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True Greatness (Luke 9:43-50)

True Greatness (Luke 9:43-50). A Solemn Declaration (9:43 - 45).  “Let these words sink into your ears.”  another passion prediction  Mark 8:31-32; 9:30-32; 10:32-34. A Selfish Debate (9:46). “An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest”

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True Greatness (Luke 9:43-50)

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  1. True Greatness(Luke 9:43-50)

  2. A Solemn Declaration (9:43-45)  “Let these words sink into your ears.”  another passion prediction  Mark 8:31-32; 9:30-32; 10:32-34

  3. A Selfish Debate (9:46) “An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest”  “Jesus, knowing … their hearts” (v. 47)  “What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?” (1 Cor. 4:7)

  4. A Super Demonstration (9:47-48)  “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” (Mark 9:35)  The key to understanding this object lesson is the first century perspective toward children. That perspective exists today in many contexts.  Measure greatness, not by associations, but by the scope of who you are willing to serve.

  5. “One thing to watch for when assessing a person’s spiritual fitness for ministry is how he or she relates to children. Put a child in the room and watch. This is what Jesus did to make His point. Children are a litmus paper to expose the presence of pride…. Something is deeply amiss in the soul that does not descend (or is it really ascend?) to love and hold a child.” John Piper

  6. A Senseless Division (9:49-50)  How ironic that this confrontation occurs immediately after the incident where the disciples failed to cast out a demon.  Humility rejects a spirit of exclusivity (“our way or the highway”), and rejoices in the work of God through others.

  7. Life Lessons • Humility grows in the contemplation of Christ and the cross. (9:43-44; Mark 9:31)  Philippians 2:1-10  When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride.

  8. “The people really want a leader a little bigger than themselves, don’t they Chuck? I mean someone like de Gaulle. There’s a certain aloofness, a power that’s exuded by great men that people feel and want to follow.” Richard Nixon

  9. “Jesus Christ exhibited none of this self-conscious aloofness. He served others first; He spoke to those to whom no one spoke; He dines with the lowest members of society; He touched the untouchables. He had no throne, no crown, no bevy of servants or armored guards. A borrowed manger and a borrowed tomb framed His earthly life.” Charles Colson

  10. Life Lessons • Humility grows in the contemplation of Christ and the cross. (9:43-44; Mark 9:31) • Humility grows by redefining our sense of greatness.  Humility is evidenced by servanthood and association with the lowly. 3. Humility resists arrogant exclusivity.

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