September 29, 2013: James and John- The Egotists
Channel: HarborPointe community church
Date: 29/09/2013

This morning I want to talk about a subject that is near and dear to about all of us, "me."  How easy it is to slip into some form of Christian narcissism (Matthew 7:21-23) even though we are called to worship God with "a broken and contrite heart" (Psalm 51:17). The higher we go up the ecclesiastical ladder, the easier it is to become enamored with some form of spiritual self-commendation (2 Corinthians 10:17-18). We want applause from people more than a secret relationship with God (Matthew 6:1-18). Unfortunately, we don't seem to get this message, even those at the top... like Peter (Matthew 26:33-35) or James and John (Mark 10:35-37).