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What makes a person great?
2. There are two views of greatness which are diametrically opposed to one another; the world’s way and God’s way.
3. Tonight, we will look at both views of greatness and discover how they differ and why they differ.
4. Along the way, we will learn life-transforming principles from Jesus regarding Greatness God’s Way!

Matthew 18:1-14

Context
1. In Matthew 17, we’re told that Jesus took Peter, James, and John up to a high mountain where He was transfigured before them, “His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.” (17:2)
2. Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus and they discussed the work that Jesus would accomplish through His death and resurrection in Jerusalem. (Luke 9:31)
3. Imagine how Peter, James, and John must have felt after the Transfiguration. The glory of Jesus unveiled, a sneak preview of what is to come when Jesus, the King of glory, returns to establish His glorious kingdom!
4. But their wonder quickly turned to alarm when they saw a problem with the other nine apostles in the valley below!
5. The nine apostles who were left behind were surrounded by a large crowd and “some scribes” were “arguing with them”. (Mark 9:14)
6. As Jesus approached them, a desperate father suddenly ran up to Him, fell on his knees before Him and said,
“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” (17:14-16)
7. Jesus asked for the boy to be brought to Him and He cured him immediately.
8. Later, in private, the disciples asked Jesus why they were unable to help the boy.
9. Jesus said the reason they were not able to cast out the demon was due to the “littleness” of their faith. (20)
10. Jesus then explained what it means to have a faith that completely rests in God’s ability to move any mountain life may bring.
11. But as we turn to Matthew 18, we learn that the spiritual warfare did not end with the deliverance of the boy for Satan had been working on another scheme, one that would divide Jesus’ twelve apostles.
12. The Satanic seeds had been planted in each apostle’s heart. They wanted to know who was the greatest!

Transition – When it comes to Greatness God’s way, the first principle Jesus taught was…





I. The World’s Way is not God’s Way to Greatness

• Perhaps things intensified when Jesus only took Peter, James, and John along with Him to the mountain where He was transfigured.
• One thing is clear when you read all four Gospels, this debate had been going on for quite a while.
• In fact, James and John eventually got their mother to plead her case as to why her sons should sit at Jesus’ right and left when He came into His kingdom! (Matthew 20:20-21)
• So, in Matthew 18 they came to Jesus to settle the question. I believe they were expecting Jesus to point to one of them as the greatest, and deep down, each one of them thought they were it!
• But their problem was that they were looking at the idea of greatness the way the world looks at it.
• They wanted to be great in the eyes of man; they wanted position and power, to be in authority over others.
• This was all about the motives of the heart and it became an opportunity for Jesus to teach them about God’s heart so that their faith might mature.
• When Jesus transforms people He transforms their hearts. He takes them from what they once were in the world and makes them new.
• Why? Because the world’s ways of doing things will not work in the kingdom of heaven.
• God’s ways and God’s thoughts are higher than our own and He wants to make us walk on higher places.
• Jesus is committed to transforming our motives, our desires, the way we consider others, and the way we look at ourselves to prepare us for His kingdom.

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