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The World Wide Web started back in 1990...
Becoming publicly available on August 6, 1991.
Now think of what that did - in terms of mankind...
In a very BROAD sense, a general sense, it gave mankind, another PLATFORM to express himself...
Think of all of the BENEFITS that it affords us and how it changed how we live...
Information: Seemingly all information was now at our fingertips.
I remember going to the library to check out an encyclopedia in order to complete my science fair project.
Commerce: The ability now to not only BUY anything we want without leaving our houses…but the ability to also RESEARCH out whether a store has an item you want.
I remember having to go to the store to see if they actually had the thing you wanted.
Transportation: The ability to have a device TELL YOU where to turn, so you can get to where you want to go.
I remember having to open the glove box, and pull out the MAP - to see where to go.
Communication: The ability to connect with people, whether through ELECTRONIC mail…or a VIDEO-CHAT.
I remember having to write a letter…NO…i remember having to find paper, find an envelope (good luck), find a stamp (no chance), and then walk out to and pop that thing in the mailbox..
These are GREAT benefits...
Amazing times we live in - regarding technology...
BUT - there’s another side to this.
The World Wide Web has also given mankind a PLATFORM - to MANIFEST - our pride.
We’ve been talking about this thing called PRIDE lately...
And it’s because of HOW MUCH of a role it plays in the GOSPEL...
We talked about it last week - JOHN 3:16 - the most popular verse in the Bible...
…the gospel in 1 verse.
And what does it say?
…that whoever - BELIEVES IN HIM....should not perish
And we saw that BELIEVING in Christ - has something to do with my PRIDE.
We saw that the JUDGMENT of God is - that the light has come into the world, and people LOVED the darkness RATHER than the light…WHY?
because their works were EVIL...
And those who DO wicked things DO NOT COME to the light - lest their works be - EXPOSED!
And so we saw how - EVEN the person - who SEEMINGLY loves to pursue the good of others...
even the person who tries to AVOID the darkness of this world...
Even THAT person… REJECTS the Gospel of Christ.
WHY?
Because as they’re working to do “GOOD” - Jesus comes and says - you’re WORKS are as…let’s read it.
And so to the person who is SEEMINGLY a “good” person, Jesus comes and says - your good works are SIN!
You are a sinner - in need of a Savior...
And that person says - WHAT? I’m a GOOD person…I’m not bad...
And we can see that PRIDE is KEEPING Christ’s truth at bay...
And when that happens - that person will ONLY hear Christ’s words (truth) as - a CONDEMNING Truth...
But for BELIEVERS - for those who TRUST Christ - we hear Christ’s words...
..that we’re SINNERS and in NEED of Rescue…and we say - YES - rescue me!
And it’s in the YES - that we see how BELIEF in Jesus - entails me - HUMBLY submitting to Jesus - seeing MYSELF for who i truly am before God - a SINNER!
PRIDE - wars against Faith in Christ!
And we’ll see this same theme today in our text...
So let’s get to it...
As we walk through this text - it’s going to cause us to remember back to Chapter 1...
Ok, so here we see - Jesus and his disciples…and John the Baptist....
in the Judean countryside...
BAPTIZING people - and what we’re going to see later in chapter 4 - is that it wasn’t actually Jesus who was water baptizing…but only his disciples.
But just to lay the groundwork…this is what they went on doing...
next verse...
Now - we need to see here who is discussing this baptism...
v25 said - this discussion arose between some of JOHN’S disciples…and a Jew...
And they were talking about what they were seeing...
This water baptism that was going on by the disciples of Jesus...
And so JOHN’S disciples come to John, and they say - RABBI (teacher), that man who was with you across the Jordan...
That man for whom you bore witness (Jesus)...
LOOK - the people are going to Him…and they’re being baptized by His disciples...
Do you see what’s going on here?
WHAT is rising up in these men?
They’re worried about the Prestige of their RABBI....John the Baptist.
PRIDE is at work here...
And John KNOWS this - so what does he say?
Let’s jump to John’s conclusion…and then we’ll circle back in application...
Jesus was INCREASE … but I must DECREASE...
SLIDE: (in our lives) - Jesus Must Increase: In Our Words
Jesus Must Increase
How did John EXPLAIN this to his own disciples…?
Let’s jump back to v27...
These disciples of John come to John, and they start inquiring about who Jesus is...
…and WHY people were going to HIM - instead of John the Baptist...
And it makes sense does it not?
That these disciples of John would want to DEFEND...
the legitimacy of...
the relevance of...
their rabbi…their teacher - John the Baptist...
But what does John do?
He REMINDS them of what he had SAID from the beginning:
In WORDS - from the beginning - He PROCLAIMED Jesus Christ!
He ELEVATED Jesus Christ!
And it’s as if - John KNEW that mankind would get this wrong!
That they would ELEVATE him, and NOT Christ!
That’s why back in Chapter 1 he said:
John tried to prepare mankind...
to get them to understand - I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT CHRIST!
THE MESSIAH!
And NOW the Messiah is HERE!
And John then explains this truth to them in this way...
John the Baptizer here wants to clarify for his disciples what he meant and help them understand why John himself was not PERTURBED by people GOING to JESUS instead of himself...
And what he does is he uses a typical Jewish type of parable dealing with Jewish marriage custom
Back in this time - it was Jewish custom for the bridegroom to select one or two close friends to escort the bride to the bridegroom’s marriage chamber...
…and to then wait outside the room for the bridegroom’s shout...
…And that allowed the friends to VERIFY that the consummation of the marriage had taken place…and the joyous festivities could continue...
And so John is trying to tell them - The BRIDEGROOM is now here…The Messiah is HERE!
We can now HEAR His voice!
And it’s MY JOY that we can....FOLLOW HIM!
HE MUST INCREASE!
I MUST DECREASE!
And for John, he takes his disciples back to the REALITY that in John’s life - Christ increased....in John’s words!
John made his days about -
The Proclamation of Jesus Christ…in words!
And we must do the same!
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