Discussed.

• Matthew 18:1-4;
• Matthew 20:20-28;
• Mark 9:33-37;
• Mark 10:35-44;
• Luke 14:7-14

• Not to be ambitious in pushing ministers forward.
- 1 Cor. 3:3-4; 1 Cor. 14:1-5, 12
• Not to be envious over gifts. - 1 Cor. 3:3-4; 1 Cor. 14:1-5, 12
• Not to glory over self or others. - 1 Cor. 1:10-16, 26-31; 1 Cor. 3:1-4; 1 Cor. 3:5-9
• Not to love the preeminence. - 3 John 9-11
• Not to seek position for self-glory. - Matthew 20:20-28
• To be as ambitious for God as unbelievers are for material things. - Luke 16:1-13
• To follow after maturity. - Philippians 3:12-16
• To rebuke evil ambition. - 3 John 10
• To seek to become as a child. - Matthew 20:20-28
• To seek to win the prize of God's high calling. - Philippians 3:7-16

• An air of superiority. - Matthew 18:1-4
• Arguing and conflict. - Mark 9:33-34; Mark 10:41
• Compromise. - Luke 4:5-8
• Embarrassment. - Luke 14:7-14
• Injustice. - Luke 16:1-13
• Loving the preeminence. - 3 John 9
• Pride. - 1 Tim. 3:6
• Self-seeking. - Luke 9:46-47; Luke 14:7-14; Luke 22:24-30; John 11:47-48; John 12:10-11; John 12:42-43
• The fear of losing followers. - John 12:10-11; John 12:42-43
• The fear of losing position. - John 11:47-48; John 12:42-43

• Being rebuked. - 3 John 9-11
• God's resistance. - James 4:4-6
• Judgment. - Acts 5:1-11; Acts 8:18-25

• An ambitious guest. - Luke 14:7-14
• Diotrephes: Loving the preeminence. - 3 John 9-11
• James and John: Seeking position. - Matthew 20:20-28
• Loving the preeminence. - 3 John 9-11

This is a copy of an outline I have used, which was copied from an outside source. It benefitted me, so am posting it for your study and consideration. God blesses humility and meekness...the world blesses struggle for dominance and superiority. Jesus told us that the meek, not the proud, will inherit the earth. Charles Lewallen, May 15, 2009