S’more Of Jesus And Less Of Me Series

Now, this wasn’t as bizarre a request as you’d think. Jesus had 12 disciples - but it seemed that He often took James and John (and, well… Peter) places the others didn’t get to go to. Therefore, her boys deserved to get the best seats.

When the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:24-28

Why were those disciples indignant? Well, they felt THEY deserved that honor. They all deserved those best seats. So, they got mad about it because James and John were crowding them out of the attention they felt that they deserved.

You see, even the disciples were guilty of thinking… it was all about them. And Jesus said – “no, no, no, no… it shall not be so among you! If you want Smore of Jesus you’ve got to learn to be a servant of others.”

IF YOU WERE A PREACHER (like me) and you wanted to be the greatest preacher you can be, you’d need to become a servant of the Elders, and a servant of ALL the people in the church.

IF YOU WERE AN ELDER and you want to be the greatest Elder you can be, then you’d have to learn to be a servant of the preacher, and a servant to the people of the church.

IF YOU’RE A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH and wanted to be the greatest member of Christ’s Church then you’ve got to learn to be a servant of the Elders, servant of the preacher, and a servant of everyone else in the church.

Now… do you know how to tell that you’ve forgotten how to be a servant? Well you’ll know when you’ve forgotten to be a servant when you get mad about not getting your way.

CLOSE: You see, it’s not about YOU. And it’s not about ME. It’s about Jesus. It’s all about getting Smore of Jesus… and getting less of you. And once you realize that, you can experience what I talked about earlier in the sermon:

“S’More Jesus is a phrase often used in a religious context, particularly within Christian circles, to express a love for Jesus that is abundant and overflowing, much like the deliciousness of a s'more. It's a play on words that uses the popular camping treat to symbolize a deep and joyful connection with God.

To want Smore of Jesus means that we want to taste more of His goodness. We want more of Him in our lives, and we want to be less concerned with what we get out of this. It’s when we’re willing to make our Christianity less about us and SMORE about Jesus that we can begin to experience a deep and joyful connection with Him.

As Psalm 34:8 says: “taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”

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