Sermons on Greatness in God's Sight
Matthew 20:17-34
A Mother’s Selfish Request Introduction: The last will be first and the first, last. The way up is down. The one who wants to lead must become a servant. These are truths Jesus makes explicitly clear in the passages we have recently been studying; in fact, in a sense our last two sermons and the one today all have the same essential message. I trust you recall the conclusion of the story of the Rich Young Ruler in chapter 19: “Many who are first will be…