The Great Eclipse

John 3:30 (NIV)

30 He must become greater; I must become less.

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I. Introduction : Mel’s Prayer, Sarah and the center of attention.

II. The Increase of Jesus

A. The Fame of the Man

B. The Followers of a Messiah

C. The Focus on Mission

III. The Decrease of John

A. The Fame of a Man

B. The Followers of a Ministry

C. The Focus on Mission

IV. Conclusion: Not self, but the Savior may everyone see, Christ living, lifting, and loving through me. May Jesus be the Great Eclipse that covers my life until it is not me, but Jesus people see.

Galatians 2:20 (NIV)

20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. [2]

Galatians 6:14 (NIV)

14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which a the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. [3]

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[1] The Holy Bible : New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996, c1984.

[2] The Holy Bible : New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996, c1984.

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[3] The Holy Bible : New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996, c1984.