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00:00:00 --> 00:00:04 Not to humble brag, but I'm actually the greatest at something.

00:00:05 --> 00:00:06 And so are you.

00:00:07 --> 00:00:08 Tune in for more.

00:00:08 --> 00:00:12 Hello,

00:00:13 --> 00:00:14 and welcome to Momo 634,

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00:00:26 --> 00:00:29 Motivational moments just for today.

00:00:44 --> 00:00:47 Immediately after the account of the institution of the Lord's Supper,

00:00:48 --> 00:00:52 where Jesus tells his inner circle that he is going to die,

00:00:53 --> 00:00:57 there is a segue into a discussion about which of the disciples

00:00:57 --> 00:00:58 is the greatest,

00:00:59 --> 00:01:01 according to Luke 22,

00:01:01 --> 00:01:02 24 and following.

00:01:03 --> 00:01:08 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was to be

00:01:08 --> 00:01:10 regarded as the greatest.

00:01:12 --> 00:01:17 Jesus tells those closest to him on earth, he is going to die.

00:01:18 --> 00:01:19 They freak out a bit,

00:01:19 --> 00:01:21 wondering if they are the betrayer,

00:01:22 --> 00:01:26 then head off into a conversation about which of them is the greatest,

00:01:27 --> 00:01:29 as though one of them would take over.

00:01:31 --> 00:01:31 Granted,

00:01:31 --> 00:01:35 we don't know the exact timing between these two events,

00:01:35 --> 00:01:37 the meal in the upper room and the discussion.

00:01:38 --> 00:01:42 But it's interesting and definitely telling about the nature of

00:01:42 --> 00:01:43 human beings.

00:01:44 --> 00:01:46 Back in my younger days,

00:01:46 --> 00:01:48 when Saturday Night Live was still funny,

00:01:49 --> 00:01:53 one of my favorite skits was when Billy Crystal dressed up as

00:01:53 --> 00:01:54 Prince right after

00:01:54 --> 00:01:56 the making of the colossal charitable hit,

00:01:57 --> 00:01:58 We Are the World,

00:01:59 --> 00:02:00 with his own take called,

00:02:01 --> 00:02:02 I Am Also the World.

00:02:04 --> 00:02:09 What does this have to do with the dispute over who is the greatest?

00:02:11 --> 00:02:14 I would like to enter the fray and nominate myself.

00:02:15 --> 00:02:19 No, not for the same the greatest the disciples disputed.

00:02:19 --> 00:02:20 No.

00:02:21 --> 00:02:24 I'm in competition with my brother Paul who wrote,

00:02:25 --> 00:02:29 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance that

00:02:29 --> 00:02:31 Christ Jesus came into

00:02:31 --> 00:02:33 the world to save sinners of whom

00:02:34 --> 00:02:35 I am chief.

00:02:36 --> 00:02:41 1 Timothy 1.15 Over the weekend,

00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 in the bonus episode for premium subscribers,

00:02:44 --> 00:02:46 I mentioned the $6 million man.

00:02:48 --> 00:02:53 No, not Steve Austin, but the guy in Matthew 18.21 and following.

00:02:54 --> 00:02:59 The guy who owed a ginormous, unpayable debt and was forgiven and

00:03:01 --> 00:03:05 Yes, in that contest, I am the greatest.

00:03:07 --> 00:03:08 Prayerfully,

00:03:08 --> 00:03:11 we all believe that to be true of our own selves,

00:03:12 --> 00:03:16 that our sin placed an innocent man on a cross,

00:03:17 --> 00:03:23 the most cruel and humiliating death for a man most undeserving,

00:03:24 --> 00:03:28 a man who was God in the flesh.

00:03:29 --> 00:03:30 And prayerfully,

00:03:31 --> 00:03:35 that knowledge that we are indeed the greatest,

00:03:36 --> 00:03:37 the greatest debtor,

00:03:38 --> 00:03:39 causes us to pause,

00:03:40 --> 00:03:41 reflect,

00:03:42 --> 00:03:42 mourn,

00:03:43 --> 00:03:44 change,

00:03:44 --> 00:03:45 and grow.

00:03:47 --> 00:03:51 How are you changing today to be more like the one who was

00:03:52 --> 00:03:54 truly the greatest in the good way?

00:03:56 --> 00:03:57 Chime in below.

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