Pastor John, you recently tweeted this, quote,

serving as the measure of greatness, Matthew 2026,

because it takes greater power to conquer selfishness than to command service.

In quote, take a moment to explain that tweet for us today.

What ahead in mind was that the normal view of power is that it includes the

ability to command somebody, to get your way.

If somebody has power, they can tell others what to do.

And then that serves them.

And that's what Jesus had in mind.

He, he refers to it in Luke 22, the kings of the Gentiles,

exercise lordship over them.

And those in authority over them are called benefactors.

He knows what the normal on the street, meaning of power is.

And of course, in one sense, that's, that's true.

But what, what makes it not power is that we're just born this way.

Children are born demanding.

They want mama to do for them right away.

And, and we stay like that.

Unless we're, we're converted.

We're very demanding people.

We have a sense of entitlement.

And so in one sense, it takes as much power.

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