<p>What if true greatness isn't about standing out - but about stepping downward? In this episode, Scott Sauls helps us explore what it really means to be "great" in God’s kingdom. Through Scripture, leadership insights, and examples from Jesus and others, we discover how humility - not hustle - is the actual path to lasting influence and joy. If you’ve ever wondered whether self-promotion is the only way forward, this episode offers a better way.</p>

What if true greatness isn't about standing out - but about stepping downward? In this episode, Scott Sauls helps us explore what it really means to be "great" in God’s kingdom. Through Scripture, leadership insights, and examples from Jesus and others, we discover how humility - not hustle - is the actual path to lasting influence and joy. If you’ve ever wondered whether self-promotion is the only way forward, this episode offers a better way.

Do You Seek Great Things for Yourself?

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<p><strong>Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life.</strong></p>
<p>Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world.</p>
<p>Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church.</p>
<p>For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.</p>
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Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life. Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world. Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church. For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.









<p><strong>Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life.</strong></p>
<p>Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world.</p>
<p>Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church.</p>
<p>For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.</p>














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