Upside Down Greatness

Message starts around the 29-minute mark

Upside Down Greatness

02/27/2021 - Dave Riddle 

Key Passage: Matthew 18:1

Who is the greatest?

  • Matthew 18:1

Jesus turns the tables

  • strephō: to twist, turn around, reverse (literally or figuratively). To change one’s mind.

    • Matthew 18:3

Childlike trust, reliance, and dependence 

  • Matthew 18:2-3

Humility

  • Matthew 18:4

  • Humble = tapeinoō: literally to depress, figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart). Abase, bring low, humble oneself.

    • The opposite of pride

  • Romans 12:3

    • If humility isn’t there then most likely obedience and service aren’t there either.

  • Matthew 23:11-12

    • ...All who exalt themselves will be humbled…

    • Greatness is found in servanthood

Jesus is the example

  • Philippians 2:3-8