A Humble Life Is a Beautiful LifeSeries: A Beautiful Life Speaker: Joel Deacon Bible Passages: Matthew 20:20-28; John 13:5-9; Luke 18:9-14 Church: City on a Hill Wollongong Location: Wollongong, NSW, Australia Episode DescriptionWhat does it mean to live a beautiful life? In this message from A Beautiful Life, Joel Deacon explores Jesus’ teaching on humility and why the beautiful life is not found in glory, recognition, achievement or being better than everyone else. Our world tells us that greatness comes from climbing higher, gaining recognition and making a name for ourselves. But Jesus teaches something radically different: “Whoever would be great among you must be your servant.” Through three stories from the life and teaching of Jesus, we see what genuine humility looks like. We meet ambitious disciples who want positions of glory, Jesus washing his disciples’ dirty feet, and a humble tax collector who simply cries out, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” The gospel shows us that Jesus himself became great by becoming a servant. He humbled himself, went to the cross and gave his life to wash us clean from our sin. A beautiful life is a humble life. In this sermonWhy do we long for recognition and glory?Why is pride so destructive?Why does pride naturally lead us to compare ourselves with others?What does Jesus mean when he says that greatness is found in serving?What can Jesus washing his disciples’ feet teach us about humility?How does the cross demonstrate the humility of Jesus?Why is repentance an essential part of following Jesus?What can we learn from the Pharisee and the tax collector?How can Christians cultivate humility in everyday life?How can we put pride to death and become more like Jesus? Key points1. Kill the pride within you. We are naturally tempted to seek recognition, glory and superiority over others. Jesus calls us to put pride to death. 2. Become a servant. Jesus says that true greatness is found in serving others rather than being served. 3. Let Jesus wash you clean. Jesus humbled himself and gave his life on the cross to cleanse us from our sin. 4. Keep humbling yourself before God. The beautiful life is not one where we humble ourselves once, but one where we continually repent, receive grace and draw near to God. Key ScripturesMatthew 20:20-28 John 13:5-9 Luke 18:9-14 James 4:6-10 Key quote“Whoever would be great among you must be your servant.” Jesus, Matthew 20:26 About City on a Hill WollongongCity on a Hill Wollongong is a Christian church in Wollongong, NSW. We exist to Know Jesus and Make Jesus Known. Join us every Sunday at Lindsay Park Public School. 10am Community | 10:15am Service Related search topics: Christian church Wollongong, sermons on humility, humility Bible sermon, Matthew 20 sermon, John 13 sermon, Luke 18 sermon, Jesus washing disciples’ feet, Christian humility, pride and Christianity, following Jesus, serving others, repentance, gospel sermon.
