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Continuing our study in John, today we are in chapter 3, starting at verse 22.
I encourage you to open your bibles to the passage.
But instead of just jumping into the passage for today, I want to review something we talked about when we first started our study in John.
Why did John write his account of the good news of Jesus?
Does anyone remember?
Does anyone remember where John tells us the very reason he wrote his account, and included the signs that he did in this account of Jesus life and work?
...that by believing you may have life in his name.
That you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name!
This is what everyone in the world is after… Life!
We may be alive, but too many of us are wondering, “Is this living?”
Or, we look for something to make life worth living.
We are living, but we want meaningful, fulfilling, Life!
We want joy in life, but cannot seem to find it.
In this world, it is so easy to lose sight of meaning and purpose.
The hurts and struggles of life can make it all seem meaningless, hopeless, and unfulfilling.
The human heart’s cry is for meaningful, fulfilling, joyful and hopeful life!
We search for meaning, for purpose, for fulfillment in so many places, only to be left feeling empty, and unfulfilled.
Where can we find life?
How can we find life?
That’s why John wrote this letter!
He wanted us to find Life—eternal, meaningful, fulfilling, hope-filled life!
As we have seen over the past few weeks in Jesus’ interaction with Nicodemus, there is only one way to be saved from this life of sin and death, to know the hope of eternal life with God.
That one way is believing in Jesus, the one who sacrificed himself for our sins when he died on the cross, and then rose from the dead to provide justification, and new life for us!
Faith in Jesus is the only way anyone can be saved from sin and death.
Having Life in Jesus is the point!
John, the disciple of Jesus wrote this letter so we would know how to have that life for which every human heart longs.
When thinking about why he included so much about John the Baptist, I think it was because John the Baptist got it!
John the Baptist found Life!
He found meaningful, fulfilling and joyful life in this world.
Where did He find it?
How was his life so meaningful, fulfilling and joyful?
He found the ultimate home!
He found the dream vacation spot, and made that his home!
He found the diet of diets!
One that gave energy, health, and rich satisfying taste!!
Right?
No.
John’s home was the wilderness.
He likely did not even have a home.
He probably had a cave somewhere.
I believe John the Baptist found the life we long for—meaningful, fulfilling, joy-filled life in something other than what the world thinks will bring that kind of life.
It was not in what he possessed.
It was not in what he achieved.
It was not in the richness of his lifestyle.
John the Baptist found fulfilled, meaninful, joyful life in Magnifying Jesus!
I believe that is what we will see in the passage today.
So, if you have your bibles open to John 3:22-36, or if you are following on your device in the Bible app, click the link at the bottom of your screen to open to the passage.
The passage is relating John’s response to his disciples inquiry about people following Jesus instead of coming to him.
In his response, we will see John Magnifying the name of Jesus.
That really is how John lived his life.
John lived to magnify Jesus.
Let’s read it together.
Finding Life in Magnifying Jesus
Let’s go back and look at it piece by piece to see how John found life in Magnifying Jesus.
Review background information from John 3:22-26.
His disciples were worried.
John is not getting the crowds like he used to draw.
When John started his ministry, everyone was going to him.
People were flocking to John! they were coming to him to be baptized, and they were wondering if he was the Christ.
John was preaching in the wilderness, and people were flocking to him, and wondering if he was the promised messiah who would deliver them!
He was successful!
At least from his disciples perspective, and probably from many of our perspectives, that made John successful.
And if you are successful, you are fulfilled in life.
Right?
I mean, most of us put a lot of stock in our jobs.
That defines who we are.
And, it is a big part of whether our lives are fulfilling.
If you were a doctor, and all of your patients were not getting any better, would you feel fulfilled?
If you were an athlete, and you were not winning, would you feel fulfilled?
If you were a salesman and you could not seal the deal, would you feel fulfilled?
Or, would you think you missed the boat, and life is passing you by?
John was a preacher.
When the crowds were coming, I am sure that had to feel good.
But now that the crowds were going to Jesus… was he still successful?
Would he still find fulfillment in his life?
Or, would it be depressing, because life just wasn’t what he hoped?
That is what his disciples thought.
But to John, he did not count the crowds flocking to him as success.
Having the crowds come to him did not provide the fulfillment he needed in his life.
Fulfillment was not in the numbers to whom God gave him to minister.
Fulfillment is found in Magnifying Jesus!
No, John knew that true fulfillment was found in magnifying Jesus!
That was his whole mission!
To John,
When we Magnify Jesus, whatever God gives is just a bonus.
The real fulfillment is not in the numbers, not in the results, but in magnifying Jesus!
That was John’s whole mission in life.
Look at the message he preached… Luke 3.
He knew that whoever God gave him, success was in pointing them to Jesus.
If there is a measure of success, it should be this.
Magnifying Jesus with whoever God gives us, whether many or few.
Also, John knew fulfillment was not in being jealous of others.
He did not worry that Jesus was getting more people than he was.
And, actually, it wasn’t Jesus baptizing.
It was his disciples.
I am sure John knew that.
John wasn’t worried that others were getting more people baptized.
He found fulfillment in Magnifying Jesus, and was glad for whoever, however many, God gave him so he could magnify Jesus.
And he rejoiced that others were going to Jesus through other men.
Meaning is found in Magnifying Jesus
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