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John 3:30 · BSB
3:30 He must increase; I must decrease.
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…Paul wanted to do his best, but Paul didn't want anybody to get any mixed up ideas about where the true power came from. What does John say inJohn 3:30about Jesus and him? They said, hey John, he's making more disciples than you. And John says, he must increase, but what? How do we do this? Like…
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…love the world, He so loved the world We continue. It says, uh, we're, we're gonna skip on down to verse 31 here. Let me give you a recap here ofJohn 3:22-30. So it goes on and talks about Jesus' ministry, He's baptizing people, and then John the Baptist, uh, this is John who's the, the forerunner for…
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…of John's followers did not recognize Jesus. They went back to John and said, He's baptizing people. And they're following him. And John said inJohn 3, verse 30, He must increase, but I must decrease. My friend, that ought to be the prayer of our life. That Christ increase in our life and that we decrease.…
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…Baptist certainly had the gift of prophecy. He had the gift of proclaiming the word of God to people. But John the Baptist also says something inJohn 3:30what he must increase, but I must decrease. A servant understands that principle, that I will decrease so that someone else can increase for the…
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…to a much more degree than we see in our society today, even though there's not much of a time difference between them. Another proclamation inJohn 3, verse 30, he must increase, I must decrease, and so we as Christians, every interaction should leave people with more of Jesus and less of us. That's…
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…him, they're like, "What what are we going to do about this? He's baptizing people and like all this, what's going on?" And this is what he says inJohn 3:30. He must become greater and greater. I must become less and less. There must be a constant removal of self, of pride, of every aspect of who I am,…
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…may seem, the source has to come from God. One of the best quotes you'll have about bettering yourself, if you like, is found in the scriptures. InJohn chapter 3, verse 30. Where John the Baptist says, He must increase, but I must decrease. If you want to be better, if you want to be all of these positive things, he…
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…role as a witness. And he's actually specifically using language that would have registered with these leaders. And that's why John could say inJohn chapter 3, verse 30, He must increase. Jesus must increase, but I must decrease. Because John was a lamp that points to Jesus. John wasn't trying to get glory for…
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…You see, a good prophet like John the Baptist doesn't point to his own greatness. A good prophet points to the greatness of God. John said inJohn 3:30, he said, "He must increase and I must decrease." That's a good prophet. John, when he saw Jesus, he didn't say to the followers, "Hey, follow me.…
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…me to the end of myself to show me that the full surrender for my kids was his story for them and not my own. Uh, later came across the verse, um,John 3:30, which says, "God must become greater. I must become less." And it's a reminder to me that, um, I have to get out of the way <laugh> and let God…
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…gives a response that Nicodemus wasn't ready to give yet. And the whole passage turns on one sentence. It's the big idea for the day. And that'sJohn chapter 3, verse 30. He must increase, but I must decrease. So we're going to look at three from our text in John chapter 3 this morning, in verses 22 through 36, and…
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…day, Palm Sunday, riding it on a lowly mule. It starts with humility. That's where our sharing and evangelistic strategy begins. It reminds me ofJohn chapter 3, verse 30. It's one of my favorite verses on the planet. Here's John chapter 3, verse 30. He must increase so that I can increase. So that uh he can increase…
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…will, then I'm making room for it to be God's in my life. And so so maybe for you in your own life, you need to get to a place where you listen toJohn 3, verse 30, where it says this, he must become greater and I must become less. He must increase, but I must decrease. The point is this if God is not…
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…to church just because it is the thing to do, the place to be, the place where everyone else is? How many seek only spectacular signs and wonders?John chapter 3 verse 30says, So they asked him, What miraculous sign then will you give that we may see it and believe in you? What will you do basically to prove…
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…disciples than John the Baptist. John’s own disciples were upset that people were leaving him to following Jesus. But John says something powerful:John 3:30“He must become greater. I must become less.” John understood — eternal life was never found in him. It was found in Jesus, the Son of God. And in…
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…food. Jesus says this and the bridegroom is not with us. And who is the bridegroom praising? Glory be to His name. John the Baptist clarifies it inJohn chapter 3 verses 29 to 30. And Christ confirmed as fasting being an armor against evil demons AKA addictions. You have an addiction, my dear brother and sister. You have a…
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…living for the applause of others. Listen, I just want to remind us, it's not about us. It's all about Him. Remember what John the Baptist said inJohn 3, verse 30? He must increase. But I must decrease. That's the heart that God calls us to have. The Pharisees, they flop that around. I need to increase. We've…
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…when John was imprisoned a short time after that Jesus began his earthly ministry, taking kind of the idea of what John had said before where inJohn 3 verse 30, he said he must being Jesus, he must increase and I must decrease. And this was the process as John's ministry started to wane and diminish,…
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…me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ John 1:27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”John 3:30He must become greater; I must become less.” From the start John was humble, so that Jesus would be lifted up. Friends are we humble like John?…
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…admired John the Baptist ever since high school, when one of my youth mentors opened up the Bible with me, and he showed me this passage. It wasJohn chapter 3, verse 30, where John the Baptist speaks of Jesus, and he says, he must become greater, and I must become less. Some translations say, he must increase, and…
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