Making Much of Jesus John 3:22-36 1. Realize Your Own Sense of Nothingness Apart from God “Apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 “What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?” 1 Corinthians 4:7 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…” James 1:17 2. Resolve to Be Who God Made You to Be “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me.” Mal. 3:1 3. Rejoice When God Gets the GLORY—It Belongs to Him Anyway! 4. Readily Embrace the Opportunity to Point People to Jesus “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Matthew 3:11 “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist...” Matthew 11:11