How to Be First

Jesus teaches the disciples on what it means to be the greatest of all time, the importance of striving for greatness in our spiritual lives, about the importance of humility, service, and the true greatness.

Sermon Notes
Mark 9:30 – 32 Jesus goes to Galilee and continues to teach disciples about His death and resurrection, but they don’t understand
Mark 9:33 & 34 Jesus asks what the disciples are discussing, but they remain silent. But Jesus knows what they are discussing by His next teaching
Mark 9:35 - 37 To be first you must be last and a servant of all. Receiving an insignificant person is receiving Jesus
Mark 9:38 – 42 John said that they tried to stop a person not with them from casting out a demon. Jesus replies of you are not against Him you are for Him
Mark 9:43 – 49 The priority of the Kingdom of God over all else
Mark 9:50 Be who you are suppose to be in Christ and be at peace with each other