In the Word
with Pastor Mike Warren
Three Men in the Light: Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius (3 John)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
This sermon uses 3 John to show how truth should reshape a believer’s life, highlighting three contrasting examples: Gaius, a joyful, hospitable servant whose walk in the truth overflows in practical care for traveling ministers; Diotrephes, a proud, power-seeking leader who loves preeminence, resists apostolic authority, rejects faithful workers, and harms the church; and Demetrius, a well–spoken-of brother whose good testimony from “all, the truth itself, and from John” models humble, down-to-earth faithfulness. It urges believers to imitate Gaius and Demetrius—serving quietly, partnering in gospel work, and walking in truth—while rejecting the controlling, self-exalting spirit of Diotrephes that brings strife and quenches the work of God.
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