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Day 8
ENGLISH
And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”—Mark 10:41-45
Have you ever had the opportunity to meet, sit near, or catch a close-up glimpse of someone famous? If you have, you know it is strangely exhilarating, and we might even discover we have these strange responses in these moments.
In today’s text, James and John are caught and chastised by the other disciples for asking Jesus if they can have the prized spots next to him in the future kingdom. It might be fair to say that they were only asking for what the rest of us would love to have as well. Mark reports in the previous chapter (Mark 9:33-37) that Jesus caught them all arguing about who was the greatest.
While we might understand these sentiments, the request of James and John showed a lack of judgment, for they truly did not know—as Jesus pointed out—what they were asking. The moment gave cause for Christ to reiterate, in unequivocal terms, what he had been trying to communicate and model for them. Jesus was a Servant King, demonstrated most strikingly in the act of washing their feet.
The lesson is this; if you want to be great, you must be willing to serve. And if you want to be first, you must be willing to give up rights and privileges and go last. This is the path to true greatness—greatness defined by Jesus himself. It is not the fading greatness of today’s celebrities, which is here today and forgotten tomorrow, but rather the greatness and eternal glory that Jesus offers to share with the man who is willing to follow his humble lead.
DO THIS: This week, we are focusing on the discipline of scripture.
Your Call To Act (C.T.A.) today is:
- Identify: a word or a phrase in the scripture that stands out to you.
- Pray: with God for 3 to 5-minutes about the word or phrase you identified.
- Share: below the words, you are focusing on today and why.
SPANISH
AFRIKAANS
DUTCH
CHINESE
⚡ Share That You Did Today's Challenge 
“Serve”
“Serve”
Serve
Serve, servant
Servant
Great
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve
Serving- my word to focus on.
Servant
‘For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve’. We all must serve not for our benefit but to put ourselves last while serving others
Start with serving those closest to me.
To be great we MUST be a servant. Greatness in God’s economy must involve serving.
Fear not the Lord is with me
Forgiveness
2 Corinthians- 7:10
“For Godly grief produces repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.”
,,,,,,,but rather the greatness and eternal glory that Jesus offers to share with the man who is willing to follow his humble lead.
My take on this is keep it real with the Lord. continue to be a unselfish man. PRAY and let Jesus show you the path.
Servant
Jim, my ego is fragile and I don’t take rejection well. I use this to remind me that rejection of the food is not a rejection of me, but of the chef. I just keep bringing the plates.
Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Whenever we have difficulties or confusion in life, or think a little too highly our ourselves, or whatever, we need to take a step back and go back to the beginning. If God did what he did then, he can help us deal with whatever we are going through now. Remembering that he sent His Son to us and for us.
“When the ten heard it”…. 10 vs 2. How easy it is for men to divide, when we are meant to be a whole unit. Reminded me of the split after Solomon… 10 vs 2. Who first said something? How fast did it spread? Why is it easy to be a whole AGAINST instead of FOR? I remember Judas was one of the 10, is this the beginning of his slide?
These are the things I asked and wait for.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, — I want to follow in the footsteps of Christ and could use some help in this area.
Whoever would be great must be your servant.
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. – James 1:12
Honoring leaders
Whoever of you must be a slave to all. Because I want to be a Servant to all as Christ was a Servant to all.
Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
Deference in action & speech
“Whoever would be great among you must be your servant,”
Serve my wife and children and provide for their needs.
That Jesus came to give his life as ransom
Jesus does not make a request. He says “it shall not be so…..among you”.
Allowing Jesus to direct me in all my ways would be as a servant leader.
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
“…slave of all.”
1 Timothy 4:6b
That I will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus.
Not to be served, but to serve
Love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. For these are the fruits of the spirit
Thy will be done
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
Even God came to serve, to give his life for many. Why do I think I don’t need to do the same. What makes me feel as though I am greater than God that I don’t need to serve?
Servant and Slave,
These terms are never well received in our culture or even in within our human nature. Fallen man wants to be superior to other men just as Satan wanted to be superior to his Creator.
Lord help me to see with Your Kingdom eyes the pleasure it brings You for me to be a servant and slave to others for Your namesake.
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
This phrase in the scripture reminds me that I must remain humble and always remember this life is not about me.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve”
If Jesus was willing to serve others, we all should be willing to do the same.
I need to remind myself to not just be a servant, but look for ways to serve.
Ransom for many.
Just the simplicity and profoundness pointing to how we are slaves that need freeing
Willing to serve…it’s easy to focus on the things I feel like doing for myself and not always feeling like doing for others
1 Corinthians 8:9 But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.
I’ve been extra mindful of my conduct in order to influence people with my efforts to obey God. I try to maintain a high level of integrity, honesty and integrity between my public and private life while also making others aware of a man living the Jesus based lifestyle.
A disciple of Jesus is one who puts others first as Jesus did.
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant
God created men to be leaders, and in order to lead we MUST be willing to serve.
The words “servant” and “slave” to all. I need to remind myself daily of these two words and then “Go Last”.
