In the book of 3 John we see the “The Elder” John writes to a small church in Ephesus to encourage the faithful, call out the disobedient and report on what the missionaries he’s sent have testified to him. In this book we see how much our faithfulness in Christ or our disobedience and sin not only impact us but our fellow believers. John writes to Gaius to encourage him because he is “walking in truth” and the members around him are being encouraged in their faith due to his faithfulness and love for Christ. This letter also calls out Diotrephes because as John describes him “he puts himself first” and because of his pride he turns away missionaries, slanders John and other believers and expels members from the church. In this message we how easily we could be someone like Diotrephes and the secret of how to be a Gaius.