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Verses 32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death
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32They were on their way up
to
33“We are going up to
Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief
priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will
hand him over to the Gentiles,
34who will mock him and spit
on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”
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Concerning Jesus again
predicting his death,
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1)
Where were Jesus
and the disciples heading?
o
They were on
their way up to
o
2)
Why was it said
that they were going up to
o
It meant that
3)
Whose power base
was
o
4)
Who was leading
the way?
o
Jesus was.
5)
What was the
reaction of the disciples and the crowd at Jesus leading the way?
o
The disciples
were astonished, while those who followed were afraid.
6)
Why were the
disciples astonished and those who followed afraid?
o
Jesus had
conscientiously avoided direct confrontation with the religious leaders ever
since they started plotting to take his life.
o
Going up to
7)
What did Jesus
tell the twelve disciples when he had taken them aside?
o
Jesus told them
what was going to happen to him.
8)
What did Jesus
say would happen to him?
o
The Son of Man
would be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.
o
The chief priests
and the teachers of the law would condemn him to death and would hand him over
to the Gentiles.
o
The Gentiles
would mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him.
o
Three days later
he would rise.
9)
Who were the
Gentiles who would mock Jesus and spit on him, flog him and kill him?
o
The Gentiles were
the Romans.
10)
When did Jesus
say his prediction was going to materialize?
o
Jesus’ prediction
was going to materialize during the ongoing trip up to
11)
How many times
had Jesus predicted his death and rising from the dead so far?
o
Three times.
12)
Who is the Son of
Man?
o
Jesus referred to
himself as the Son of Man, laying emphasis on his divinity.
13)
Why did Jesus
apply the title to himself in referring to his death and rising from the dead?
o
Jesus reminded
the disciples that he sovereignly
decided as God what was going to happen to him.
14)
What information
can we glean from the current prediction that is not present in the previous
two (chapter 8 verse 31and chapter 9 verse 31)?
o
Jesus would be
condemned to death by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the
law.
o
The elders, the
chief priests and the teachers of the law would hand him over to the Gentiles
who would be yet another party of adversaries.
o
The Gentiles
would mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him.
15)
What was the
disciples’ reaction to Jesus’ third prediction of his death and rising from the
dead?
o
There is no
description of any reaction from the disciples.
16)
Why was there no
reaction from the disciples to Jesus’ third prediction of his death and rising
from the dead?
o
There was
probably just numbness in the disciples when they heard Jesus’ prediction a
third time.
17)
Let’s categorize
facts from Jesus’ three predictions of what was going to happen to him:
o
Who were Jesus’
adversaries?
§
The betrayor/betrayors.
§
The elders, the
chief priests and the teachers of the law.
§
The Gentiles.
o
What was going to
happen to Jesus?
§
Jesus would be
delivered over to the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law by
the betrayor/betrayors.
§
The elders, the
chief priests and the teachers of the law would condemn him to death and would
hand him over to the Gentiles.
§
The Gentiles
would mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him.
§
He must rise
again after three days.
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Verses 32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death
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Verses 35-45 The Request of James and John
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35Then James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said,
“we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”
36“What do you want me to do
for you?” he asked.
37They replied, “Let one of
us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”
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?”
39“We can,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the
baptism I am baptized with,
40but to sit at my right or
left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have
been prepared.”
41When the ten heard about
this, they became indignant with James and John.
42Jesus 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.
43Not so
with you. Instead, whoever wants
to become great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever wants to be
first must be slave of all.
45For 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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James and John,
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18)
Who came to
Jesus?
o
James and John,
the sons of Zebedee, did.
19)
What did James
and John say to Jesus?
o
“Teacher,” they
said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”
20)
What did James
and John address Jesus as?
o
They addressed
Jesus as teacher.
21)
What kind of a
request did James and John make of Jesus in verse 35?
o
It was an
open-ended request in the sense that Jesus was treated like the genie in a
bottle that would fulfill whatever wishes the master might have.
22)
Why did James and
John make such an open-ended request?
o
They did not want
to make known their controversial request until Jesus gave them some assurance
that their request would be granted.
23)
What was Jesus’
reply to them?
o
“What do you want
me to do for you?” he asked.
24)
What exactly did
James and John want Jesus to do for them?
o
They replied,
“Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”
25)
What did James
and John mean when they referred to Jesus in his glory?
o
In their thinking
Jesus as the Christ was going to enter into his glory by delivering the Jews
from the rule of the Romans and restoring the kingdom to
26)
What in reality
did James and John want?
o
They wanted to be
Jesus’ right- and left-hand men when he became king of the Jews.