INDIGNANT: Don’t ask why when things seem unfair, realize that it’s for a reason
…Came not to be served, but to serve (great daily reminder)
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant…I have always loved the idea of serving those that I lead and I strive to do that well as Christ did.
Servant…. I am a public servant…. but i need to serve as Jesus did
Indignant and serve
Be still and know that I am God
ransom for MANY
He did not say ransom for all, meaning He knew, of course, that some people would not be saved.
Servant: What a different world this would be!
* Authority*
This word stands out to me today for a little bit different of a reason . Ephesians 1:15 In Christ Jesus I have dominion, power and Authority over everything in this world but we have to be careful not to flaunt it. Luke 10:17-20
“Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.””
Luke 10:17-20 NKJV
Glory be to God
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant
Grateful to God that I work in a place where servant leadership is valued
“but it shall not be so among you” I think this is hard for me. I look around and I see the church trying to copy the entertainment culture around it. But it should not be this way. The church is not supposed to entertain but to be the hands and feet of change. And that is not entertaining. It is hard and like we read yesterday, it is suffering and humiliation, with a side order of pain. And I don’t like that. Or at least my flesh does not. I want to have people defer to me not me defer to others, I want others to serve me not me serving others. I always cloak this in “the I have the influence to enact real change”, or “then people will listen to my wisdom” but the fact is that I just don’t want to serve as much as I always thought I did. There are two sides waring within me and I want it to end in submition To Christ. I am not to function as the world. Today I claim that though the world teaches the showing of power is the way to safety, it shall not be so with me.
My thoughts exactly. Thanks for sharing
The last verse Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Jesus was the greatest person to walk on the earth. He lived a sinless life. He loved unconditionally. He served others before His needs. He lived a sinless life, yet died a sinners death on a cross. Jesus did that for you and me. If God’s own son came to earth and lived to love and serve others, then I should do the same. The world tells us to be the complete opposite, and human nature makes this hard to live out, BUT I need to live by faith and look beyond this worldly life and to love and serve others as Jesus would.
came not to be served but to serve, This is not easy but with God’s help anything is possible
Indignant. I have always struggled with feelings of being treated unfairly while others appear to have it so easy. I have and do struggle with jealousy and see this also in my girlfriend’s daughter.
But to serve.
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
Lord, help me to be great at serving others with humility.
This son of mine was lost but now he is found.
“be slave of all” I have to change my thinking of just serving where it’s easy. If I’m modeling Christ, I will sacrifice the time to serve even the ones I think are difficult.
You must be willing to give up rights and privileges and go last. This simple phase simply changed my life in so many ways! I am not second but I am Third!
Not to be served but to serve
But it shall not be so among you.
Son of Man came to serve..do likewise
I should be more willing to serve in all aspects and not look to being served
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.
The phrase that really jumped out at me is in verse Mark 10:42b where it says, “their great ones exercise authority over them.” Jesus was recognized several times in the New Testament as having authority, but he never exercised authority (over) people. He demonstrated authority as being (under) people, literally and metaphorically. He used His “authority” as a way to guide, lead, support, encourage, and lift up.
authority – as a physician owner of a medical practice I have essentially unquestioned authority over many employees. My challenge on any given day is to serve with humility and not abuse my authority. Pray that God’s grace would allow this attitude to grow.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3 5-6. I am focusing on these words because lately I feel like God wants to tell me to trust him more.
“Indignant”
But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. This is so counter cultural, but is expected as disciples of Jesus. Following his lead and example!
Ransom
servant keep trying to help people in physcial ways and my giving as needed. Lord help me to be better at thsi and make user in,s in your name
Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous for the Lord is with you wherever you go 🙏 God is with me stay faithful.
“Serve” To serve God all I have to do is say Yes!
“Lord it over them” gently lead those in your charge..
Grace. John 1:16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
Because I need God’s grace every day.
Be humble and serve. Not necessarily chores and tasks, but to simply be present with others in the capacity they need you to be
Servant. What does it look like to be a servant to all.
and to give His life
Show us the Father. I really, truly, want to reflect the Father’s nature.
Serve not to be served..
Slave to all, I must serve as if my life is not my own but belongs to Christ.
slave to all
For even the son of man came not to be served but to serve. Makes it crystal clear how we are to live our lives. Go the extra mile, and then some.
To serve…it gives purpose to my life.
Serve 🙌🏻
Indignant
Serve
We are called to serve like Christ!
Give
Jesus is clear – we are called to “serve.” I need to serve more openly with the right heart and mind – not out of obligation.
James 4:6 “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Serve
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
A servant leader is much like a table waiter. Our job is to bring the freshly prepared food from the kitchen to the table in as authentic form as possible. Our job is not to season the food or rearrange the plate. It is simply serve the plate with joy showing respect to the chef and to the customer. The chef will be credited with the food, we will be credited with our kindness.
I love this one Jack. Thank you.
Serve
Servant-God is testing me lately by forcing me to use what I have worked for on other people rather than myself, learning to be okay with that and do it openly and humbly has been challenging.
Willing to serve
Be humble. Be willing to serve.
Seek serving others first before our selfish desires. I struggle with this. Once my ideas or plans fall through, my whole attitude becomes not good.
