There is Someone Greater Than We Are
Central Theme: Jesus is the greatest person who ever lived not just because he was also God but because he is the only one who can change lives.
Introduction–I have known a few important people in my life. Bring out magazine or books with pictures of important men and women. Ask who they are. Why do we know their names? Of course, it’s because they are important people. We know who they are and we know about them.
I. I want us to talk about the importance of learning that we are not as important as we might like to be.
A. Have a member read Luke 3:16.
B. John the Baptist was probably the most important celebrity in his country.
C. He was like a rock star.
1. He dressed funny and wore his hair weird.
2. He had mobs of people who came to where he was–in the desert.
a. It was as though people from Los Angeles, New York City and Orlando walked to Holopaw, Florida where he lived to see him.
D. But John knew there was a person who was greater than he.
E. That person was Jesus.
II. Too often, I want to be like Jesus, rather than point people to Jesus.
A. Let me explain.
1. I want the attention and favors Jesus got.
2. I want people to like me and follow me and want to be like me.
B. John wanted only to point people to Jesus.
III. Jesus said that John was the most important man who had ever lived up to that time.
A. But John only wanted to show people who Jesus was.
1. He talked about Jesus.
2. He encouraged his followers to follow Jesus.
- 3. He even humbled himself to Jesus and said, “Jesus you need to baptize me.”
Conclusion–If the greatest man who had lived, only wanted to show people Jesus, should we do the same? To be liked is nice. To be important is okay but John choose to show people Jesus. He choose the best and so can we.
