How to become Great!

WOW! What a weekend. I went to a Men's Conference in Camden, Tennessee this weekend. Awesome teachings from God from Ken Freeman, Ronnie Coleman, and Steve Gains. Then we had Steve Austin from 180 degrees ministries speak to our church about getting our life on target with God. I highly encourage you to look his ministry up and have him come to your church. He will make you think about how you view life and how God wants you to view life! So I want to share some things I learned with you this week!



There are many things we consider good in this world. Matter of fact we have claimed some people to be great! Michael Jordan, we say is the greatest basketball player of all time. Mohommud Ali claimed himself to be the greatest boxer of all time. Wayne Gretzky was proclaimed the great one. And we could go on and on. But let me remind you of this verse:



Mark 10:18

And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.



Hmmm if God is the only one good what does that say to the rest of us??? We are filthy rags according to the Word:



Isaiah 64:6

But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.



Ouch! That hurts to know the truth doesn't it? Well I have good news. We can be great! God is more than good, God is great! Jesus is great! So how do we become great?



John 14:12

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.



Did you catch that? We can be great and do greater works if we believe in Jesus! When we are in Christ Jesus we are joint heirs:



Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.



We are great in Jesus! This is the only way! Let me remind you, we are great not because of anything we have done but by what Jesus has done on our behalf on the cross!



Now when you become great you do great things, how do you do great things?



Luke 9:23

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.



The only truly great things in life that are done are done following and serving Jesus. Simple huh?



So are you great? You can be in Christ Jesus! Come follow Him!



Tom