Sermon by Kenny Foster, Associate Pastor, from Isaiah 53:4-12 & Mark 10:35-45. Ambitions are always angling for ascendency. Ambitions are not bad, but their motivations are sometimes suspect. We are naturally suspicious of people who desire the seats of power. In a political season, such as the one we are in, it is not abnormal behavior to have suspicions about those who are running for public office. And candidates are quick to present themselves as "servants" of the public's good. So, it is not an unwise practice to ask candidates, "Why do you want this position? What are the motivations behind your ambitions?" These are good questions since their ambitions are always angling for ascendency. But how does one train ambition's angling? The Scriptures upon which this sermon is based deal with the ambitions of two of Jesus' disciples, James and John. Their ambition led the disciples to a query, a quandary, and developing a quality. The gospel answers the query, untangles the quandary, and develops the essential quality we desire. But only as we see the Son of Man [Jesus] as our Suffering Servant.