John the Baptist the Greatest and the Least

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John the Baptist the Greatest and the
Least Matthew 1111
Compliments are Wonderful The compliments of
Jesus were paid to A) the Centurion - Matthew
85-13 B) the Widow - Mark 1241-44 C) the
Woman who annointed Him - Mark 143-9 D) John
the Baptist - Matthew 1111 (greater than
Enoch, Moses, David, Elijah)
I) Why was John the Baptist the greatest? 1)
Because he had little emphasis on material
things Matthew 34, I Tim 69-10, I Tim
617 2) His main interest was in the Kingdom of
the Lord Luke 115, Matthew 633 3) Because
of his great mission Matt 38, Mark 14, John
129
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John the Baptist the Greatest and the
Least Matthew 1111

• Why was John the Baptist the greatest?
• 4) Because he was humble - John 330
• (unless we are humble, we will never make it to
  heaven)
• 5) Because of his death - Matt 143-11

II) Why was John the Baptist the Least? 1) He
was not in the Kingdom 2) He was not privileged
to enjoy a church family
We can be greater than John the Baptist by simply
obeying Gods call for us to be Christians. Do
we give thanks to Jesus for this great privilege?