September 27, 2015 Sermon

"Who Is The Greatest?" When I was a kid we would play a game called king of the mountain.  We did it during winter because we needed a mountain of snow to do it.  The object of this game was to stay on top of this snow mountain.  Players in this game would try to knock the current king down and take their place as the new king.  Whenever a new king would take his place at the top they usually shouted out with joy that they were the greatest.  However, their excitement was short lived as they eventually were thrown down the snow pile and had to start from the bottom.  This mentality of wanting to become the greatest is something that doesn’t end in childhood.  Unfortunately, greatness in the eyes of the world is one of those things that are here today and gone tomorrow.  For a brief moment in time the rich, powerful, famous and influential have risen to the top of the mountain only to fall from greatness unremembered.  As we know all too well greatness is an elusive thing.  People from every generation forget.  No matter the great things humans accomplish in this life they are often forgotten at some point.  So "Who is the greatest?"  This morning Jesus answers that question for us here in Mark...