27)
What else might
have prompted James and John to make the request for them to sit at Jesus’
right and left in his glory?
o
They saw Jesus in
his glory while he was transfigured before them up on the mountain.
o
They saw Jesus
leading the way as he headed with the disciples and the crowd for
28)
Did Jesus just
predict his death and rising from the dead a third time?
o
Yes.
29)
How did Jesus’
prediction of his death and rising from the dead a third time just prior to the
request of James and John affect their motivation for jockeying for position?
o
It had no damping
effect on their motivation for jockeying for position at all.
30)
What can we
conclude about how James and John had received Jesus’ prediction of his death
and rising from the dead a third time?
o
Jesus’ prediction
of his death and rising from the dead a third time still did not register with James and John.
31)
What did we
discuss in the previous chapter was the battle that was raging within the
disciples?
o
The battle was
raging within the disciples as to whether they wanted to follow the self-serving Christ or the self-giving
Christ.
32)
Would the
self-serving Christ be compatible with being a conquering king or a suffering
servant?
o
The self-serving
Christ would be compatible with being a conquering king.
33)
Would the
self-giving Christ be compatible with being a conquering king or a suffering
servant?
o
The self-giving
Christ would be compatible with being a suffering servant.
34)
Judging from his
three predictions, what kind of a Christ had Jesus been prodding the disciples
to follow?
o
Jesus had been
prodding the disciples to follow the self-giving Christ as a suffering servant.
35)
Judging from
their request, what kind of a Christ had James and John decided to follow?
o
They had decided
to follow the self-serving Christ as a conquering king.
36)
Who would be the
most legitimate person to decide whether the Christ was self-serving or
self-giving?
o
The Christ
himself would be.
37)
What was behind
the stubborn insistence of James and John on Jesus being the self-serving
Christ as a conquering king?
o
They needed Jesus
to be the self-serving Christ as a conquering king to realize their dream of
national restoration and personal aspiration.
38)
Whom did Jesus
lead up a high mountain in the previous chapter and was transfigured before?
o
Peter, James and
John.
39)
What effect did
seeing the
o
It appeared to
cause the disciples to be more inclined to follow the self-serving Christ as a
conquering king.
40)
Were disciples up
on the mountain or down below more prone to jockeying for position?
o
Disciples up on
the mountain were.
41)
Why were
disciples up on the mountain more prone to jockeying for position?
o
People who
consider themselves to be elites think that they are
entitled to power and authority over others.
42)
Were disciples up
on the mountain or down below given more opportunity to ask Jesus what he meant
by rising from the dead?
o
Disciples up on
the mountain were.
43)
Would disciples
up on the mountain or down below be held more accountable for resisting Jesus’
prodding for them to follow the self-giving Christ as a suffering servant?
o
Disciples up on
the mountain would be.
44)
What did the
disciples do immediately after Jesus gave his second prediction of what was
going to happen to him in the previous chapter?
o
The disciples
argued about who was the greatest.
45)
What did the
disciples do immediately after Jesus gave his third prediction of what was
going to happen to him in the current chapter?
o
James and John
asked Jesus for the privilege of sitting at his right and left in his glory.
46)
Why did the
disciples have a tendency to jockey for position every time immediately after
Jesus made a prediction of what was going to happen to him?
o
They would jockey
for position to shout down Jesus’ appeal for them to align their thinking with
the reality of the Christ.
o
It shows how
jealously they were guarding their dream of national restoration and personal
aspiration from Jesus’ correction.
47)
What was Jesus’
reply to James and John?
o
“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?”
48)
What was the cup
that Jesus drank?
o
The cup that
Jesus drank was the cup of God’s wrath against sin that was poured out on him
when he bore the sins of the whole world while hanging on the cross.
49)
What was the
baptism symbolic of that Jesus went through?
o
The submersion
under and coming up out of water of Jesus during baptism is symbolic of his
death and rising from the dead.
50)
What really was
the glory Jesus was going to enter into?
o
Jesus was going
to enter into his Father’s glory.
51)
How was Jesus
going to enter into his Father’s glory?
o
Jesus was going
to enter into his Father’s glory by
§
Drinking the cup
of God’s wrath against sin.
§
Dying for the sins
of the whole world.
§
Rising again and
being exalted by God the Father as the savior of man.
52)
How did Jesus’
way of entering into his glory contrast with the way James and John had in mind
for him?
o
Jesus entered
into his glory through suffering for man’s sins and the subsequent exaltation
by God the Father as the savior of man.
o
James and John
had in mind for Jesus to enter into his glory by way of military conquest as a
conquering king.
53)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that James and John did not know what they were asking?
o
Jesus meant that
they did not know the price they would have to pay in order to sit at his right
and his left in his glory.
