There was one man who Jesus himself said was the greatest man born of work.

As we study through the life of John the Baptist, we will discover why God used him in such a powerful way.

Join us now for today's study. Who were the first disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ?

Immediately probably your mind is turning and you're trying to think of names.

Let me help you just a little bit, all right?

Christ's first disciples were actually

John's disciples. The first people that followed the Lord Jesus actually were disciples or

followers of John the Baptist. And the way they became followers of Christ is John the Baptist

pointed them to Messiah. Can I ask you something? Does your life point others to Christ? John the Baptist pointed them to Messiah. Can I ask you something?

Does your life point others to Christ?

John the Baptist was a man consumed with one thing, not many things, one thing.

He was consumed with pointing other people to Jesus Christ.

I'm praying today that God will make me and make you believers that are consumed

with this same thing. I want to read to you from John chapter 1 verse number 26 and following.

Where the Bible says John answered to them saying, I baptized with water, but there standeth one among you

whom ye know not. He it is, who coming

after me is preferred before me, whose shoes latch it, I'm not worthy to unloose. This is

interesting because John has just been asked a number of questions about who he is and what his ministry

is all about. And instead of pointing people to himself he turns their

question into an opportunity to point them to Jesus Christ you know you can tell a lot about what's

important to a person about what they want to talk about all the time out of the abundance of the

heart the mouth speaketh and John wanted always to talk about one thing he wanted to talk about the Lord

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