To be able to go last & still be engaged in what your doing.
Find ways to serve
Servant
But to serve.
To be intentionally humble
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
Let’s actively seek ways we can serve others. Start simply in our place of home.
Servant
Jesus was a servant King
Serve. Serving is just one small part in Christian life to give God glory.
Servant of all. I serve as much as I can, not to be greater than those served, but to bring glory to God .
We are here to serve people not to be served by others
Have a Servant heart. More of Him, less of me.
In Him we live and have our being. our lives is all about Christ apart from Him we are nothing. i encourage you brothers abide in Him , be at home in Him.
“Servant” I must humble myself and be willing to put others first. I must overcome my Prime through the help of God. Staying within God’s boundaries will bring the greatest JOY to my life.
One isn’t enough..
“Jesus Called”, “whoever wants”, “Son came to serve and not be served”, “gave His life as ransom of many”. Those are my standouts. This passage is crammed with teaching. Jesus gathers to teach from love of goodness for ears of all, He shows us our option of choice if we bring ourselves to it, He identifies a servant King, shows the contradiction in how we govern, and He shows the fulfillment of love by giving His life for all who accept Him, what leaders in our age would (not many) or even could (only God can) do so. Praise to God!
Jesus was a servant King
Be willing to serve, not to be served. Humility is the key.
Amen
But to serve
I found that the phrase “ and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.” Means that you f you wish to be truely great that you must serve everyone else
Son of man came to serve not to be served.. I must remember this as I face those around me.
“slave of all” – not to just a few or one
“slave of all”- not just to few or one
One word jumped out at me. “Indignant”. This is something I struggle with. When I am not the one being served, I can become indignant. God forgive me.
servant leadership
Jesus’s greatness is not the fading greatness of today’s celebrities. We have the greatest impact on the lives of those who we treat with kindness and love and this is how we share Christ’s love with the world (not by becoming an arrogant celebrity).
I focused on the word “servant” and how that can be a great thing. My prayer centered around being that mentoring, standing-tall servant putting my needs last, and not being a cowering, fearful servant which my Dad and brothers pushed me to be on the farm.
Humble yourself. It is the hardest thing to do sometimes.
My time is not mine, it is the Lords. I hoard and am selfish often with my personal time, upset when others invade into it in unexpected ways. Lord help me to “go last” and be a servant with my usage of my time.
Willingness to serve others. To do something for someone and to expect nothing in return is the best feeling ever
For the Son of man came not to be served but to serve others, I love helping and serving others to me there’s no greater joy
Father help me to understand stewardship
“…NOT SO WITH YOU…” Jesus’ words to his disciples. We need to lead differently. We lead by serving and becoming the “slave to all” That’s who’s the greatest in God’s kingdom.
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45
How can we serve in today’s world?
I so often think of a phrase in a song that goes “Humble thyself in the sight of the LORD and he will lift you up, higher and higher…”
Just to glance at the GRACE we have been given in Jesus Christ on that cross brings me to humility and a sense of awe and worship. I think of the Roman Surelycenturion at the base of the cross saying, “Surely this man was the Son of God” (Mark 15:39)
give His life as a ransom for many.”—
Slave of all. What a powerful thought. The problem with the term “servant leader” is it still focuses on leading. Focus on serving and being a “slave to all”.
whoever would be great among you must be your servant. It is my desire to be this servant leader to my family. And I know that I can only do so through the help of the Holy Spirit
you must be slave of all This little bit of scripture defines so much of the Lord’s call on my life. I have a disabled daughter who requires huge amounts of devoted time and energy. There’s no promise of a worldly return but love demands that I sacrifice much of my life for her. God has put this child in my life to teach me this lesson of being the servant to another. A wondrous lesson it has been.
‘But it shall not be so among you. ‘ God’s desire is for his people to be outward focused, serving others – not inward focused, racing to the top and the best ‘seat of recognition’ in life.
Lord, help be me a servant leader!
Slave of all. This doesn’t leave any room for imagination. It’s an all-in full commitment.
Just staying the course
the fact that he gave his life as a ransom for many is truly astounding
we should live our life not waiting to be served, but to serve
Always and forever be willing to serve
It shall not be so….
Shows that following God sets us apart from the world and will require sacrifice
Servant implies action, and slave implies position
Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 11-13! You have to be 100% with Jesus and your heart and you shall seek him! Give nothing less than %100
The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve. Lord, help me to be of service to you and your kingdom.
What does it look like to be a servant to all, to be a slave, to give my life for many? It looks like not getting what I want, but giving others what they want or need.
“Others”
I need to remember to serve.
need to spend more time with God.
“But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,”
The SERVANT here means not a “hired servant” who is paid by the hour or daily. I believe it means willing to give up everything we have to make one unbeliever to know the love of Jesus to him and to disciple him to produce other disciples.
Servanthood is the mission of a believer. When we decided to follow Jesus, we gave up all our rights and privileges to him. We died to ourselves.
“But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,”
The SERVANT here means not a “hired servant” who is paid by the hour or daily. I believe it means willing to give up everything we have to make one unbeliever to know the love of Jesus to him and to disciple him to produce other disciples.
