In The Gospel of John | John 3:31–4:11 (December 4, 2022), Pastor Jeff frames this passage as a hinge-point: the final spiritual “signature” of John the Baptist and the first steps into one of the most hope-filled encounters in the Gospel—Jesus and the Samaritan woman. The thread tying it together is simple but piercing: a life that is real will always move in the direction of Jesus increasing and self decreasing. John the Baptist’s last words—“He must increase, and I must decrease”—become a tombstone-worthy summary of authentic discipleship: not just quoting Scripture, but embodying it. Pastor Jeff presses the idea that believers shouldn’t settle for shallow Christianity or mere religious vocabulary. The legacy that lasts is a lived humility—Christ becoming louder in us ...