Beloved: Gospel of John\nThe Greatest Man Ever\u2026According to Jesus\nMarch 17, 2019\n\nPlease turn in you Bibles to John 3:22-36 \n\n\u201cTruly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater \nthan John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.\nMatthew 11:11\n\nTHE MEASURE OF GREATNESS\n\nEmbracing the hand you\u2019ve been dealt\n\u201cA person can receive only what is given them from heaven.\u201d\nJohn 3:27\n\nApp: What has God given you? Will you celebrate it?\n\nElevating the people around you\nYou yourselves can testify that I said, \u2018I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of Him.\u2019 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for Him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom\u2019s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. John 3:28-29\n\nApp: Who might God have you lift?\n\nExalting the One who comes from above\nHe must become greater; I must become less.\u201d\n31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, but no one accepts His testimony. 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. John 3:30-34\n\nApp: What are you influencing others toward? \n\nThe Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God\u2019s wrath remains on them. John 3:35-36\n\nWhat is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? \nHow must you respond?