- About God’s greatness (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)by Ascension
6 September 2026
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:1-3
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
Greatness in the kingdom of heaven is not a question of who can put on airs of false modesty while the haughty image of the old Adam is still branded on their face. Jesus explained that unless one forgets all he knows and becomes like a child – literally, unless we are born again – we will never enter the kingdom of God. With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible; and this is evident in the fact that Jesus, the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, humbled himself by becoming a man, then by humbly receiving our sin as His own, and then by humbly suffering and dying for our salvation.
Pastor Jaime