Pointing to Christ

“When he was the pastor of the Methodist church in Scarborough, William Sangster had an eccentric member who tried to be a zealous Christian. Unfortunately, the man was mentally deficient and usually did the wrong thing. While working as a barber the man lathered up a customer for a shave, came at him with the poised razor, and asked, "Are you prepared to meet your God?"  The frightened man fled with the lather on his face!” 

(W. Wiersbe, Wycliffe Handbook of Preaching & Preachers,  p. 215.)

This is obviously an extreme case of witnessing for Christ gone wrong.  In an attempt to lead a man to Christ this gentleman inadvertently brought the focus upon himself.  Or at the least upon the razor in his hand.  Which leads us to the big question this week: What does our life point others towards?  In other words, what do our words and actions reveal to others about what is truly important to us?

Join us this week as we study John 1:19-28, looking at the words of John the Baptist and what his ministry was pointing towards.  May the Spirit change us, encourage us, and convict us as we look at the Word of God.

Striving to know Christ and make Him known!