Mark
10:35-45
Jesus
Teaches about Serving
Others
10:35
"Then James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, came to him. 'Teacher,'
they said, 'we want you to do for
us whatever we
ask.'
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- 36
'What do you want me to do for
you?' he
asked.
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- 37
They replied, 'Let one of us
sit at your right and the
other at your left in your
glory.'
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- 38
'You don't know what you are
asking,' Jesus said. 'Can you
drink the cup I drink or be
baptized with the baptism I am
baptized
with?'
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- 39
'We can,' they
answered.
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- Jesus
said to them, 'You will drink
the cup I drink and be
baptized with the baptism I am
baptized with,
40
but to sit at my right or left
is not for me to grant. These
places belong to those for
whom they have been
prepared.'
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- 41
When the ten heard about this,
they became indignant with
James and
John.
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- 42
Jesus called them together and
said, 'You know that those who
are regarded as rulers of the
Gentiles lord it over them,
and their high officials
exercise authority over
them.
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- 43
Not so with you. Instead,
whoever wants to become great
among you must be your
servant,
44
and whoever wants to be first
must be slave of
all.
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45
For even the Son of Man did not
come to be served, but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom
for many.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Christ
talks about serving each
other
- James
and John thought (like the
other disciples) that Jesus
was going to establish a
kingdom here on earth and
rule.
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- They
wanted very much to be among
those who ruled in this new
kingdom.
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- Jesus
knew that His kingdom would be
in heaven, not of this earth,
and that He would have to die
(pay the ransom) for our sins.
-
- He
granted James and John the
request they made to "drink
from the cup" . Both disciples
did suffer for the sake of
Jesus after His
resurrection.
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- But, as
for sitting in a place of
honor beside Jesus and ruling
with him on earth, this was
not granted.
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- Jesus
explained that in order to
reach high places in His
kingdom, they would have to
serve others.
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- We
often ask God for things we
want to happen in our lives
and offer to follow and serve,
yet become discouraged when it
doesn't go quite the way we
thought it would.
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- We
complain about the little
things and stop focusing on
the important
issues.
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- Our
glory will not be by our
physical accomplishments on
earth but in how well we
follow Christ's teachings of
serving and loving
others.
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- The
next time we pray, instead of
just asking for something we
think that we want, why not
ask God to speak to us and ask
how He would like for us to
serve.
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Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First Baptist
Church in Lancaster, SC. He is
ordained from Rich Hill Baptist
in Lancaster. The website is at
http://www.makingchristknown.com
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