(Part Two): Sharing in the Anointing “And John bore witness… ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” (John 1:32–34, NKJV) In the

(Part One) The Spirit Who Remains “And John bore witness, saying, ‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him… And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.’” (John 1:32–34, NKJV) John the Baptist now bears his

Behold the Lamb of God “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29–31, NKJV) With these words, John the Baptist brings everything he has been saying into sharp focus. After

One Among You Whom You Do Not Know “Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. And they asked him… ‘Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’ John answered them… ‘There stands One among you whom you do not know.

Knowing Who You Are—and Who You Are Not “Now this is the testimony of John… He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, ‘I am not the Christ.’ … He said: ‘I am “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Make straight the way of the LORD,’” as the

Grace, Truth, and the God Made Known “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.” (John 1:17–18,

Full of Grace and Truth “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory… And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.” (John 1:14–16, NKJV) John now brings us to the great turning point of the chapter. The eternal

Receiving the Right to Become Children of God “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of

Bearing Witness to the Light “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe…” (John 1:6–11, NKJV). After declaring that Jesus is the eternal Word and the true

The Word, the Light, and Our Life “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it”