Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
This sermon emphasizes the Christian call to service, sacrifice, and selflessness, challenging worldly views of power and greatness through the example of Jesus.
Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, we gather here today under the banner of our Savior, bound by His love and guided by His Word. We are not here by accident, but by divine appointment. It is not by chance that we have come together, but by the providence of our Heavenly Father who, in His infinite wisdom, has chosen this time and this place for us to open our hearts to His message.
The Scripture that we will be focusing on today is a passage that calls us to reevaluate our understanding of greatness, of power, of leadership, and of service. It is a passage that challenges the conventional wisdom of the world and invites us to embrace the paradoxical wisdom of God. It is a passage that has the potential to transform not only our lives, but also the world around us.
When we think about the Kingdom of God, we often imagine a place of glory, of power, of majesty. We envision a realm where justice reigns, where love abounds, where peace is unending. And indeed, the Kingdom of God is all these things. But it is also a place of service, of humility, of selflessness. It is a place where the last are first, and the first are last. It is a place where greatness is measured not by how many serve you, but by how many you serve.
In the world, power is often associated with dominance, with control, with the ability to command and to demand. But in the Kingdom of God, power is associated with service, with humility, with the ability to love and to give. This is a radical redefinition of power, a subversion of the world's order. It is a call to a different kind of life, a different kind of leadership, a different kind of greatness.
Jesus, the Son of God, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, did not come to be served, but to serve. He did not come to take, but to give. He did not come to dominate, but to die. He did not come to be first, but to be last. This is the paradoxical power of the Kingdom of God.
Moving on, we find that the path to greatness in the Kingdom of God is not a path of power and privilege, but a path of sacrifice ... View this full PRO sermon free with PRO
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