You Were Made for Greatness
A lot of people want their lives to matter—deeply, genuinely, eternally.
But greatness isn’t always what we think it is. And it’s not what the world rewards.
In this sermon from Mark 9:30–37, David Platt leads with a simple question: Do you want to be great? Not great at a hobby or a job, but great with your life. He argues that God made people for greatness, yet sin twists that desire into two destructive patterns: comparison (needing to be “greater than”) and craving approval (needing others to recognize your greatness). Both can lead to pride—or to despair.
The gospel invites us to a particular kind of greatness: the one that begins by knowing the one truly great God through faith in Jesus.
In this sermon:
- Why God created you for true greatness
- How sin warps greatness into pride or despair
- Why the disciples’ argument exposes our own hearts
- Jesus’ radical definition: last of all, servant of all
- Why serving the “insignificant” is the test of greatness
- How serving others “in Jesus’ name” changes motives
- Why God—not human applause—is the reward
- Practical calls to serve children, families, and the vulnerable
- An invitation to trust Jesus and live in his redefining power
That God would make the Church great by freeing them from worldly metrics and empowering them to live as servants of all.
