Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

The Superiority of Jesus Christ – Part 1

John 3:22-26 – After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized (for John had not yet been put in prison).

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.”

A. The Superiority of Jesus Christ

  1. Above all human reasoning: verses 25-26, Luke 24:13-15, 25
  2. Above all human loyalties: verses 27-30, John 1:35-37, 1 Cor. 1:10-13, 1 Cor. 2:1-2, 1 Peter 5:1-3
  3. Established by God the Father: verses 31-35
    1. In Christ’s mission: verse 34a, Galatians 4:4-5
    2. By the Spirit’s power: verse 34b, Matthew 12:18-21
    3. Out of the Father’s love; verse 35, Philippians 2:9-11