Ps Dr Ng Kok Moi | 12 June 2016

“The Definition of GREATNESS”

#7 Kingdom

Values

#1 & #2 – Kingdom Foundation -- Swee Ming#3 -- Kingdom Christian -- Robin#4 -- Kingdom Blueprint -- Kok Moi#5 -- Kingdom A-Right ` -- Swee Ming#6 -- Kingdom Principles -- Jory#7 -- Kingdom Values -- Kok Moi#8 -- Kingdom Membership -- Robin#9 -- Kingdom Expansion -- Swee Ming#10 -- Kingdom Eternal -- Swee Ming

“The Definition of GREATNESS”

#7 Kingdom

Values

Merriam Webster Dictionary:

exceptionally high quality

Oxford Dictionary:

The quality of being great; eminence or distinction

Definition of GREATNESS

#1 -- Dato’ Jimmy Choo (shoe maker)#2 -- Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan#3 -- Tan Sri Tony Fernandes#4 -- Abdul Samad Bin Muhammad Said#5 – Bunkface (Pop-Punk band from Klang)#6 -- Jaclyn Victor#7 -- Amber Chia (model)#8 -- Joel Neoh (Founder of Groupon Malaysia)#9 -- Robert Kuok (Sugar King of Asia)#10 -- Sazali Samad (Body builder)

2013 Pumpkin and Fall Festival in Hamilton

• From Sevierville in Tennessee• AccountantChris Kent

Har Parkash Rishi

Guinness Rishi

Mark 10:42-4542Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

• On their way up to Jerusalem; final journey.• Jesus again predicts His death. (cf: Mk 8:31)

Mark 10:32-34

Mark 10:35-41

• The request of James & John (v35)• The other 10 disciples became indignant(v41)

• Lord it over them

• Exercise authority

• Great among you

• First

Dominating & oppressing

Exploiting

Servant (diakonos)

Slave (doulos) of all

43 Not so with you.

The World’s Kingdom God’s Kingdom

The World’s Kingdom God’s Kingdom

Servants

The Great Man Those Served

The Great Man

4 … Jesus got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist.

5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.

John 13:4-5

Jesus measured greatness in terms of service not status.

God determines your greatness by how many

people you serve, not how many people serve you.

Rick Warren

Phil 2:6-8 (NIV)6 Who, being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

7 but made Himself nothing,taking the very nature of a servant,being made in human likeness.

8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himselfand became obedient to death —even death on a cross!

The Servant-King• Paradox (logically unacceptable, self-

contradictory)• Mt 28:18 – “All authority…. given to me”• Mk 10:45 – “did not come to be served,

but to serve…”

No contradiction between service & authority / leadership

King Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:1-16)

• Rehoboam – son of King Solomon• Jeroboam – son of Nebat

• one of Solomon’s officials• prophesied by Ahijah to be given 10 tribes • Fled to Egypt to escape King Solomon• Returned after death of Solomon

• Jeroboam & all Israel went to King Rehoboam

• Rehoboam rejected advice of elders

King Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:1-16)

• Followed the advice of young men• Israel rebelled against King Rehoboam

• Divided Kingdom:• King Jeroboam Israel

(Northen Kingdom: 10 tribes)• King Rehoboam Judah

(Southern Kingdom: 2 tribes)

1. Jesus Redefined GREATNESS

2. Jesus Redefined GREATNESS

as SERVICE

3. Jesus Personified

SERVANTHOOD

1. Everyone can be great.

Conclusion / Conviction

Everyone has the power for

greatness, because greatness

is determined by service.

Martin Luther King Jr

William Arthur Ward

Greatness in not found in possessions, power, position, of prestige. It is discovered in

goodness, humility, service, and character.

1. Everyone can be great.2. Service is both an attitude & an action.3. No contradiction between service and

authority/leadership.4. Service is our greatest ambition

Conclusion / Conviction

Luke 10:25-37

1. Everyone can be great.2. Service is both an attitude & an action.3. No contradiction between service and

authority/leadership.4. Service is our greatest ambition

Conclusion / Conviction

1. Everyone can be great.2. Service is both an attitude & an action.3. No contradiction between service and

authority/leadership.4. Service is to be our greatest ambition

Conclusion / Conviction

1. What can I do as an individual?• Do not wait for Church to plan/do

things when we have the power ourselves to do it today!

• Be the “starter” / “catalyst”.

1. What can I do as an individual?2. Start small

• The key to unlock every door is always small. It doesn’t matter how big the door is, the key is small (Ps Jeffrey Rachmat)

• Don’t compare

1. What can I do as an individual?2. Start small3. Keep at it, be faithful, do not be

discouraged with “delayed” “fruit”

1. What can I do as an individual?2. Start small3. Keep at it, be faithful, do not be

discouraged with “delayed” “fruit”4. Accountability

• DG

When believers finally realize that our calling is to serve—not

merely to seek our own interests—then we will have an

irresistible impact on this world”.

Dr Charles Stanley

Success of the change / transformation is not the

preaching, but what ALL of us (the church) does from

Monday to Saturday.

Ps Gary Skinner

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

“There should be less talk. What do you do then?

Take a broom and clean someone’s house.

That says enough.”Mother Teresa