Servanthood is the mission of a believer. When we decided to follow Jesus, we gave up all our rights and privileges to him. We died to ourselves.
“But it shall not be so among you.”
Help me Lord to be different!
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve
Just greatful that he came to serve me and is to this day.
“But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.” In a previous post, I mentioned that I struggle with the feeling that I should be doing more for the Lord in my work and daily life. This verse suggests that the way I could do more is to serve more.
“Lord it over them” being humble is something I struggle with often. Maybe not outwardly, but inwardly I tend to judge others far too often.
Taking our eyes off or own situation and looking for ways to serve others is there antithesis of worry.
For even the son of man came to serve so there are no exceptions!
…they began to be indignant….As Jesus said earlier, they ALL were arguing. I take away that at times, we project what we are really feeling, pretending to not have such emotion, or be exactly what we are pointedly “projecting” at another.
The word I’m looking at “indignant” which has something to do with a perceived injustice. Jesus then teaches the disciples how we are to handle injustices in life — through humility and sacrifice.
Echoing Nate’s sentiments about the word or better yet title of Servant.
Serving comes easily to me as I’m a server by nature: anticipating my family’s needs, seeing needs in those around me, etc. But I think the servant Jesus is referring to is one in that position because of a willingness to do so. In a way, I was trained to be a server by an overbearing at times father. It’s easy for me to out on that hat, but how often does it come from a place of opportunity rather than a place of love?
Ransom
Jesus gave his life to set us free. His life given on the cross restored us.
…they began to be indignant….
This is opposite of being humble. Foolish pride is another way of thinking about this.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many
Ransom. I focused on cost of a ransom demand and the transactional requirements in worldly terms. Often it costs another person their life, even when paid. The word ransom in this scripture illuminated how often my heart to serve others is often transactional, and is put into action only if it’s convenient or comfortable . My prayer today is for God to continue to soften my heart to be a cheerful giver.
To lead like Christ, and the last first and the first last . This is the foundation of my family and business.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve” – If we’re following Christ’s lead and modeling our lives after him, we need to be humble servants.
Being first stands out, it’s just such a human desire and Jesus flips jr
“Gave his life as a ransom for man” I, too often stand in awe, but in shame for what Christ has done and spent DC more time in joy and gratitude that he paid my ransom to demonstrate his servant hood.
“..whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.” That’s very true in my work experience. When there’s an issue, the rank and file like me can to go off shift when it’s our time, but the managers have to stay on until the issue’s resolved. That’s why I’m rank and file and not a manager.
Serve others. Not for fame or recognition but out of genuine love.
“…slave of all” That jumped out to me as profound. Slave is a negative in our culture today, as I’m sure it wasn’t a positive thing in biblical days either, but it didn’t mean totally the same thing back then. This passage seems to imply a choice to be a slave. And not a slave to just a specific group, but to all.
In the background, behind the scenes serve others!
“to give his life as a ransom.” Jesus calls me to be self-sacrificial – to give of myself & put others first.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. I am grateful that Jesus provided us with the perfect example of how to serve and gave his life for us so to be ransomed and reconciled back to the Father. Thank you, Lord, for paying my fine and providing THE WAY for me to be saved!!!
Serve, not to be served
That Jesus gave His life as a ransom for many.
whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
It is so opposite of what the world thinks. Serving humbly to others, not looking out for ourselves first. I need this mindset in my life.
Must be your servant
Serve – what an opportunity to practice this at home right now when my whole family is “stuck” here nearly 24/7! I can serve Jennifer tangibly in caring for the kids and her needs, I can serve the kids by engaging with them and investing in their interests. I can serve God by intentionally carving out space to discuss our family’s faith more than we usually “have time for”
Serve
In following God’s lead I have to be a follower before I can become a leader. I want to serve because if I have it, God isn’t thinking that I should keep the blessing or gift but to share it with others.
Servant
To be a great leader you must first be willing to be a follower and serve!
“Indignant” i often feel this way when someone does not know to give where the credit is due. Or even people stealing thunder. God impressed upon me to thread carefully in times of this. To be able to deny myself for others so that they may get to encounter Christ just as he did to me. Long ago i was like the world where i wanted to be in the frontline to show what i can do, without realizing apart from God i am nothing and i cannot do anything without him. God has been constantly shaping me to humility day by day and i am most honored and humbled with this experiences time after time.
Amen. Glory to God!
For the Son of Man came to came not to be served, but to serve.
Go last
If you want to be great, you must be willing to serve. And if you want to be first, you must be willing to give up rights and privileges and go last.
“…to give his life for ransom for many.” This phrase stuck out for me because it shows Jesus came to help us!
Servant of all, because that’s what Jesus was (our example).
To be humble and serve my fellow brothers. A student is not better than his teacher. I feel I need a continual reminder, or transform my mindset to a servant. it is easy to sway by the world standards.
“…gave his life as a ransom for many.” Verse 45.
Has me thinking about how I can help others right now, how much I’m willing to give, and what may be required. We’ve got the best example to follow.
