The Preeminent Christ; Luke 7:24-28

Delivered during the Sunday morning worship service, 7/31/2022. After reassuring the disciples of John the Baptist that He is indeed the prophesied Messiah, Jesus turns to the crowd to quickly dispel the notion that because of his doubt, John the Baptist was a weak or fickle man. Quite the contrary, Jesus exonerates him as strong and steadfast, and a prophet like none other. He then makes two extraordinary statements concerning what true greatness in the Kingdom of God is and who will be the greatest. We will learn that the reason John the Baptist was so great was not because of who he was, but because of the position he held in Redemptive History. As we step back from the text, we will marvel at the brilliant way Luke has organized his Gospel, bringing to a mini-climax the profound importance and preeminence of the Redeemer God has sent to save all who will believe. We will realize that even though the topic is John the Baptist, the spotlight has been brought squarely on the most important Person and event in human history-- the advent of the Kingdom of God and its King, the Preeminent Christ.