The world describes "greatness" through athletic achievement, academic excellence, climbing the corporate, long lasting beauty, and an increase in wealth. Most of us pursue greatness as a means to feel good, fulfilled, and worthy. Is there more to life? Absolutely! Matthew 20: 20-28 draws a picture of biblical greatness. What's more? We see that a pursuit of biblical greatness leads us to become more like Jesus; humble, servant-hearted, and focused on God.
Severe consequences resulted when God's people wandered away in disobedience. In today's text we see that compromise ultimately led to disaster for the Israelites...
"We've learned through this series about how powerful prayer is and how to follow its path. Now it's time to turn our attention to...