The Gospel of John – Part 4 – Look! The Lamb of God

John 20:31

31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

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John the Baptist had and , and that was to point people .

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John 1:6-8

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

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“The incident before us brings out the spiritual ignorance of the religious leaders among the Jews.” A. Pink

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Are you the ?

Are you ?

Are you the ?

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John 1:19-20

19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

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John 1:21

21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

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Malachi 4:5

5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes…

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Matthew 11:13-15

13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.

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John 1:21 cont.

“Are you the Prophet?”

He answered, “No.”

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John 1:22

22 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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John 1:23

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

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“John the Baptist was a voice, Jesus is the Word.”

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John 1:24-25

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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John 1:26-27

26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

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John 1:28

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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John 1:29

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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Jesus is the of God.

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Isaiah 53:5-7

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter…

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“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

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Jesus has come to from our .

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John 1:30-31

30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

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John 1:32-33

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.  33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

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Jesus is the of the .

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John 1:34

34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

John 1:34 (ESV)

34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

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Applications:

1. Just a , Jesus is the Word.
2. Jesus is the of God who takes away our sins.
3. Jesus is the of the Spiritual life.
4. Point people

Personal Notes: