Mark 10:28
28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
Matthew 19:27
27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
Rewards and Repercussions
Mark 10:29-30a
29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time,
houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands…
Mark 10:30b-31
WITH PERSECUTIONS; and in the world to come eternal life.
31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Amazed And Afraid
Mark 10:32a
32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid….
Mark 10:32b
…and he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Power and Prestige
Mark 10:35-36
35 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.
Mark 10:36-37
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.
Mark 10:38-41
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:
40 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.
41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
Ministry and Motive
Mark 10:42-44
42 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.
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.
Mark 10:45
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister,
and to give his life a ransom for many.
Symptoms of the Me and Not Thee Conflict
- When we CONSPIRE to Promote Ourselves
- When we’re CRITICAL of others and guilty of the same
- When we COMPLAIN about our lot in Life
- When CRITICISM creates compromise.
- When we COMPARE ourselves with others.