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Who Are You And What Do You Want?
OneTwo Church at South Padre Island
Two questions can expose everything we’re really chasing: Who are you, and what do you want? We open John 1:19–34 with a scene that feels like a courtroom, where witnesses take the stand and the verdict hangs on one claim: Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world. John the Baptizer refuses every spotlight the religious leaders try to hand him, and that humility becomes the first lesson. If your faith has started to feel like image management, rule keeping, or spiritual resume building, John’s simple “I’m a voice” is a reset.
From there, we dig into why John’s baptism was so offensive and so important. Jewish mikvah practices were often self-administered for ritual purity, priestly preparation, or welcoming Gentile converts. John flips the script: baptism is done to you, not performed by you, and it levels human pride. That shift becomes a doorway into grace, because it points to something deeper than water, something Jesus Himself gives.
Then the centerpiece: “Behold the Lamb of God.” We trace the Lamb theme from Genesis to Abraham to Passover, and we draw a crucial distinction between sins and sin. The old system covered sins again and again, but Jesus brings a new covenant where He forgives completely and also addresses the root, the sin nature, by giving the Holy Spirit as new life. We end with a direct invitation to talk to God honestly about forgiveness and the Spirit, and to step into the freedom of believing what Jesus has already done. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs assurance, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most.
