Ever since the glorious and stunning encounter of Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration, he sets his face towards Jerusalem and the cross which awaits him - the cross which makes every sad thing come untrue. And yet, as his disciples follow - do they really know the one whom they follow? Do they really know what they've signed up for? Do we today as the ones bearing the name of Christ?

Luke 9:43b-62 gives five, short yet profound accounts where Jesus deconstructs his disciples cultural assumptions about his kingdom and instead offers them insight into the kingdom he is actually bringing. Let his words sink into our ears.