Let’s Seek the Glory that Comes From God

1. Glory from people (20:45-47)

20:45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

a. If we keep seeking it, we will no longer seek God

b. Let’s beware of pastors!

2. Glory from God (21:1-4)

21:1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” 

a. Even if it’s insignificant to people’s eyes

b. The only way for our true contentment

SUMMARY

We all have the tendency to seek glory from people. Our desire for recognition is natural, but focusing on it means a never-ending competition with others which would make no one happy. Let’s seek the glory from God, so that we may be content even in lack of something, and that we may know the joy of sharing with others instead of competing with them

FOR DISCUSSION

1) Do you seek glory from people?
2) Why does Jesus say that the widow put in more than all the other