When we get serious about following Jesus, the cost to follow is high. How do we know it will be worth it? Will his kingdom actually come or have we misunderstood? It’s so hard to lay aside things in life that have always seemed so normal and important…

These are tensions Jesus’ disciples experience—both then and now. To strengthen them (and us) Mark 9 gives a glimpse of Christ’s kingdom both in the future, and now: the sacrifice and the glory.