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Sermon at the Haynes Street church of Christ on May 25, 2014. Topic: "Who Then Is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Preacher: Steven Matthews
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TIMES OF SERVICES
SUNDAY: 9:30 A.M. BIBLE CLASS
10:30 A.M. WORSHIP
WEDNESDAY: 7 P.M. BIBLE CLASS
Welcome to the Haynes Street church of Christ
Who is the Greatest?
Matthew 18:1-5: “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Great: Found nearly 1,000 times in scripture; used to describe God’s creation, our reward in heaven, the power of Christ and His apostles.
Only things truly great? From the hand of God.The Kingdom: Synonym for the church (Matt.
16:18-19; Acts 2; Acts 10; Luke 22:30; I Cor. 10:16, 21; Rev. 1:4, 6, 9) and also refers to heaven (Acts 14:22; II Timothy 4:18; II Peter 1:11).
Who is the Greatest?
Matthew 18:1-5: “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
We become like children by humbling ourselves.The one characteristic every child shares—
dependence on someone else for survival.We, too, need to recognize our dependence upon
God (Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 22:37; Acts 17:24-25).
However, this isn’t a competition amongst ourselves (John 13:1-20; Luke 22:24).
Who is the Greatest?
We are not competitors; we are on the same team (Romans 12:4).
Greatness or being great isn’t our goal; rather, using what God has given us as best as we can is the goal (Matthew 25:14-30).
Every single member of the body of Christ is valuable (Ephesians 4:1-6, 11, 16; I Corinthians 12:12-26; Psalm 133:1).
We are, though, competing for something (I Corinthians 9:24-27; II Timothy 4:6-8).
Who is the Greatest?
Matthew 20:1-16: Parable of the workers in the vineyard. The beauty of God’s generosity. The same reward of heaven is given to everybody,
no matter how long each person has been a Christian.
When will we be great? When we hear the words, “Well done, good and
faithful servant…”II Peter 1:11: Our entrance into heaven will
be rich and abundant.
God’s Plan of Salvation
Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14, 17)Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews
11:6)Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-
33)Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew
6:33; Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)
