Greatness, Power, and the Kingdom of God

Toward the end of the spring semester, I was given the opportunity to speak in a Friday chapel service at the school where I teach. Here is the outline that I used for Matthew 20:20-28–Greatness, Power, and the Kingdom of God.

We often find it very difficult to allow the message of the gospel to permeate into some of the most obvious areas of our lives that need transformation. Our desire for and use of power is undoubtedly one such area. As we see who Jesus is, may God strip us of our pride and our idolatrous thirst for personal glory, satisfy us with all that he is for us in the gospel, and give us a spirit of humility and meekness that takes joy in serving others the way Jesus has served us.

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