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