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JULY 18, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP: A CALL TO SERVANTHOOD | MARK 10:35-45
The Call to Discipleship: A Call to ServanthoodMark 10:32-34
Today we will continue to walk with Jesus through Judea on His way to Jerusalem. You recall that a series of teachings began back in chapter 8 when Jesus was rebuked by Peter for his comment that He would be killed in Jerusalem. Each time He has mentioned this same foreboding news, Jesus taught these men a lesson on the cost of being one of His disciples. So far, we have learned that a call to discipleship is a Call to Humility, a Call to Devotion, a Call to One Flesh Marriage, A Call to Childlikeness, Call to Holiness and a Call to Brokenness. All of these teachings have had an observed cumulative effect on the followers of Jesus – they were becoming “astonished and afraid” (10:32). Thus far they are experiencing a fear of the words of Jesus held over against the teachings of their elders and priests built upon the traditions of the Jewish faith. Soon they will understand the meaning of the often repeated truth of the Scriptures: “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.” What is the cost of discipleship? Laying down your life and your worldview before the wisdom of the teacher, the master, the Lord Jesus Christ. These men are not being groomed or shaped, they are being broken down, tilled like hard ground so that the good seed of the Word of the Lord can bear fruit in their hearts and lives.
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