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December 8, 1985
Effective Christian ministry comes from God, as does any success that may accompany one’s labors. Alistair Begg reminds us that no amount of education can make a man a true minister of the Gospel; it is a work that only God can do. In whatever capacity we serve, everyone involved in ministry must acknowledge, as John the Baptist did, that “He must become greater, and I must become less.”
22After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and xwas baptizing. 23John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24(for yJohn had not yet been put in prison).
25Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over zpurification. 26And they came to John and said to him, a“Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, bto whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and call are going to him.” 27John answered, d“A person cannot receive even one thing eunless it is given him ffrom heaven. 28You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, g‘I am not the Christ, but hI have been sent before him.’ 29iThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. jThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, krejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30lHe must increase, but I must decrease.”10
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