Servant, slave
It’s tough to set my wants aside.
Christ became our ransom to set us free!
From Jeremiah, ‘God changes our hearts of stone to hearts of flesh’. I feel this is necessary, not only for me, but in this corona crisis, also for all the people.
Humility and Service. Jesus calls all of us to serve in His name. What better way to humble ourselves by serving others. Lord…please guide me with your will….not mine
if you want to be great, you must be willing to serve. And if you want to be first, you must be willing to give up rights and privileges and go last.
Pray without ceasing.
SERVANT and SLAVE TO ALL. Following His example, He came to serve and to die as RANSOM for our sins. Amazing! Makes me want to be a better man.
If you want to be great, you must be willing to serve. Value the importance of becoming a servant leader.
“Son of man came not to be served but to serve” as well. Help me not count who has done what or how many times, but to always put others first and put others needs before my own. This is especially true when I don’t always agree with those needs.
Do not deal treacherously with one another. This stuck out to me. I need to keep this in my mind at all times and work to keep my relationships pure.
Not to be served but to serve
Humbly serving others, and from a humble heart (with the right intentions)
I have always loved the fact of “wanting to be great, but you must first serve”. So true that phrase is. God called us to serve and love and if we aren’t are we truly listening and following? Help me to serve others more.
I find it fun when I do things for my neighbors like move the snow plow pile out front of there driveway or walk way I fight from telling them I would rather store credits in heaven sometimes it slepts out who knows who will sit next to Jesus
These responsibilities are important. God a plan for my life and has appointed various roles to me this day. These responsibilities are important and I’m experiencing positive adjustments.
But even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve….amazing!
But it shall not be so among you.
Any power and authority given to us by God should be seen as a gift and used in sacrificial ways. This will also be a witness to the world!
Change and commitment are two words that come to mind. If I don’t except change I’m going to have a rough time. And, if I’m going to commit to something then I need to stick with it to the end. I can’t keep making excuses.
“Slave of all”. Sometimes it’s hard to be a servant to those who are hard hearted towards you. Getting over this hurdle is huge. It’s easy to serve those we love and get along with.
“I have been crucified with Christ” ,,,,, disposing sin, self . For what He afforded, righteousness > His Person. Presence. Pursuant for me to put off and put on,,,,serve rather than be served as God’s Himself opens oportunity giving way His in daily routine.
Mark 10:45… Jesus came to serve… if we strive to be more like Jesus, we must humble ourselves and serve faithfully
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
Called, servant, slave ,serve
Do like Jesus did, he gave himself to others and loved his neighbors. Specially in these tough times, we have to stay focus and to care for those around us. Pray for them and for our families as well.
“…not to be served but to serve…” Pretty powerful statement. Something that my flesh fights against. Praying for more patience to serve.
Jesus was a Servant King, demonstrated most strikingly in the act of washing their feet. This really hit home because a year ago, today, I posted something on FB that pertained to washing one’s feet like Jesus. This was an affirmation that I should serve those around me, with a heart of compassion and love.
I’ve been challenged to love my wife and kids and my neighbors and to serve them, without any expectation on their part, knowing that God sees the moments when I put them before myself, without grumbling or complaining, and that my reward is growing in my relationship with Him
“when they heard this, the ten became indignant”
Isn’t it just like our sinful nature to not want to be outdone by others, but rather to put ourselves in the best position to gain.
Be a servant .
Servant…we all can use a more servanthood and humility mindset, especially as we are experiencing so much “closeness” as we shelter-at-home these days.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. I need to be more Christ like a do a much better job of serving my God, family, friends, and fellow man.
Micah 6 : 8 What does the Lord require of you ” to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”
Justice, Mercy and Humility –
Lord help me to guard my heart and keep these instructions ever at the forefront of my heart.
Jeremiah 29:11 New International Version (NIV)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
‘It shall not be so among you.”
Be different from the world.
Whoever would be first among you must be slave of ALL. I’m happy to be slave to some but I have a hard time being slave to ALL. Something I need to pray more about!
”But whoever would be great among you must be your servant” – there are 100s if not thousands in my life that have been servants and great amongst us that I have been so unaware because of my prideful walk through life. Lord help me to not only be the servant but to notice the servants around me.
When reading this scripture indignant stands out to me. I believe Martin Luther summed up Jesus’s response well.
A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.
For the son of man came not to be served but to serve.
This should be an indicator to us that it is more important to serve in his name than to just sit on our rump and say well maybe later or there is enough serving my skills or talents don’t have a place. Jesus preformed miracles but still took time to wash his disciples feet.
Obedience over sacrifice
Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22 NASB
The son of man came not To be served but to serve. The word here is humble and for me to be the disciple and the servant that God intended me to be, I have to practice humility on a daily basis. That keeps me grounded and focused on my faith.
Out of Matthew 7 verse 21
Not everyone who says Lord , Lord will enter the kingdom but he who does the will of the Father.
During this time we are all I with COVID 19 there are Christians who need to become active in their faith. We need to heed the call and obey God’s word
ransom
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
It’s easy for me to lose my focus on the ultimate sacrifice. I keep thinking about the song : ? Jesus gave it all and all to him I owe…….. know this song is stuck in your head ?. You’re Welcome!
