“GREATNESS”

Mark 9:33-40; 10:35-45

“I am the greatest!” – Mohammed Ali

Was he?

Is it wrong to desire greatness?

1.) ARGUING ABOUT GREATNESS. 9:33-40

• a. Context. 9:2-32
• b. A teaching opportunity. 9:35-37
• c. Were they listening? 9:38-40; 10:13-16

2.) REQUESTING POSITIONS OF GREATNESS. 10:35-45

• a. Context. 10:32-34
• b. A teaching opportunity. 10:42-45
• c. The key verse of Mark’s gospel? 10:45

Eating “humble pie” at a small-town theater.

The goat that went higher because it was willing to go lower.

The price of success on a Japanese golf course.

We are called to servanthood, and that is the standard of true greatness. It is also counter-cultural! As a follower of Jesus Christ, is it your prayer, ambition, and desire?