He Must Increase Podcast

Connor Shady

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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.

5d ago

The Battle Between My Halo & My Habits: A Saint/Sinner Reality

In this episode, we talk about one of the hardest questions many Christians wrestle with: Why do I still struggle with sin if Jesus has saved me? We know we are forgiven. We know we belong to Christ. We know we have been made new, yet we still find ourselves facing temptation, falling into old habits, and wondering why the old struggles are still there. Why do we keep returning to the same patterns? Why do we wrestle with things we know are wrong? If we are a new creation, why does the old self still feel so present? We explore the tension every Christian faces: the battle between who we are in Christ and the sin we still fight. The reality of being both saint and sinner, learning to live in the grace of what Jesus has done while continuing to grow into who He is calling us to be. Book Recommendation(s): More Than Forgiven: How Being in Christ Changes Everything by Justin Perdue https://a.co/d/00EldhU9 Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life by Luke Kjolhaughttps://a.co/d/0fH406j7 Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jul 16

So What About Spiritual Disciplines?

In this episode, we talk about spiritual disciplines, one of those topics where Christians often find themselves swinging from one extreme to the other. Some make practices like prayer, Bible reading, fasting, and solitude the center of the Christian life, while others pull away from them altogether out of concern that they lead to legalism or self-righteousness. But the goal of this conversation isn’t to encourage one extreme over the other. The bigger question is not just what spiritual disciplines are, but why God gives them in the first place. In this episode, we explore the purpose behind spiritual disciplines and why they are meant to point beyond themselves. We consider how easy it is to overcorrect in either direction while missing the bigger picture of how God uses these practices to shape His people. Hopefully this encourages us to see spiritual disciplines not as something to idolize or avoid, but as God’s gracious means of drawing His people into deeper communion with Him and conforming them more into the image of Christ. Book Recommendation: Take and Eat: Recovering the Regular Celebration of the Lord's Supper by Harrison Perkins https://a.co/d/0gj9uX40 Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jul 9

So What About Spiritual Gifts? (How Can I Serve?)

In this episode, we talk about spiritual gifts, one of those topics that can get Christians excited, uneasy, or immediately ready for a debate. Few conversations have sparked more discussion around questions of tongues, prophecy, miracles, and where different gifts fit within the life of the church. But the goal of this conversation isn’t to settle every argument or simply pick a side in the ongoing debate. The bigger question is not just what the gifts are, but why God gives them in the first place. In this episode, we explore the purpose behind spiritual gifts and why they are meant to point beyond themselves. We consider how easy it is to get caught up in categories, labels, and disagreements while missing the bigger picture of what God is doing through His people. Hopefully this encourages us to see spiritual gifts not as a source of division or debate, but as God’s way of equipping His people to serve, build up the church, and faithfully reflect His work in the world. Recommendation: Read: 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, and Ephesians 4 Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jul 2

The Snail’s Pace of Sanctification

In this episode, we talk about what it feels like when the Christian life shifts from spiritual excitement to ordinary, everyday faithfulness. There are seasons where faith feels fresh and intense, with clear growth and constant awareness of what God is doing. But over time, life often becomes more regular. Slower. More routine. That shift can be disorienting and sometimes discouraging, making us wonder if something is wrong. But what if this is actually the normal shape of sanctification? In this conversation, we reflect on the slower pace of spiritual growth and why it is so easy to misread it as decline. We explore how God often works most deeply in the ordinary things of work, relationships, and daily obedience, where change is often steady but easy to miss. Hopefully this encourages us that the Christian life is not sustained by constant intensity, but by slow formation over time as we learn to follow Jesus in the life we actually live. Book and Song Recommendation: The Gospel Driven Life by Michael Horton https://a.co/d/01Vys1aq The Mystery of Gospel Sanctification by Walter Marshall https://a.co/d/0bJMC23C White As Snow by Jon Foreman https://open.spotify.com/track/2Aujt5ndCRwFKBGuvwYqTp?si=KDcFo8ibQLCByEBAdJYGhg Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jun 25

