Sermon
Greatness in the Kingdom
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Dylan Drumm
June 1, 2026 · 39 min
Summary
Through the encounter between Jesus and James and John in Mark 10, the sermon identifies three dangers of worldly ambition—confusion of mission, impaired perspective, and turning friends into foes—and contrasts them with Jesus's servant-hearted ambition that clarifies mission, focuses perspective, and transforms enemies into family.
Highlights
Ambition is not bad, but the reason for your ambition can be. That's where the danger lies.
Bloom where you're planted while you are planted there. You won't always be where you are now. But where you are right now, you're there for his purpose.
One aims to be significant, the other aims to be a servant. One only thinks about me, and the other thinks about them.