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True greatness does not come from demanding our rights, but from serving one another out of humility. The message was given on July 14, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
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Today’s Scripture: John 13
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“The Greatest”
~ Muhammed Ali
“Superman don’t need
no seat belt!”~ Muhammed Ali
“I want to be a queen!”
“...so I can boss everyone around!”
“SERVEONE
ANOTHER”
The Gospel of John 13
Now before the Feast of Passover,
John 13:1
when Jesus knew that his hourhad come to depart out of this
his own who were in the world, heworld to the Father, having loved
loved them to the end....
...a dispute also arose among them as to which one of them
was to be regarded as the greatest....
Luke 22:24ff
Luke 22:24ff
He said to them, ‘...let the greatest among you
become as the youngest, and the leader
as one who serves....
For who is greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it
not the one who reclines at table...?
Luke 22:24ff
For who is greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it
not the one who reclines at table?
But I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:24ff
During supper, when the devil had
John 13:2-3
already put it into the heart of JudasIscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
given all things into his hands, and Jesus, knowing that the Father had
that he had come from God and
was going back to God, rose from
John 13:3-4
supper. He laid aside his outergarments, and taking a towel, tiedit around his waist....
Then he poured water into a basin
John 13:5
and began to wash the disciple’sfeet and to wipe them with the towelthat was wrapped around him....
When he had washed their feet and
John 13:12
put on his outer garments and re-sumed his place, he said to them,
done to you...?“Do you understand what I have
You call me Teacher and Lord, and
John 13:13-14
you are right, for so I am. If I then,your Lord and Teacher, have washed
one another’s feet...your feet, you also OUGHT to wash
For I have given you an example,
John 13:15
that you SHOULD do just as I havedone to you....
Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant
John 13:16-17
is not greater than his master, noris a messenger greater than the one
things, blessed are you IF you do who sent him. If you know these
them.
He said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and SERVANT of all.”
~ Jesus of NazarethThe Gospel of Mark (9:35)
True greatness does not come
from demanding our rights,
but from serving one another.
1 Consider others as more VALUABLE than yourself
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but
in humility count others as more significant than
yourselves.~ The Apostle Paul
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but
in humility count others as more significant than
yourselves.~ The Apostle Paul
Philippians 2:3 “...to be exceptionally valuable...”
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but
in humility count others as more significant than
yourselves.~ The Apostle Paul
Philippians 2:3
2
Ruthlessly
SLAY PRIDE
in your life
The real issue here is not IF pride exists in your heart; it’s WHERE pride
exists and HOW pride is being expressed in
your life.
At every stage of our Christian development and in every sphere of our Christian disciple-
ship, PRIDE is the greatest enemy and HUMILITY is
our greatest friend.~ John Stott
Anglican Minister
HUMBLE yourselves before the Lord, and he will EXALT you.
~ James, the brother of Jesus
James 4:10
3 Intentionally take the place of a
SERVANT
Have THIS MIND among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who,
though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be
grasped, but MADE HIMSELF NOTHING, taking the form of a SERVANT….
~ Philippians 2
I am a servant of the servants of Christ.
The Mindset
“How can I help?”
“My pleasure!”
4
Bank on the
PROMISESof Christ
And whoever gives one of these little
ones a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will be no means lose
his REWARD.~ Jesus of Nazareth
Gospel of Matthew (10:42)
I do want to get a heavy crown in heaven—not to
wear, but to have all the more
COSTLY GIFT to give to Christ....
~ Charles Spurgeon(1834-1892)
And you ought to desire the same, that you may have all the MORE HONOURS,
and so have the MORE TO CAST at his feet, with—
“Not unto us, but unto Your name, O Christ,
be the glory.”
~ Charles Spurgeon(1834-1892)
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