Mark 10:35-45 (NLT)

³⁵ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.”

³⁶ “What is your request?” he asked.

³⁷ They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”

³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?”

³⁹ “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”

Then Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering. ⁴⁰ But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”

⁴¹ When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. ⁴² So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. ⁴³ But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. ⁴⁵ 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.”

Marcos 10:35-45 (RVA)

³⁵ Entonces Jacobo y Juan, hijos de Zebedeo, se le acercaron, diciendo: Maestro, querríamos que nos hagas lo que pidiéremos.

³⁶ Él les dijo: ¿Qué queréis que os haga?

³⁷ Ellos le dijeron: Concédenos que en tu gloria nos sentemos el uno a tu derecha, y el otro a tu izquierda.

³⁸ Entonces Jesús les dijo: No sabéis lo que pedís. ¿Podéis beber del vaso que yo bebo, o ser bautizados con el bautismo con que yo soy bautizado?

³⁹ Ellos dijeron: Podemos. Jesús les dijo: A la verdad, del vaso que yo bebo, beberéis, y con el bautismo con que yo soy bautizado, seréis bautizados;

⁴⁰ pero el sentaros a mi derecha y a mi izquierda, no es mío darlo, sino a aquellos para quienes está preparado.

⁴¹ Cuando lo oyeron los diez, comenzaron a enojarse contra Jacobo y contra Juan.

⁴² Mas Jesús, llamándolos, les dijo: Sabéis que los que son tenidos por gobernantes de las naciones se enseñorean de ellas, y sus grandes ejercen sobre ellas potestad.

⁴³ Pero no será así entre vosotros, sino que el que quiera hacerse grande entre vosotros será vuestro servidor,

⁴⁴ y el que de vosotros quiera ser el primero, será siervo de todos.

⁴⁵ Porque el Hijo del Hombre no vino para ser servido, sino para servir, y para dar su vida en rescate por muchos.

1. Our requests of Jesus to be great, successful, popular, etc.

 “What is your request?” he asked.

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. Matthew 20:20 (NIV)

“What were you arguing about on the road?” ³⁴ But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 (NIV)

1. Nuestras peticiones a Jesús de ser grandes, exitosos, populares, etc.

 “¿Cuál es su solicitud?” preguntó.

Entonces se le acercó la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo con sus hijos, postrándose ante él y pidiéndole algo. Mateo 20:20

¿Qué discutíais entre vosotros por el camino? ³⁴ Pero ellos callaron, porque por el camino habían discutido entre sí sobre quién había de ser el mayor. Marcos 9:33-34

2. The challenge of following Jesus to the suffering.

“Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?”

2. El desafío de seguir a Jesús hasta el sufrimiento.

“¿Podéis ser bautizados con el bautismo de sufrimiento con el que yo debo ser bautizado?”

3. The joy and witness of servant leadership.

“ But among you it will be different.”

3. El gozo y el testimonio del liderazgo de servicio.

“Pero entre vosotros será diferente”.

For next week: Read Mark 10 and journal on Mark 10:46-52. