Why Most Will Never Truly Be Great

Mark

Who is This Jesus?

Why Most Will Never Truly Be Great!

Mark 9:30-37, Philippians 2:3-8

Greatness According to Jesus

1. True Greatness is (Humility)

When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”  But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

Vs. 33-34

He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” Vs. 36-37

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of others. Philippians 2:3-4

2. True Greatness is others

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Vs. 35

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: who being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, Philippians 2:5-7

Serving is more than an , it’s an

3. True Greatness is Love

He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.”  Vs. 31

And being found in appearance as a man he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross! Philippians 2:8

As followers of Jesus, We should

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus… Philippians 2:5