“Servant” always be a blessing and a servant to others.
Serve, I need to approach all I do with a servant heart. See and Treat other with Jesus eyes and heart.
The last will be first and first last…Matthew 20-16 is my favorite. I say this every morning on the way to work. I try to always live this each and every day.
Slave of all. This is a powerful part of this scripture. All great leaders are servants or slaves of all. Jesus was/is the perfect example. Thank you Father!!!!!!
To be in God favor , we must b willing to serve.
Word: Serve
I truly believe we are called to serve with the only expectation being how will those that I serve see Jesus. Will my actions lead them to be with Jesus?
whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
Not only must we be servant leaders, but if you desire to greatest, first of all, you must be slave to all. Only Christ willing to submit in that way…let’s not fool ourselves
Rulers of the Gentiles lord over them “us”…… but it shall not be so among you “us”
Great reminder for us all Boogle. Jesus doesn’t deny the twelves desire for leadership positions in his kingdom, he just redefines what leadership looks like.. Leaders in the kingdom of God are to be eager, willing shepherds of God’s flock who do not lord over their charges.
Trying.
1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize
This verse tells me that we should at least try for something when challenged or prompted. God is always trying to put us in new challenges so strengthen us. Be uncomfortable with this. This is my phrase I thought to share.
I serve as a Lay Minister and a Stephen Minister in my church.
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
“Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, “ I’ve always taken pride in the fact I try to serve others. The thing I’ve been getting wrong all these years doing this is the “taking pride “ part. I should not take pride . I should’ be humble and let God use that service for is purpose. Whatever that may be.
I like to serve my brothers in Christ and my church.
Let me get back in serving others soon, Lord.
Willing to serve!
An attitude of servitude is essential to my journey with the Lord; He needs to lead and I need to follow in servant leadership to/with Christ
Prayer: Help me, help us Oh Lord, to decrease so You can/will increase in our hearts, minds and souls; help us to be better and more humble servants to You and Your Shepherding Leadership – lead the Way…
“Even the son of man came to serve”. That is the phrase that sticks out to me, we are to serve no matter what, especially in The Times we live in today with the Corona virus. Serve the people around you when you can look for the opportunities.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.””
Mark 10:45 NLT
Heavenly Father, show me how to better serve during these uncertain times.
Came not be served but to serve.
“To give his life as a ransom”- A ransom is paid when someone is being held captive. The person paying the ransom doesn’t expect to get back what is paid. They only wish for the return of the captive. If we allow Jesus to be our Lord, Savior and example, we must be willing to give our lives as a ransom for the captives we know with no other expectation then for them to have a real and personal relationship with Jesus. I pray the Lord will help me do that the the extent I should.
Serve others
In order to serve I must listen and hold my comments until I fully understand what has been spoken to me.
The greatest challenge to me is to walk in humidity and be servant. Which means denying myself as Christ did.
“Exercise Authority over them”. Father today in the context of close quarters for family vacation, anxiety over virus impacts help me to not exercise authority but act out of loving service.
Humility – tough because we all fight to be the best at what we do and we take pride in our families and our accomplishments, I guess that pride in other things can come between us and God since he is the root of our success.
Well said, Jacob!
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Paslms 51:10
“the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve”
God’s will for our lives is to serve others. I too often think about His will for my life as a future thing when it is really about the present. Serve where you are and whoever you are with.
I can’t serve and be selfish at the same time. To be a servant, other’s needs have to be my focus before my own desires.
First must go last. To stop putting yourself before Jesus.
My word is “indignant”. Definition:. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
I often feel this way and get resentful at people, situations, or God because things don’t go the way I want them to or I don’t have control the outcome. Prayed this morning for forgiveness and to let God have control and be open to his will today.
Brendan, I struggle with this exact same thing at times. Keep praying and giving this to God. “Not my will, but Your Will oh God”.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
My prayers for today – How can I be a better servant? How can I lead as an example to others to be better servants? How can I demonstrate and teach my boys what servant hood is like?
In today’s message it just goes to show you that the “right path” to take is the exact opposite of the “World’s “path. Lord – Help me everyday to remember your path is the ONLY path.
The word “give” suggests a selfless way of being. Jesus gave His life.
“But it shall not be so among you.”
These are the words that stuck out to me today. Not so much as they apply to the text, but I believe Jesus is saying that to us, His disciples, today. “The world is in a panic over this virus, but it shall not be so among you. “ “People are not preparing, they are hoarding, but it shall not be so among you.” “People are being selfish by having fistfights over toilet paper, but it shall not be so among you.”
Serve. Let me serve others humbly, willingly, and joyfully.
Help me to get out of my own shtuff and focus outward pin others. “I Go Last!”
Son of man came NOT to be served but to serve- Lord- please help me to have a rejoicing heart in intentional serving my family, my church, community and my workplace and helping to be more like Jesus in everyday life.
