Hawaiʻi sent two statues to the U.S. Capitol: King Kamehameha in his gold cloak, and Father Damien, leaning on a cane and bearing the scars of the people he gave his life to serve. One looks like greatness. The other looks like cost. In this final message of our series, we find John the Baptist chained in Herod's fortress, sending a question to Jesus: "Are You the Expected One?" And while John is still in prison, Jesus calls him the greatest man ever born.
From John's life, we see three choices that mark the kind of greatness God honors: choosing Jesus over our expectations, choosing conviction over comfort, and choosing His glory over our own. Whether you're carrying an unanswered prayer, feeling pressure to bend for the people you want to impress, or wondering if your faithfulness really matters, this message is a reminder that the cost is real, but it never gets the last word. Jesus does.
