The Great Ones: What is Greatness?

Series Title: The Great Ones

Series summary: What is true greatness?  Some of us are striving after it.  Others of us have given up on the idea.  Others wonder if it’s even something worry to aspire to.  The Lord wants us to aspire to true greatness.  But His idea of greatness and the world’s idea are very different.  But what if you could be great in His eyes?  Wouldn’t that be a goal worth chasing? This series we’ll look at some of the unsung heroes mentioned in Scripture.  People whose names may not quickly come to mind but are considered to be truly great by the Lord.

Week 1: What is Greatness?

10/25/2026

Main Passage: Luke 7:24-28

What is true greatness?  Is it money, fame, power, accomplishment, legacy, etc.?  What should we esteem as true greatness both in ourselves and others.  It’s important because we will all chase such greatness in some way.  But God’s estimation of what is great is far more important than what the worlds deems to be great.