2. John Teaches Jesus the Supremacy John 3:22-36

3. “Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.” John 3:29b

4. “Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. He must increase, but I must decrease.” John 3:29-30

5. “Our competitive society is structured to compel us to measure our achievements against those of others.” Kent Hughes

6. UPLIFTED JESUS LEADS TO JOY

7. He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. John 3:31 UPLIFTED JESUS LEADS TO JOY

9. UPSTAGED BY JESUS LEADS TO JOY

10. Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” John 3:25-26 UPSTAGED BY JESUS LEADS TO JOY

11. John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ John 3:27-28 UPSTAGED BY JESUS LEADS TO JOY

12. John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’” John 3:27-28 UPSTAGED BY JESUS LEADS TO JOY

13. The soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 1 Samuel 18:1 UPSTAGED BY JESUS LEADS TO JOY

15. USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY

16. That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. 1 John 1:3-4 USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY

17. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. John 3:36 USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY

18. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace 1 Peter 4:10 USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY

19. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY

20. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 1 Corinthians 12:14-18 USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY

21. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Matthew 11:11 USEFUL FOR JESUS LEADS TO JOY