Overjoyed for Others: Why Seeing People Come to Christ Should Fill us with Great Joy (John 3:31-36)

Sermon Notes

Main idea: In John 3:31-36, we see three reasons why we should be overjoyed to see people following Christ so that we will labor for the full and lasting joy of knowing the Son and making Him known to others.

  1. Because of whom they have found

    a. The most incredible person who ever walked the earth
    i. Him who is supreme in o____________ (v. 31a)
    ii. Him who is supreme in s____________ (v. 31a)
    iii. Him who is supreme in k____________ (v.32)
    iv. Him who is supreme in s____________ (v. 34)
    v. Him who is supreme in p____________ (v.35)
    b. How can they be said to have found Him?
    i. By grace through ____________ (v.36)

  2. Because of what they have received
    a. The most amazing testimony:
    i. The testimony of the S____________ (v. 32)

    ii. The testimony of the F____________ (v. 34)

    iii. The testimony of the S____________ (v. 34)

    b. The most astounding blessings:

    i. The T____________ (v. 34)

    ii. Eternal L____________ (v. 36)

  3. Because of what they have avoided
    a. The most horrible decisions:
    i. Rejecting the Testimony of the S____________ (v. 33)
    ii. Making the F____________ a liar (v. 33)
    iii. Disobeying the S____________ (v. 36)
    b. The most horrific results:
    i. Eternal d____________ (v. 36)
    ii. The w____________ of God (v. 36)