54)
What did James
and John say in reply?
o
“We can,” they
answered.
55)
What was Jesus’
reply to them?
o
Jesus said to them,
“You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized
with, 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.”
56)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that James and John would drink the cup he drank and be
baptized with the baptism he was baptized with?
o
James and John
would take up their cross and follow Jesus, die and rise.
57)
What did Jesus
say about his authority for granting who would sit at his right or left?
o
Jesus said that
he was not in a position to grant who would sit at his right or left.
58)
Who did Jesus say
would have the privilege of sitting at his right or left?
o
These places
belong to those for whom they have been prepared.
59)
Who decided who
would sit at Jesus’ right or left?
o
God the Father
did.
60)
What was the
reaction of the other ten disciples when they heard the conversation?
o
They became
indignant with James and John.
61)
How did Jesus say
the Gentiles were governed?
o
Gentiles had
§
Rulers governing
them with power.
§
High officials
exercising authority over them.
62)
Did Jesus approve
of a similar governing relationship among the disciples?
o
No.
63)
What did Jesus
say the governing relationship among the disciples should be?
o
Whoever wants to
§
Become great
among you must be your servant.
§
Be first must be
slave of all.
64)
What does a
servant do?
o
A servant serves
and waits on others.
65)
What priority
does a slave have?
o
A slave has the
lowest priority.
66)
Who is great
among the disciples in the
o
A disciple who
serves and waits on other disciples is great among them in the
67)
Who is first
among the disciples in the
o
A disciple who
takes on the lowest priority for himself or herself among other disciples is
first among them in the
68)
How does the
governing relationship among the disciples compare to that among the Gentiles?
o
The governing
relationship among the disciples is meant to be the opposite of that among the
Gentiles.
69)
From what
perspective did the disciples view being great and first among them?
o
The disciples
viewed being great and first among them from the perspective of the kingdom of
man.
70)
What perspective
did Jesus steer the disciples away from for viewing being great and first among
them?
o
Jesus steered the
disciples away from the perspective of the kingdom of man for viewing being
great and first among them.
71)
From what
perspective did Jesus direct the disciples to view being great and first among
them?
o
Jesus directed
the disciples to view being great and first among them from the perspective of
the
72)
How did Jesus use
himself as the example to illustrate the governing relationship among the
disciples?
o
The Son of Man
came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
73)
What does it mean
for Jesus to give his life as a ransom for many?
o
Jesus gave his
life as a ransom for many by dying on the cross to pay the penalty for the sins
of the world.
74)
Who is the Son of
Man?
o
Jesus referred to
himself as the Son of Man, laying emphasis on his divinity.
75)
Why did Jesus
apply the title to himself on this occasion?
o
Jesus reminded
the disciples that he sovereignly
decided as God that he would die on the cross to pay the penalty for the sins
of the world.
76)
What do we call
this governing relationship among the disciples that we discussed in the
previous chapter?
o
It is called the
principle of servanthood
in leadership governance.
77)
What progress had
the disciples made in denying the flesh since the last check after Jesus made
his second prediction of what was going to happen to him?
o
They had made no
progress because they were jealously guarding their dream of national
restoration and personal aspiration from Jesus’ correction.
78)
What progress had
the disciples made in the practice of the principle
of servanthood in leadership governance?
o
They continued to
show their propensity to jockey for position in their pursuit of
leadership.
o
In other words servanthood was still not on their mind when it came to
leadership.
79)
What kind of an
attitude was it for the disciples to use jockeying for position to shout down
Jesus’ appeal for them to align their thinking with the reality of the Christ?
o
It was rebellious
for the disciples to use their preferred notion of the Christ to blatantly
resist their teacher’s teaching about the reality of the Christ.
o
To make it worse,
their teacher happened to be the Christ himself.
o
They literally
stuck it to the Christ whom they so zealously followed.
80)
What did Jesus do
when the disciples used jockeying for position to shout down his appeal for
them to follow the self-giving Christ as a suffering servant?
o
Each time Jesus
prodded them to practice the principle of
servanthood in leadership governance in both the
previous and the current chapters.
o
Jesus used the
welcoming of a child to illustrate the practice of the principle in the
previous chapter.
o
Jesus used
himself as the self-giving Christ to illustrate the practice of the principle
in the current chapter.
