Jesus said, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all” (Mark 9:35). He said this in response to His disciples discussing which of them was greatest (:33-34). He was teaching them that true greatness before God comes through humility before others. “I’m first.” I hear these or […]
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“If anyone wants to be first”
July 27, 2015Matt 18 – “Who then is greatest…?”
August 15, 2014The disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” (Matthew 18:1). He replied, “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” (:4). In Mark’s account Jesus added, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and […]
