1. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE “ Miracles of Jesus: Healing the Official’s Son ” John 4:46-54 7.3.11

2. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE Samaria Cana Capernaum Source: Nelson’s Complete Book Of Charts and Maps

3. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE Two thoughts from Jesus’ words: 1.People often asked for a sign in order to believe ( John 2:18, 6:30, and 20:29) 1.“You” is plural in the Greek so Jesus is speaking for the benefit of the whole crowd who had gathered.

4. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE Where there is no real faith in Christ, there is no real belief in Christ. Therefore, there is no real transformation and no real results.

5. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE “So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. ” 2 Corinthians 5:6–7, ESV

6. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE 4:41 2:22 4:50 5:24 5:37,38 5:47 6:63 6:68-69 8:31-32 8:37 8:43-47 8:51 12:47-49 14:23-24 15:3 17:8 17:17 Scripture references in John’s Gospel regarding the full power and sufficiency of the Word of God for belief in Jesus Christ: All references are the chapter and verse(s) from the Gospel of John. It is not an exhaustive list from the entire Bible on the sufficiency of Scripture.

7. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE A Few Notes On How Scripture Was Finalized The old testament as we know it was mostly in use at the time of Jesus. He quoted from the law and the prophets. as did other New Testament writers. The first identical list of New Testament books to what we have now was given by a man named Athanasius of Alexandria in AD 367. The council of Carthage in Africa in AD 397 is the most common date given for when the entire, final listing of inspired New Testament books was decided.

8. HE MUST INCREASE, I MUST DECREASE 1st complete New Testament volume-- (300) years after apostles death Josephus' Jewish Antiquities- (1300) years after his death Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars- (900) years after his death.