342: Redefining Success: The Way Down Is the Way Up
What if true greatness isn’t about recognition, wealth, or status, but about humble service? In this episode, Rohan Bell unpacks Jesus’ radical teaching that turns worldly ideas of success upside down and shows us that in God’s kingdom, the way up is always the way down.
👀 What you’ll discover in this episode...
✅ 🙌 Why James and John’s request for prominence reveals our own craving for recognition
✅ ⚔️ How Jesus upends first-century honour culture—and our modern obsession with status
✅ 🍽️ The banquet parable: why choosing the lowest seat is the kingdom way
✅ 🧎 True leadership = servanthood: why “servant leadership” shouldn’t need a qualifier
✅ 👑 How God defines success: faithfulness, humility, and unseen acts of service
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Setting the scene: ambition, status, and human nature
01:20 – James and John’s request for recognition
03:00 – Jesus flips cultural expectations about honour and greatness
05:00 – Servanthood as leadership: the upside-down kingdom
07:00 – Redefining success as serving others and seeking God’s reward
🙋♂️ Reflection and Application
What are the “success metrics” you’ve been chasing? How might you redefine greatness in your own life by valuing service, humility, and unseen faithfulness above recognition?
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