Do you ever catch yourself wanting God’s power, but in a way that lets some of the glory land on you as well? That is exactly the request James and John bring to Jesus, dreaming of thrones at his right and left hand (Mark 10), and Jesus answers by joining two images no one had dared to join before: the victorious King from the book of Daniel and the suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. This sermon, opening with a scene from a Kansas youth group that is funny and bitter at once, shows that in God’s kingdom we are not interns who must earn their place. Listen and hear why to reign like Christ means to make your life a gift for others.
What Makes True Greatness?
Who Is Jesus?
Questions are like keys. They open doors, prompt us to seek answers, and lead to important discoveries. Some of these questions are more important than others, because so much depends on them. One of the most important questions is: Who is Jesus? Was He a fraud who deceived His disciples and then millions of people around the world? A madman suffering from delusions of grandeur? Or was He who He claimed to be? Who was He? In search of the answer to this question, we embark on a journey through the Gospel of Mark, because we know that so much depends on this answer.
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