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That you may believe and have life – John #13
John 3:30
On Even Terms
While appearing in London some years ago, Maurice Chevalier was introduced to George Bernard Shaw.
The famous playwright could not place him.
“Chevalier?
Chevalier?” he repeated.
“What is it you do, young man?
I’m afraid I’m not familiar with your work.”
To an actor, this was an unforgivable offense.
Instead of being offended, however, Chevalier was relieved.
“I’m glad to hear that,” he said.
“I’m not familiar with your work either.
Now we can start on even terms.”[1]
Humility Is
Humility is perfect quietness of heart.
It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me.
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised.
It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in secret, and am at peace as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and above is trouble.
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Well folks we said last week that the thing that separates Christianity from every other religious is that Jesus said
“I AM the way, the truth and the life … no one comes to the father except through me” …
Jesus said “you MUST be born again” …
Jesus said, “apart from me … you can do nothing”
If I can’t be good enough … and apart from Jesus, I can do nothing … then I recognize that, I MUST recognize that I am nothing by myself.
I am in essence a zero without Jesus.
So I need to stop trying to BE somebody, to be noticed, to be something BIG … I need to become something less
Now that’s a slogan you won’t hear on a sports drink or athletic company commercial … USE OUR product and don’t be somebody … but well …
Well …
Let’s read
John 3:22-36
IF he is the eternal word of God
Equal with God
God in the Flesh
Living with Man …
If apart from him, I am a zero, I can do nothing
If life is IN and through HIM? …
Then I want you to see 3 MUSTS … that I see here today …
1.
I Must Become LESS
There is that word MUST again … I know we accepted the fact that we MUST be born again in HIM … but for many, we will come to him for salvation … but then … “I’ll take it from here”
John reminds us that he is NOT the Christ.
“I am not the Christ
I MUST become LESS
This is not MY church in the realm of ownership.
As pastor, it is “my” church in the sense that I have been called here, entrusted with this flock.
It is my responsibility, but I am an undershepherd, it belongs to Jesus.
This is YOUR church, in the sense that this is where you belong, this is where you are called to serve God.
The body God has called you to exercise your gifts and exert your energy, but you don’t own it or lord over me or the others who serve …
We ALL work for, serve, and are stewards to Christ
So, I must become less
Humility is a word that perhaps we should use.
However that word is used way too often
Humility is one of those traits that we often find attractive, something that we seek, yet it is also one of those things that once we think we have achieved it, we no longer have.
Micah 6:8 (NIV) \\ /8 //He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God./
Isaiah 66:2 (NIV) \\ … /declares the Lord.
“This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word./
James 4:10 SAYS /“humble yourself before the Lord and he will lift you up in due time”/
They were asking John, what are we going to do about Jesus?
And John said, “that’s a really silly question”.
That’s like asking the best man saying “hey everybody is paying attention to the groom, what are we going to do about the groom?”
How dare everyone pay attention, give all the press to the groom.
John said /“I am just a friend of the groom …” he said “the bride belongs to the groom, the friend who attends … waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice.
That joy is MINE and it is now complete./
The best man doesn’t get angry when the groom comes in, he is happy because that is what he has been waiting for.
He has made preparation for the groom.
He attends the groom.
Can you imagine the best man taking over the ceremony?
Can you imagine him asking to get the spotlight?
“I’m sorry, groom, could you move over a bit, the people can’t see me” Can you imagine the best man wanting the bride for himself?
No the groomsman are all dressed alike, in relatively plain clothing so they don’t stand out, they just stand there and quietly attend the groom.
> how do I become less?
(v29)
It says he “waits and listens”
1.
Wait for Jesus
Greek – /histemi ~/his-tay-mee~// /to cause to stand, to fix or establish, to stand nearby, immovable, steadfast/
a.
how do you become less?
Stay nearby Jesus.
You can’t be too big in Jesus’ shadow.
b.
I’ll tell you what, there are SOME Christian leaders that almost put Jesus in the background so THEY look bigger by perspective.
c.
Don’t draw attention to yourself.
d.
And this is a steadfast standing, that means we KEEP standing in his shadow
2.
Listen for and to Jesus
Greek – /akouo ~/ak-oo-o~/ to be endowed with the faculty to hear, to hear; to attend to; to consider what is being said, to understand what is said/
a.
If you want to become less, you need to be able to listen to Jesus.
HOW, God’s Spirit within you, gives you that ability.
If you are LOST, not born again, not indwelt by the Spirit of God, you can’t listen to him.
But God’s Spirit came in you, when you gave your heart to Christ and were born again in Christ, and so you CAN hear him
b.
but many of us have children who CAN hear … but they don’t always listen.
It’s more than just hearing noise, we have to CONSIDER what is being said in order to become less.
Jesus Christ speaks to you in his word, in a bible study, from this pulpit, but the reason some don’t become less, is they don’t take into full consideration what is being said.
c.
you also have to understand.
That is, you have to willing to learn how to do something with what you’ve heard
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