Sermons on Greatness in the Kingdom
The Exalted Servanthood of Jesus (Philippians 2:5-11)
The path to gospel-worthy living comes by reflecting Christ’s own behavior toward one another. Furthermore, gospel-worthy living comes not by sheer willpower or discovering one’s innate potential, nor by conformity to law or tradition. Gospel-worthy living comes as one understands what has been…
Receiving the Servanthood of Jesus (Luke 22:21-30)
Jesus bestows a Kingdom upon his disciples. God desires all his goodness and good ways to cover the earth. To accomplish this, he calls all his followers to exercise their lives in servanthood to God and people. True greatness in the Kingdom of God is not to have power, titles, prestige, and…
A Faithless and Twisted Generation (Luke 9:37-50)
The cross was not central in the lives of the disciples. When the cross is not central, the things of God become twisted. The disciples had no ability to drive out the demon because they were not living by faith in Jesus, but rather, in self-reliance. If you live in self-reliance, arrogance will be…
