Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest.
Luke 22:24 MP
…whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you will be a slave to all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…
Mark 10:43b-45 CSB
BECOMING A GREAT SERVANT REQUIRES THAT…
1. LIKE CHRIST, I BECOME MORE LOVING.
He had always loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them all the way to the end.
John 13:1b ICB
Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us…
Ephesians 5:2 GNT
Beloved children, our love can’t be an abstract theory we only talk about, but a way of life demonstrated through our loving deeds.
1 John 3:18 PT
2. LIKE CHRIST, I BECOME MORE AWARE.
It was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast. Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world and go back to the Father… Jesus and his followers were at the evening meal…
John 13:1a, 2 ICB
• Becoming aware happens when I open my eyes.
Don’t say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
John 4:35 NIV
• Becoming aware happens when I open my ears.
When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" "Be quiet!" many of the people yelled at him…When Jesus heard him, He stopped and said, "Tell him to come here."
Mark 10:47-48a;49 NLT
• Becoming aware happens when I open my heart.
When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd.
Matthew 9:36 MP
But if anyone has this world's goods and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him?
1 John 3:17 (AB)
3. I BECOME MORE SECURE LIKE CHRIST.
Jesus knew that the Father had given him power over everything. He also knew that he had come from God and was going back to God.
John 13:3 ICB
For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
4. LIKE CHRIST, I BECOME MORE HUMBLE.
So during the meal Jesus stood up and…. Taking a towel, he wrapped it around his waist. Then he poured water into a bowl and began to wash the followers’ feet.
John 13:4b, 5 ICB
Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves]… Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]
Philippians 2:3, 5 AMPC
When he got to Simon Peter, Peter said, “Master, you wash my feet?"” Jesus answered, “You don't understand now what I'm doing, but it will be clear enough to you later." Peter persisted, “You're not going to wash my feet--ever!” Jesus said, “If I don't wash you, you can't be part of what I'm doing.”
John 13:6-8 MP
For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table?
Luke 22:27a NIV
5. I BECOME MORE CONNECTED.
...But I am among you as one who serves.
Luke 22:27b NIV
The Word (Jesus) became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes.
John 1:14 MP
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