For August 10, 2026
He Must Increase by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
TWO OF THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS , Matthew and Luke, begin the story of Jesus with their respective birth narratives, Matthew tracing Jesus’ ancestry through Joseph, while Luke views his lineage through Mary. For both of them, underscoring those narratives as Messianic fulfillment of O.T. prophecy is conclusive proof of his identity. John, however, begins his gospel with a spiritually transcendental cosmology—John describes Jesus as illumined with the light of creation, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.” (John 1:4)