North Greenville Church Calendar – North Greenville Church

The Christian faith is grounded in facts and history. John wrote his gospel for the purpose of bringing people to trust and faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the savior. He spoke of the light as pointing to Jesus. His application for us was for us to light ourselves on fire for Jesus. It should be our passion for others to see Him living in us. We are to bear witness to the light. How do we bear witness? We should tell what He has done and what we have seen. We must agree that the greatest need in the world is salvation from sin, and that God has provided that for us. The people asked John the Baptist what kind of baptism he was preaching. They asked him who he was--Elijah? A prophet? John answered that he was none of these. His mission was to bear witness to the light, bringing one message for all--repentance. We then see that Jesus believed in baptism as a picture of purification for not only Jews, but also for gentiles. Malachi prophesied that the voice in the wilderness would come. That voice proclaims the coming of the Word (salvation), and Jesus is the Word. John was only the voice proclaiming the coming of the Word. We are also to bear witness to the coming of the Word. Richard Phillips makes three points about bearing witness: (1) It is about Jesus, not us. (2) Our witness and our lives must be in alignment. (3) The goal is that people might believe. Those to whom we witness should be the focus of our prayers, that the Holy Spirit would work in them. ... See MoreSee Less