowing who he was not, and that God introduces Jesus through people who bear witness to Him in their words and deeds so that others may believe.

1. John 1:6-7
There came a man who was sent from God; his
name was John. He came as a witness to testify
concerning that light, so that through him all
men might believe.
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2. John 1:8-9
He himself was not the light; he came only as a
witness to the light. The true light that gives
light to every man was coming into the world.
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3. John 1:15-16
John testifies concerning him. He cries out,
saying, ‘This was he of whom I said, ‘He who
comes after me has surpassed me because he
was before me.’ From the fullness of his grace
we have all received one blessing after another.
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4. John 1:19-20
Now this was John’s testimony when the Jews of
Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him
who he was. He did not fail to confess, but
confessed freely, ‘I am not the Christ.’
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5. John 1:21-22
They asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you
Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the
Prophet?’ He answered, ‘No.’ Finally they said,
‘Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to
those who sent us. What do you say about
yourself?’
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6. John 1:23-25
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I
am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make
straight the way for the Lord.’ Now some
Pharisees who had been sent questioned him,
‘Why then do you baptize if you are not the
Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’
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7. John 1:26-28
‘I baptize with water,’ John replied, ‘but among
you stands one you do not know. He is the one
who comes after me, the thongs of whose
sandals I am not worthy to untie.’ This all
happened at Bethany on the other side of the
Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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9. Almighty God came in a
package labeled FRAGILE:
a baby boy named Jesus…
He is worth more than the
adoration of our lips; He is
worthy of the giving of our
LIVES

10. Know WHO you are and
WHO you aren’t
John STARTS with who he
isn’t.
John starts with who he isn’t, but doesn’t END
there
Only when we are SECURE in who God created
us to be will we no longer be influenced more by
the opinions of people.

11. Now that we are clear
that God is God and we
are not, we are able to
bear WITNESS
God chose to INTRODUCE Jesus to the world
through people.
We witness in WORD
We witness in DEED
The goal of our witness is that all might BELIEVE

12. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Evaluate if my passion for worldly pursuits outshines
my passion for Jesus
( ) Reflect on how I would answer, “who are you?”
( ) Identify ways I can bear witness to Jesus in the places
that I already am
( ) Ask God where I need to allow Jesus to shine more
clearly through me
( ) Other________________________