Out of all the sins we commit, I think that selfishness might be the most common one. But today, we’re looking at a man who was anything but selfish. And that’s John the Baptist, who famously said, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” So in today’s Bible study, we’ll look at John 3 to learn about him and get some practical takeaways for our lives.

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0:00 Introduction

1:41 Many of us care way too much about ourselves.

3:53 The ministries of Jesus and John—they baptized people.

5:59 John’s baptism vs. today’s baptism—the differences and similarities

9:34 The imprisonment and death of John the Baptist

10:43 The misunderstanding of John’s disciples

13:59 John always preached Jesus over himself.

16:08 The mindset of John

18:16 John realized that it was not all about him.

20:01 Jesus must increase, but I must decrease.

23:23 John the Baptist vs. the pope

25:19 Jesus had supreme authority.

26:44 The message of the gospel

29:16 Practical takeaways from John 3:22-36

Bible passages used in this episode:

John 3:22-30, John 4:1-2, John 3:23, Matthew 3:5-6, Matthew 3:11, Acts 19:4, Romans 6:3-4, John 3:24-26, Colossians 1:16-18, John 1:6-7, John 1:27, John 1:29, John 1:36-37, John 3:27, James 1:17, John 3:28-29, Isaiah 40:3, John 3:30, 2 Corinthians 4:5, John 3:30-36, John 3:16-18

All verses are in the King James Version (KJV).

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