He Must Increase Podcast

About He Must Increase Podcast

A podcast by Three Thirty Ministry, dedicated to helping you see and savor the greatness of Jesus in all of Scripture and all of life. Each episode is designed to help you grow in a grace-based, Christ-centered understanding of the Christian faith and to encourage you toward deeper, gospel-shaped community—because He must increase, and we must decrease.

Publisher

Connor Shady

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

76 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Finding the “Perfect” Church

   In this episode, we’re asking a question that sounds simple but can be surprisingly difficult: What should you actually look for in a church? Choosing a church is about more than finding good preaching, friendly people, strong theology, or a style of worship you enjoy. A church can be strong in one area and weak in another. It can have sound teaching but unhealthy leadership, meaningful community but shallow doctrine, or impressive programs without much spiritual depth. At the same time, it’s possible to spend so long searching for the “right” church that you never actually commit to one. So how do you know what matters most? You may already have strong convictions about baptism, the Lord’s Supper, church government, liturgy, spiritual gifts, or denominational differences. Those things matter, and this episode is not an attempt to pretend those distinctions are unimportant. Instead, we’re focusing on a few foundational things that can help you evaluate a church wisely, distinguish essentials from preferences, and find a church where you can faithfully worship, grow, serve, and belong. Book Recommendation(s): 1 Timothy and Titus! Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/) Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast (http://www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast) Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com (http://threethirtyministry.com/) #theology #reformed

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Christless Christianity

   In this episode, we’re asking what happens when Christianity keeps the language, keeps the morality, keeps the traditions, keeps the politics, keeps the church culture, but loses Christ. It is possible to preserve a great deal of what looks Christian on the surface while slowly pushing Jesus to the margins. Churches can still be active, people can still hold Christian values, traditions can still be honored, and biblical language can still be used, while Christ Himself is no longer at the center. But if Christ is missing, what is actually left? Can Christianity become more about our preferences, our politics, our identity, or our vision of the good life than about Jesus Himself? And how do we recognize when faith has become full of us and empty of Christ? Christless Christianity does not always look godless or irreligious. Sometimes it looks deeply religious. It can sound Christian, feel Christian, and even defend Christian values while losing sight of the person and work of Jesus. So in this episode, we’re examining what Christless Christianity looks like, how easily Jesus can be replaced by lesser things, and why the church must continually return to Christ as the center of its message, worship, identity, and life. Book Recommendation(s): Christless Christianity by Michael Horton https://a.co/d/0gfT5eNQ (https://a.co/d/0gfT5eNQ) Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/) Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast (http://www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast) Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com (http://threethirtyministry.com/) #theology #reformed

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Does Hebrews Teach That You Can Lose Your Salvation?

   In this episode, we’re asking whether a Christian can lose their salvation and what Scripture actually teaches about falling away from the faith. n Some passages in the Bible seem to offer strong assurance of our salvation, while others contain serious warnings about falling away, deliberately continuing in sin, and facing judgment. These passages raise difficult questions about the nature of salvation, apostasy, and what it means to persevere in the faith. But how are we supposed to understand these warnings alongside the promises of eternal security? Can someone genuinely be saved, experience the work of the Holy Spirit, and then walk away from the faith entirely? Or are these warnings describing something else? So in this episode, we’re examining four different passages of Scripture to explore what the Bible teaches about salvation, the danger of falling away, and how Christians can understand both the warnings and promises of God. Book Recommendation(s): The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes https://a.co/d/02dIOp3K (https://a.co/d/02dIOp3K) Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/) Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast (http://www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast) Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com (http://threethirtyministry.com/) #theology #reformed

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

26 ratings

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