81)
What is the
contrast between the coming to Jesus between people who brought little children
on the one hand and James and John on the other?
o
Both asked Jesus
for a favor.
o
People who
brought little children asked a favor for the little children while James and
John asked a favor for themselves.
o
People who
brought little children asked for a small favor while James and John asked for
a signed blank check.
o
People who
brought little children asked for an easy-to-fulfill favor while James and John
asked for a favor so big that Jesus was unable to fulfill.
o
People who
brought little children had their request fulfilled while James and John had
their request denied.
o
The little
children were so elevated that everyone would need to become like them in order
to receive the
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Verses 35-45 The Request of James and John
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Verses 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus
Receives His Sight
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46Then they came to
47When he heard that it was
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48Many rebuked him and told
him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49Jesus stopped and said,
“Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s
calling you.”
50Throwing his cloak aside,
he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
51“What do you want me to do
for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
52“Go,” said Jesus, “your
faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus
along the road.
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82)
Where did Jesus
and his disciples go?
o
They came to
o
Here is a map of
83)
Who was sitting
by the roadside begging when Jesus and his disciples, together with a large
crowd, were leaving
o
A blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”),
was sitting by the roadside begging.
84)
Did Bartimaeus realize that a large crowd was passing by and
why?
o
Yes, because the
large crowd caused a commotion.
85) Why is Jesus called Jesus of
Nazareth?
o
It is because
Jesus’ hometown is
86)
What did Bartimaeus do when he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was
passing by?
o
He began to
shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
87)
Who was David?
o
David was the
most important king of
88)
What is the
significance of the title ‘Son of David’?
o
The title ‘Son of
David’ is a reference to the Christ.
89)
Why did Bartimaeus call Jesus Son of David?
o
Bartimaeus acknowledged that Jesus is the Christ.
90)
Had Bartimaeus witnessed any of the miracles that Jesus did and
why?
o
No, because he was blind.
91)
How did Bartimaeus form the opinion that Jesus is the Christ?
o
Bartimaeus often heard the things that Jesus did and taught and
came to the conclusion that he is the Christ.
92)
What conclusion
can we draw about the crowd’s opinion of Jesus from Bartimaeus’
opinion of him?
o
The crowd had formed
the opinion that Jesus is the Christ.
93)
What was the
crowd’s reaction to Bartimaeus’ shouting to Jesus?
o
Many rebuked him
and told him to be quiet.
94)
What was the
reason for these people’s reaction to Bartimaeus’
shouting to Jesus?
o
They looked down
on him as a blind beggar, someone with a very low social status.
95)
What was the
crowd doing to Bartimaeus in regard to Jesus?
o
They were
hindering Bartimaeus from coming to Jesus.
96)
What did Bartimaeus do in response?
o
He shouted all
the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
97)
Did Bartimaeus give up when other people tried to stop him from
coming to Jesus and why?
o
No, because he
tried even harder to come to Jesus by shouting all the more.
98)
Did Bartimaeus use his own strength to overcome the obstacles
hindering him from coming to Jesus and why?
o
No, because he
shouted, hoping that Jesus would hear him and help him.
99)
What did Jesus
do?
o
Jesus stopped and
said, “Call him.”
100)
What happened
when Bartimaeus tried to come to Jesus by faith
regardless of the obstacles he faced?
o
Jesus stopped
what he was doing, made the crowd favorably disposed toward the blind man and
called for him to come.
101)
What did the
people do?
o
They called to
the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
102)
What did Bartimaeus do in response?
o
Throwing his
cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
103)
In what manner
did Bartimaeus come to Jesus?
o
He threw off
everything that hindered, made haste and came to Jesus.
104)
How did Bartimaeus locate Jesus?
o
He groped for his
way toward Jesus, guided by his estimation of where Jesus was by Jesus’ voice.
105)
What did Jesus
say to Bartimaeus?
o
“What do you want
me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
106)
What did Bartimaeus say in reply?
o
The blind man
said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
107) What did Bartimaeus address
Jesus as?
o
He addressed
Jesus as Rabbi, i.e., teacher.
108)
What was Jesus’
reply to Bartimaeus’ request for healing?
o
“Go,” said Jesus,
“your faith has healed you.”
109)
What happened to Bartimaeus?
o
Immediately he
received his sight.
110)
How was Bartimaeus healed?
o
He was healed by
faith in Jesus.
111)
What did Bartimaeus do after he received his sight?
o
He followed Jesus
along the road.
112)
Why was it not said that the crowd was amazed when blind Bartimaeus was healed?
o
Jesus might have
already performed some miracles while he was in
o
Jesus’ miracles
might have become commonplace such that the crowd might not be readily amazed
anymore.
113)
What was the
common expectation of Jesus as the Christ shared by the disciples and the large
crowd?
o
The common
expectation of Jesus as the Christ was that he was going to deliver the Jews
from the rule of the Romans and restore the kingdom to
114)
Who was said
earlier to be leading the way?
o
Jesus was said to
be leading the way.
