Mark 10 45.

The son of man came not to be served.

Stop. You don't need the rest of the verse to get the point.

He came not to be served. Therefore, don't compromise the meaning of the incarnation by serving Christ.

He came not to be served. Don't serve him.

It's easy to assume that the more I do for Jesus, the more faithful I am.

But Piper flips that.

I'm Dan Kroover.

In this episode of Light and Truth,

John Piper unpacks why Jesus came not to be served,

and what that means for how we relate to him on a daily

basis.

This message was originally delivered in Wheaton, Illinois at the Act III Reformation Conference

on October 29, 1999.

I want to begin with reflections upon the title and this term, the Excellency of God.

I was reflecting on this word, excellency.

This is by way of introduction to my particular topic about God being too excellent to need servants.

So I want you to reflect with me for a moment on the term, the excellency of God.

And I want to do it by asking this particular question.

Why do we in conferences like this or in certain churches or sermons put forward themes like this instead of just

dealing with the simple gospel Christ died for my sins according to the scriptures he was buried

he rose again triumphant over death and hell and died from my sins according to the scriptures. He was buried.

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