John the Baptist is one of the great characters of the Bible. His purpose was simple,

to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Jesus himself said of John

that he was the greatest of those born of women.

This greatness was not in himself, not his personality, not talent,

but his greatness was in his task, introducing people to Jesus.

Join Scott Pauley now as he leads us in a study of this great man.

Music Pauli now as he leads us in a study of this great man. The last time we studied the Word of God together, we talked about the first witness and the first disciples, the first witness being John

the Baptist, and the first disciples being those who followed John,

who became followers of Jesus Christ. Well, I want to give you a little explanation today about the

process by which this happened. I want to try to explain to you from the Word of God how John's

witness gives a pattern for all of us who want to be witnesses. Would you like to be a true

witness for Jesus Christ? Well, there are four things that characterize the life of every

faithful witness, and I'm praying today that the Lord will use this to help all of us be better

witnesses. I hear sometimes people say, oh, that man's a great witness. The truth of the matter is,

I don't know how you explain whether a person's a great witness or a poor witness. They're just

those who witness and those who don't. They're those who are working to try to point people to Jesus

and those who are failing to do that. I want to do a better job, do you? Let me read a little to you

from John chapter one,

where the Bible says in verse 29, the next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,

behold, the Lamb of God, which take of the way the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said,

after me, come of the man which is preferred before me, for he was before me. And I knew him not,

but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John

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