Servant
…Whoever would be great among you must be your servant. I’m focusing on this phrase and processing how to apply it in all facets of life
Help me to understand humilityin your domain, Lord. Confidence, not conceit. Assurance, not arrogance. Pleasing you, not pride.
Ransom – Jesus bought us back!
I ask the Lord to help me be a servant to my three boys. As I see them compete for my attention, may I give an example of serving others. May I not be concerned with my selfish aims of being the best parent, being the greatest parent, or maintaining my reputation as a parent, but truly grounded in what they need to grow in life and the Lord.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Thank you Jesus for your model of humble servanthood! We have so many opportunities to serve right now in a hurting world. Let us follow your lead!
To serve is the goal, not to be served. Christ set the example for us. Sometimes we forget this. How well I know.
“Whoever would be first among you must be slave to all.” Leadership by example is extraordinarily difficult.
Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. That is the most mind opening statement. To be ahead of others we must be a slave for others.
Dave S C – I have been considering the challenge to “bring every thought into captivity” (2 Cor 10:5). Certainly captivity goes along with the idea of servanthood. It is a tall order to bring my mind under the control of the Lord, and let every thought/prayer be His will, not mine.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve”
Father God, help me live out my life with a servant heart! I need your help. Humble me in order to do your kingdom work!
To serve – now that I am working from home, I can see my patience levels fluctuating as the rest of my family is here and we all need to get things done. I need to remember that it is my role to serve my family and to lead. That means I do have to sacrifice “my” time or maybe that it looks different than the way I want it to. Lord, give me patience and grace for myself and my loved ones.
Fear not
Be a humble servant
Servant, Servant, Servant!
BUT….. a pastor once told me to circle your buts. Here it represents the contrast between us and the world. But it shall not be so among you, but whoever would be great….
Circle your buts and be different from the world.
Servant King
Our leaders and those on the front line of this are all serving the rest of us.
Kindness, understanding
“those who are considered rulers” stood out to me. God is the one really in control.
Yup. That is what stood out to me too. Amazing that the God who created the entire universe humbled Himself to the point of death, so we can live…. all while we mocked and despised Him. That is an amazing love
I missed that the first time around…thanks for pointing it out!
Whoever wants to be great must serve just as Jesus did. What a better time to serve than at this time with the coved-19 virus, so many are in need of our services.
For even the Son of man came not to be served but to serve.. John 3:30 tells us that He must increase but I must decrease..
I want to focus today on verse 43, where Jesus emphasizes this upside down notion that servants and slaves are leaders. This is very counter-cultural for us, but or seeing it like crazy this week with first responders helping out, pastors, those working at the food pantry this morning and roselawn and across the country.
Thinking through practicing spiritual disciplines, like we discussed in this morning’s livestream: in what ways do you SUBMIT to Christ’s leadership? How does this impact your humility as a leader?
God first
Others second
Self last
For even Jesus came to serve and not to be served. Servant leadership.
Came not to be served but to serve.
I sometimes get this turned around at home
The current pandemic will give us as Christians many chances to serve others — perhaps even at the risk of our own safety. Lord, give me faith and courage when that opportunity comes.
Dear God, help me be a servant leader like Jesus
Serve so that others don’t give you accolades, but that others would see Christ in you. In this season, specifically, may I model this approach to this EIN my own “backyard”.
whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
This is the example Jesus gives us as the greatest Man to walk this earth. He is first and greatest yet He suffered and died the death I deserve.
The word for today is Servant. Jesus showed us what a servant leader is. Throughout the Bible God refers to leaders as Servants. Moses, Samuel, Ruth , and David all listed as Gods servants.
As I ponder this word I think about this word and what it means. To give up control to surrender your rights. To live under the authority of another.
Today I ponder what it means for me to be God’s servant.
willing to serve
The willingness to serve, not to be great in this world but the next. To show others how great and important they are in Jesus eyes.
Building our treasure in heaven, while sharing heaven on earth in Jesus Love.
Jesus Christ the ultimate servant. As I said yesterday my goal is to be a mirror image of Christ. The son of God/Man served then so must I. Holy Spirit teach me to humbly serve.
“Not righteous indignation, since they too had been guilty in the past of such self-serving conduct.”
I borrowed the commentary on this reading above.
We are on this earth to serve God and have to remember will be rewarded when we selfishly do what God wants and not what we want, no matter what the circumstances might bring about.
Fear not
Be strong and courageous
“Serving” In my latter year and retirement, I have fallen away or failed at doing any kind of service for my wife, my church or my fellow man in general, I have much given to me it is time to give back.
“But it shall not be among you..”. I am reminded that the kingdom of God is not like the world. His ways are different and sometimes contrary to the world we live in yet His ways are always better.
Serve. To be willing to help support.
A man who trusts in the Lord…..does not cease to bear good fruit. Jeremiah
Servant – In society there is a negative connotation that comes with servant, but when we take Jesus into our hearts it becomes what we seek. Jesus came not to be served but to serve. If we are to be like Jesus we must serve. We will have to give up rights and privileges to go last. That is against everything in the world. I will follow the lead of Jesus.