The People‑Pleasing Problem

In this episode, we talk about the pull of people‑pleasing and the subtle ways the fear of man shapes our lives. From childhood to the workplace, from social media to friendships, we learn early on to seek approval. We want to be liked, affirmed, and accepted. And while none of that is surprising, it’s easy to miss how deeply this desire can form us. Most of us don’t even realize when we’ve slipped into living for the opinions of others. But Scripture warns us that the fear of man is more than a personality quirk… It’s a trap! It can shape our decisions, distort our motives, and even influence the life of the church. When we begin to prioritize human approval over God’s approval, ministries drift, leaders compromise, and communities lose clarity about who they’re ultimately trying to please. The Bible keeps calling us back to a better way: living before the face of God, not the shifting expectations of people. When God’s voice becomes the loudest in our lives, the pressure to perform, impress, or manage others’ opinions begins to lose its grip. Here we explore why people‑pleasing is so powerful, how it shows up in the church, how it can quietly harm our spiritual health, and why learning to fear God frees us from the exhausting cycle of seeking validation. Book and Song Recommendation: Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness (Growing Gospel Integrity) by Gavin Ortlund https://a.co/d/0aDMPXt2 Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? by Isaac Watts https://open.spotify.com/track/7d757kpPGLYHHASMYwJN9b?si=91523aa741d748d8 Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jun 18

College Ministry Is Good, But the Church Is Greater (w/Dr. Hannah Shady)

In this episode, we talk about the value of college ministry and the danger of making good things ultimate things. College ministry can be powerful. It’s formative, relational, and often deeply impactful in shaping young believers. For many, it becomes one of the sweetest seasons of spiritual growth. But as good as it is, it was never meant to be the center of the Christian life. All of us are prone to elevating good gifts beyond their proper place. Conferences can become our church. Podcasts can become our pastors. Ministries can become our identity. And when that happens, even the best things can begin pulling us away from what God has actually designed to be primary. Scripture keeps drawing us back to the same reality: Christ is central, and the local church is the ordinary means through which disciples are formed, shepherded, and sustained. College ministry matters, but it is meant to serve that greater purpose, not replace it. Here we explore why the church must remain central, how college ministry fits into God’s design, and why keeping the right order protects us from confusion and drift. When Christ remains primary, and the church stays central, every other ministry finds its proper place and its real purpose. Song Recommendation: My Soul Will Wait (Psalm 62) by Sovereign Grace Music https://open.spotify.com/track/1aEZuiSGyqxvp0RKQy4CaM?si=c543c0a809b94f53 Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jun 11

How to Navigate Unbelievers

In this episode, we talk about what it means to walk faithfully among unbelievers. All of us have people we love who do not know Christ. Some grew up without the gospel. Others are kind, moral, and admirable, yet still outside the faith. Scripture reminds us that every person shares the same need for the Savior, whether they seem far from the kingdom or close to it. These relationships are often complex. Conversations about Jesus can feel awkward, misunderstood, or even strained. Many believers carry fears and questions about how to speak, when to speak, and how to love well. We want to be faithful without being forceful, bold without being harsh, loving without becoming silent. Here we explore how the gospel shapes our posture toward unbelievers. We look at why understanding the heart keeps us patient, why remembering our own story fuels compassion, and why both truth and love matter. Above all, we focus on the hope that God saves and the gospel is powerful in every relationship. Book and Song Recommendation: Humble Calvinism by J.A. Medders https://a.co/d/0aob18VA Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing https://open.spotify.com/track/0f9U92JG3vu8BH3PTvxySR?si=29117798024241bd Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed
Jun 4

Depart From Me: The Warning of Matthew 7

In this episode, we’re stepping into one of the most misunderstood and weaponized passages in modern Christianity: Jesus’ chilling words in Matthew 7, “I never knew you; depart from me.” For many, this text has become a source of fear for tender believers and false confidence for unbelievers. But much of that confusion comes from reading these verses detached from the larger message of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus is not calling His disciples into anxious introspection or performance-driven religion. Nor is He handing out assurance to those who merely profess His name or perform religious activity. Throughout the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exposes the bankruptcy of external righteousness and calls His people to a deeper reality: a transformed heart that knows and is known by Him. In this episode, we explore how misunderstanding the Sermon on the Mount as a whole has caused Matthew 7 to be used and abused. We examine who Jesus is actually warning, why “Lord, Lord” is not the same thing as true faith, and what it really means to be known by Christ. The result is a passage that does not exist to terrify genuine believers or comfort empty religion, but to expose false assurance and call us to cling to Jesus by faith alone. Book and Song Recommendation: The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson https://a.co/d/07Hl0rUz All I Have Is Christ by Jordan Kauflin https://open.spotify.com/track/7phWWwVPGUKJ9qH3wRPErQ?si=4946f0d5e9d34865 Follow He Must Increase on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hemustincreasepodcast/ Subscribe to He Must Increase on Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@HeMustIncreasePodcast Check Out Our Website: threethirtyministry.com #theology #reformed

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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.

Creator

Connor Shady
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

65
Rating

Clean
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© Connor Shady
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