Lord's Day Sermon
August 15, 2020
Being Great in God’s Kingdom
Sermon Details
Read passage (ESV) — Matthew 18:1-5
Who Is the Greatest?
18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,
Outline
- The Disciples’ _______________________ (1)
- Jesus Uses a __________________ to Make His Point (2)
- Teaching on ______________________ in the Kingdom (3-5)
- Applications A. Our nature in Christ leads us to express _____________________ because in coming to Christ we recognize our utter _____________________________ to save ourselves. B. Humility gets short-_______________________ in _______________________ because we still have sin in our members and the ____________________ of putting ourselves first. C. The Church learns and practices humility as the spiritually more ___________________ saints