Be A Servant At Church

1
Be A Servant At Church

• For even the Son of man came not to be ministered
  unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
  ransom for many.
• Mark 1045
• August 24, 2008

2
The Desire of James and John

• Mark 1035
• And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come
  unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou
  shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
• Matthew 2020
• Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children
  with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a
  certain thing of him.
• The father of James and John was Zebedee.
• The name of the mother of James and John was
  Salome.
• Probably their mother was probably a sister of
  Jesus mother, Mary.
• If so, then James and John were Jesus first
  cousins.

3
The Request of James and John

• Mark 1036-37
• 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I
  should do for you?
• 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may
  sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy
  left hand, in thy glory.
• James and John wanted to sit beside Jesus throne
  in the heaven in future because they were Jesus
  cousins and the ones of His apostles.

4
The Cost of Following Jesus

• Mark 1038-39
• 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye
  ask can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and
  be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized
  with?
• 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said
  unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that
  I drink of and with the baptism that I am
  baptized withal shall ye be baptized
• To drink the cup means to face the suffering
• To be baptized means to face the calamity.

5
The Fathers Plan

• Mark 1040
• But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand
  is not mine to give but it shall be given to
  them for whom it is prepared.
• The Fathers plan was already decided before the
  world was created.
• It was already decided that two people will sit
  beside Jesus Christ. We do not know who.

6
The Ten Disciples Indignation

• Mark 1041
• And when the ten heard it, they began to be much
  displeased with James and John.
• The ten other apostles became jealous of James
  and John and showed they wanted to sit beside
  Jesus too.

7
The Worlds Structure

• Mark 1042
• But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto
  them, Ye know that they which are accounted to
  rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over
  them and their great ones exercise authority
  upon them.
• There are many high positions and authorities at
  the governments, the businesses, and the
  organizations.

8
Jesus Emphasis on Being a Servant

• Mark 1043-44
• 43 But so shall it not be among you but
  whosoever will be great among you, shall be your
  minister
• 44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest,
  shall be servant of all.
• We, the Christians, have duties to serve the
  people in many ways.
• We should not think that we are very important
  because we are in our high positions as pastors,
  deacons, teachers, missionaries, evangelists,
  singers, etc at church.