A very hard scriptue for me to understand. We must have ministers to guide us, we must have teachers to teach us, we must have leaders to lead us, but read the sermon text for yourself. Using the Good News Bible. Matt. 23: 1
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples. The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law. So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don't practice what they preach.They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads. They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on theit cloaks! They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the market places and to have people call them 'Teacher.' You must not be called 'Teacher,' because you are all brothers of one another and have only Teacher. And you must not call anyone here on earth 'Father,' because you have only the one Father in heaven. Nor should you be called "Leader,' because your one and only leader is the Messiah. The greatest one among you must be your servant. Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great.
I cannot tell you how our minister explained this scripture to us, but I think he said a servant cannot be a leader or a teacher. ??? I guess he was saying that those who always want to make all the decisions in the church, and think that they know better how to do everything, cannot be a servant, therefore they cannot be great because they are not humble. Whoever humbles himself shall be made great. Amen.
God bless
Jean Sharp
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