Pastor Leighton teaches us from the Gospel of Mark this morning:
“This teaching, above any other, strikes directly against all our most precious and ingrained inclinations. The christian church has been called the upside down kingdom, because these few words, coupled with Jesus own servant-like actions, flip on its head what it means to be a human created in God’s image. There is nothing more carnal and normal, natural yet so heinously sinful than looking out for number one. And Jesus says, there is nothing more spiritually necessary, than to die to self and considering others more important than yourself. So Jesus says, If anyone would be first, he must be last and servant of all.”