I reflected on what is a lord I replaced with word Leader in today’s term and there are lots of good and desirable qualities of being a Leader. Also how Jesus as King or ruler of the leaders, it is not up to him to give the seats next to him away that’s not like a king/ruler of this world
God shows me everyday that I fall short on modeling Servant hood. God help me who I need to be more of a servant too in my family, church and my community in this days of trouble.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve…
We are made in His image and are called to love our neighbors as ourselves. Be kind and let them see Jesus through you and your actions.
Serve. To be a better person it starts with serving or helping others before yourself. Jesus was the best servant leader.
I am going to serve others in my home today.
Help me be a better servant not one to be served.
My key words were the first four words of verse 43…. not so with you! As Christ followers, our purpose, our goals, our focus, our desires, our dreams, are to be nothing like those of the world. We are to be different and stand out to the world by serving rather than seeking to be served, following Christ and his example of self sacrifice for the sake of others. As the scripture says, “Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:43-45 NIV
AMEN
What an excellent time to serve others with compassion. It is the heartbeat of Christ.
Keep it up Ef.
Be your servant
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Truly the change of heart I need every day.
“Indignant” – James and John, part of the inner circle had just asked Jesus to sit at His right and left hand. This made the other 10 “indignant” or annoyed/angry. Even within the closest circle of Jesus, you saw disagreement and anger. If we could all just focus our hearts on serving Jesus (and others) and take our attention off of ourselves…..
This scripture just reminds me what is important.
This gets to the heart of Jesus ministry and the focus for all who follow him. “A servant to all.” Goes against our flesh and the mantra of the world.
Yes a “servant to all“ not just who I think worthy or deserving.
Great point – I sometimes think if I was there with Jesus I would respond differently.
Probably not.
With the world today. Find away to serve others. Be the reflection of Christ
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 107 1
You must be slave of all
“Jesus came to serve, not be served…” God is showing me that I am still very selfish, I need to be putting everyone before me and look to God to satisfy my every need.
#boom. Way to go Jake
“Give his life” for he gave his life so that I can be free. The least I can do is live for him. For jesus went through so much to give me my freedom.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I have all that I need.
“He must become greater; I must become less.””
Once you have tasted “significance”… the taste of success is never the same.
“But it shall not be so among you.” Or in the NLT “But among you it will be different.” Jesus just told them how the world operates and then calls them (us) to follow a completely different operations manual. Daily surrendering for me.
Slave. I need to give up my wants, wishes, and desires for others.
served but to serve
For even Jesus came not to be served, but to serve. If we all had that mentality, how different would the world be.
served but to serve
Jesus gave his life for ME.
“Even the Son of Man came to serve. “
Being a humble and willing servant, following Jesus’ example.
“not to be served but to serve”
It shall not be so, among you! No false greatness, no jealously.
Servanthood stuck out to me.
A good reminder that serving others is the greatest thing you can do – it’s hard to be selfless in our society sometimes.
Be humble and serve Jesus.
willing to serve.
Being a servant is something we are all called to. l need to remember that service isn’t always a big event, it can be a kind word or an ear for listening.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
I truly feel closest to Jesus when I am denying self to serve others.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve” I love the way the author phrased this verse to show Gods love to us…
The good work He has started in you, He will continue until Jesus comes.
Serve, Jesus set the example.
Jeremiah 31.3 God says about me that he loves me with an everlasting love, therefor with loving kindness have i drawn you.
i am so thankful for God’s amazing LOVE.
SERVE.
Hi Dustin.
My desire is love God, and to serve the world be bless my brother
Help me pray more and longer
whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
I forget the exact words, but like the Apostle Paul said, I want to become like all to win all to Jesus. I want to become like rulers to win rulers, fathers to win fathers, LIKE sinners to win sinners, slave to all (and master of NONE) to win as many people to God as I can with this life. Amen.
Jesus is greater than any big name or the famous stars that everyone is trying to be near to and be noticed. Yet He is the loving father that is reaching out to us and ever trying to get our attention that He loves us and actually died for all of us. Forgive us for and so many that are not turning to Him.
To be a humble servant – to show everyone who Jesus is and why He came
But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
I must humble myself in this world , deny my selfish needs and desires to put others before me and live in a way that will cause people to want to run to Jesus.
Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve.
His life was devoted to service. Mine should follow his example.
First must be last
Chastised
Hi Dean – Would you be willing to share why that word specifically stood out to you?
If I have a desire to be first, that is a worldly desire and not of God. God calls me to a servant to all!
Servant, “servant hood”
Gratefullly gifted with opportunities to serve not my self but the kingdom of God. I may serve questioning but I still serve with compassion and empathy as Christ had shown to serve.
To be like Jesus to love and serve to others!
Not to be served but to serve Mat.20 28
Servant, if we are of the mindset to be second and put others first. It is very rewarding to see the genuine gratitude from others.
Even Jesus came to earth to SERVE and give His LIFE for us. We are called to do the same.
Let’s go Sean.
You will either be servant or slave. We all serve someone/something. Choose to follow Christ and be a willing servant to our Lord.
Being willing to be last with no grumbling
Serving is important because it is a constant reminder that we are not better than anybody else.