{"id":392,"date":"2026-02-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/?post_type=sermons&#038;p=392"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:12:18","slug":"2026-02-15","status":"publish","type":"sermons","link":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/?sermons=2026-02-15","title":{"rendered":"He must increase, but I must decrease (John 3:22-36)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-392-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260215-He-Must-increase-but-I-must-decrease-John-3_22-36-Pastor-Mark-Tan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260215-He-Must-increase-but-I-must-decrease-John-3_22-36-Pastor-Mark-Tan.mp3\">https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260215-He-Must-increase-but-I-must-decrease-John-3_22-36-Pastor-Mark-Tan.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-389\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_FEB26__Feb-15_Connect-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sermons FEB 2026 15\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_FEB26__Feb-15_Connect-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_FEB26__Feb-15_Connect-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_FEB26__Feb-15_Connect-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_FEB26__Feb-15_Connect.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This sermon on John 3:22\u201136 highlights John the Baptist\u2019s humility and his declaration, \u2018He must increase, but I must decrease.\u2019 Discover how true discipleship calls believers to exalt Christ above self, embrace surrender, and live with a Kingdom\u2011focused perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This sermon on John 3:22\u201136 highlights John the Baptist\u2019s humility and his declaration, \u2018He must increase, but I must decrease.\u2019 Discover how true discipleship calls believers to exalt Christ above self, embrace surrender, and live with a Kingdom\u2011focused perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","sermon_series":[12],"sermon_speaker":[11],"sermon_topics":[],"sermon_book":[1289],"class_list":["post-392","sermons","type-sermons","status-publish","hentry","sermon_series-the-gospel-series","sermon_speaker-pastor-mark-tan","sermon_book-john"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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