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*The Twelve Thrones*
*Luke 22:24-30*
*READ v. 24*
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v Imagine the situation
Ø Jesus has just told them of the cup that he must drink from
§ That his body will be broken
§ That his blood will be spilt
· And the disciples begin arguing about who is greatest
¨ *If it wasn’t so very disappointing, it would be comical*
v But what sparked this dispute?
Ø The text does not tell us
§ But there is a pretty good possibility…
· Tables arranged in open square
· Host seated in the middle
¨ Seat to the right was most honored
¨ To the left 2nd
¨ 2nd on right 3rd
¨ 2nd on left 4th
v So, a dispute over who would sit in the places of honor
Ø Who would sit on the right and left?
§ I’m sure *Peter* thought he would occupy the most honored seat
· After all, He was the one who jumped out of the boat
· He was the one who first identified Jesus as the Messiah
· He was the one Jesus was going to build his church on…
¨ Whatever that meant?
§ I’m sure *James and John* were quick to object
· After all, they were called the sons of thunder!
¨ They wanted to call down fire on the towns that would not listen to their teaching
§ But what about *Andrew*?
· He was the first disciple
· He was the one who left John the Baptist to follow Jesus
· He was even the one who went and got Peter in the first place!
· And on top of that…
¨ He found the bread and fish that Jesus turned into his greatest miracle!
§ But what about *Philip*?
· He was called next, wasn’t he?
§ And *Nathaniel* certainly had tenure over James and John
· Jesus prophetically saw him under the fig tree before he even met him!
· Jesus called him “A true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false”
¨ That had to mean something great…
Ø Right?
§ But *Peter and John* had a good argument for sitting on Jesus’ right and left…
· They had prepared this whole meal!
¨ Certainly that deserved 1st and 2nd seating!
Ø But what probably sparked this whole conversation was when Jesus motioned for Judas to sit to his left…the 2nd highest seat at the Table!!!
§ You can see this in the John 13 interchange
· Jesus offered Judas bread to Judas sitting right next to him
v If you can believe it…
Ø Jesus asked Judas to sit on his left!!
§ The one who they all knew, but never talked about, was taking a little here and there from the community till
· The one that resented the oil being poured over Jesus’ feet by Mary just a few days earlier
¨ He had talked about it non-stop since then
Ø /“It could have been sold for a years wages!”/
§ The one who had been absent from the group many times this week
· But never told them where he was going
¨ Why would Jesus give Judas such a high honor?
Ø You can hear the grumbling, can’t you?
§ I should be higher than Judas!
§ I should be higher in the pecking order!
§ I should sit closer to Jesus than this!
§ I deserve to be seated in a more privileged position!
v So they began the argument amongst themselves in the upper room
Ø So Jesus takes this opportunity to teach them once again the difference between greatness in the Kingdom of Man and the Kingdom of God
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*READ v. 25-29*
*Greatness in the Kingdom of Man is defined by…*
v *Hierarchy*
Ø Look at v. 25
§ Kings, those who exercise power
Ø Greatness in this world is define by how high up the ladder you climb
§ Whether it be a social ladder or a corporate ladder
· That is the measure of greatness in this world
Ø We are almost trained to measure greatness in this fashion
§ Look at the games we play as children
· Chutes and Ladders
· King of the Hill
Ø And people like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Donald Trump have climbed to the top
§ And they are great in the eyes of the world
· And we want to follow in their footsteps
¨ So…
Ø We read their books
Ø Go to their seminars
Ø Listen to their speeches
Ø Follow their counsel
§ Because they have attained greatness in the eyes of the world!
· They are on top!!
· They are great!!
v “But not so with you” says Jesus…
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*Greatness in the Kingdom of God is defined by…*
v *Humility*
Ø Not hierarchy, but humility
Ø Look at v. 26
§ “The greatest among you should be like the youngest”
· The young, like the widow and the poor, stood on the lowest rung of the ladder
¨ They had no standing
¨ They had no power
¨ They had no clout
Ø Theirs was a forced humility
Ø Jesus is saying here that we are to act like the youngest
§ Act as if you were on the lowest rung
· Even though you might not actually be on the lowest rung!
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