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https://youtu.be/bxla3RQQF_Y
Drink the Cup
Mark 10:35-40
3 things from this
Check your heart
35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”37 They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.” 38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” 39 They said to Him, “We are able.”In this scripture- the disciples are all but telling Jesus- “you are going to do what we ask you to do” Jesus plays along for a bit and asks “what is it you want”Remember- he knows what they are thinking- he is setting them up because he knowsThey want position in the kingdom- They think of Joseph in potiphars house, they think of Daniel under Darius. They want some position. They want some influence
Their heart is not about what they can do for Jesus- it is based on what Jesus can do for them.The right and the left hand are positions of authority in a worldly kingdom and they want it.Here’s the deal- You can hear and not understand- been with Jesus and still aren’t getting it.Around the savior of the universe and still not realizing what it means to be a follower of JCThe problem was they thought Jesus kingdom was going to be like a worldly kingdomThey wanted power and prestige They wanted what would please themThey wanted to get for themselves- wrong heart condition Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?Modern day- I want Jesus to bless me and do stuff for me. This is the same heart condition of many people who come to Jesus not even “what can you do” but “you’re going to do this”Jesus says “are you able” and they are like “we are able” Jesus drops the bomb on them and they agree that they are able- but inMark 14:50 it says “Then they all forsook Him and fled”What it means to youWhere’s your heart? James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.I can appreciate that people come to Jesus for many different reasons, many people start with a bad theology that must be corrected- The first thing Jesus wants to do is forgive your sinThis is what sends churches sideways. People who want to build their own kingdoms. They get upset when they don’t get what they want.What you want from Jesus and what Jesus is going to give you might be different than you think
People think that God is some magical genie that you can come around sporadically and rub the lamp whenever you need your wish granted- and when he doesn’t do it, you feel justified in your unbelief– people that come in and out of relationship with Jesus and his church for personal gainThese guys hearts were wrong- but their theology was wrong too. They were wanting what Jesus doesn’t provide. They wanted a position that didn’t exist. No one gets that spot in heavenYou Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.Get your heart clean before God and then ask HIM…God, what is it that you want from me?I promise you that God will tell you if you ask him. – first thing he wants is all of YOUBut here’s the other part of it- Don’t commit to what you wont doThese dudes said they were able to do what Jesus asked of them, and in the end they failed.People will ask God to do something in their life, and faced with the responsibility of it, will choose to quit or not complete it.Don’t ask for a position and when it gets hard, quit. Don’t ask for a spouse and when it gets hard, quit.
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Drink the Cup
Mark 10:35-40
3 things from this
Check your heart
35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”37 They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.” 38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” 39 They said to Him, “We are able.”In this scripture- the disciples are all but telling Jesus- “you are going to do what we ask you to do” Jesus plays along for a bit and asks “what is it you want”Remember- he knows what they are thinking- he is setting them up because he knowsThey want position in the kingdom- They think of Joseph in potiphars house, they think of Daniel under Darius. They want some position. They want some influence
Their heart is not about what they can do for Jesus- it is based on what Jesus can do for them.The right and the left hand are positions of authority in a worldly kingdom and they want it.Here’s the deal- You can hear and not understand- been with Jesus and still aren’t getting it.Around the savior of the universe and still not realizing what it means to be a follower of JCThe problem was they thought Jesus kingdom was going to be like a worldly kingdomThey wanted power and prestige They wanted what would please themThey wanted to get for themselves- wrong heart condition Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?Modern day- I want Jesus to bless me and do stuff for me. This is the same heart condition of many people who come to Jesus not even “what can you do” but “you’re going to do this”Jesus says “are you able” and they are like “we are able” Jesus drops the bomb on them and they agree that they are able- but inMark 14:50 it says “Then they all forsook Him and fled”What it means to youWhere’s your heart? James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.I can appreciate that people come to Jesus for many different reasons, many people start with a bad theology that must be corrected- The first thing Jesus wants to do is forgive your sinThis is what sends churches sideways. People who want to build their own kingdoms. They get upset when they don’t get what they want.What you want from Jesus and what Jesus is going to give you might be different than you think
People think that God is some magical genie that you can come around sporadically and rub the lamp whenever you need your wish granted- and when he doesn’t do it, you feel justified in your unbelief– people that come in and out of relationship with Jesus and his church for personal gainThese guys hearts were wrong- but their theology was wrong too. They were wanting what Jesus doesn’t provide. They wanted a position that didn’t exist. No one gets that spot in heavenYou Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.Get your heart clean before God and then ask HIM…God, what is it that you want from me?I promise you that God will tell you if you ask him. – first thing he wants is all of YOUBut here’s the other part of it- Don’t commit to what you wont doThese dudes said they were able to do what Jesus asked of them, and in the end they failed.People will ask God to do something in their life, and faced with the responsibility of it, will choose to quit or not complete it.Don’t ask for a position and when it gets hard, quit. Don’t ask for a spouse and when it gets hard, quit.