115)
What was the
state of mind of the disciples and the large crowd as they headed for
o
They were full of
anticipation for Jesus’ current trip to
116)
Who came to Jesus
with a request in the current chapter?
o
The Pharisees
came to Jesus to test him using as bait a question on divorce.
o
People brought
little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them.
o
The rich man came
to Jesus to seek commendation and affirmation using as bait a question on what
he must do to inherit eternal life.
o
James and John
came to Jesus asking for the privilege of sitting at his right and left in his
glory.
o
Blind Bartimaeus came to Jesus asking to be healed.
117)
Of those that
came to Jesus, who were hindered from coming to Jesus?
o
Little children.
o
Blind Bartimaeus.
118)
Of those that
came to Jesus, who got their requests fulfilled?
o
Little children.
o
Blind Bartimaeus.
119)
Who had their
request fulfilled in such a way as to vastly exceed their expectation?
o
Little children
did when they got the promise of the
120)
Why did both the
little children and blind Bartimaeus get their
requests fulfilled?
o
Because the
little children came to Jesus with innocence and trust.
o
Because blind Bartimaeus came to Jesus by faith.
121)
Why had people
who had their requests fulfilled by Jesus been hindered from coming to Jesus?
o
That their
requests were fulfilled by Jesus resulted from their hearts being right with
Jesus.
o
It is not so much
that people who had their requests fulfilled by Jesus had been hindered from
coming to him as that people whose hearts were right with Jesus could expect
that others would try to hinder them from coming to him.
122)
What is the
contrast between blind Bartimaeus and the disciples
in terms of their willingness to ask Jesus for help?
o
Blind Bartimaeus was fully aware of his disability, overcame
human obstacles and groped for his way to come to Jesus for healing.
o
The disciples
knew deep down within that they were not willing to follow the self-giving
Christ and so chose not to ask Jesus for help, even though he had repeatedly
prodded them to.
123)
What is the
contrast between blind Bartimaeus and the disciples
in terms of cherishing the opportunity of asking Jesus for help?
o
Blind Bartimaeus had perhaps the opportunity of only once in a
lifetime to ask Jesus for help, seized the opportunity and would not let go
until he got the help he needed.
o
The disciples had
plenty of opportunity of asking Jesus what he meant by rising from the dead but
squandered it.
124)
What was the
hypocrisy on the part of the disciples when they faced the choice between
following the self-serving Christ and the self-giving Christ?
o
They knew that
Jesus was the self-giving Christ but pretended that they were following the
self-serving Christ.
125)
What was the
healing of blind Bartimaeus metaphorical enablement
for?
o
The healing of
blind Bartimaeus was metaphorical enablement for the
disciples to see their need to ask Jesus what he meant by rising from the dead.
126)
What was the
healing of the boy possessed by a deaf and mute spirit in the previous chapter
metaphorical enablement for?
o
The healing of
the boy possessed by a deaf and mute spirit was metaphorical enablement for the
disciples to ask Jesus what he meant by rising from the dead.
127)
Would the
disciples be able to ask Jesus what he meant by rising from the dead with the
two incidents of metaphorical enablement?
o
Yes.
128)
Why did the
disciples not ask Jesus what he meant by rising from the dead even with the
enablement?
o
Enablement only
made it possible for them to ask if they were willing.
o
They did not ask
because they were not willing to follow the self-giving Christ.
o
Jesus would not
force them to ask if they were not willing.
129)
When would the
disciples wake up to the reality of the self-giving Christ?
o
It was only when
Jesus had died for the sins of the world and their hope and aspiration had been
dashed that they would wake up to the reality of the self-giving Christ.
o
Jesus by his
rising from the dead three days later would realign their dream with the
objective of the
130)
What did it mean
for the disciples’ dream to be realigned with the objective of the
o
It meant that
they would turn from being self-serving disciples following the self-serving
Christ to being self-giving disciples following the self-giving Christ.
131)
Are we just
trying to sound spiritual rather than practical in talking about being
self-giving disciples following the self-giving Christ and why?
o
Here is the
spiritual reality:
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Self-serving
disciples following the self-serving Christ could not advance the
§
Only self-giving
disciples following the self-giving Christ could advance the
132)
What did the
disciples’ tenacious difficulty in turning from being self-serving disciples
following the self-serving Christ to being self-giving disciples following the
self-giving Christ tell us about the difficulty of denying the flesh?
o
Denying the flesh
is truly a hard issue of discipleship.
o
It had tripped up
the disciples who had Jesus by their side helping them along the way.
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Verses 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus
Receives His Sight
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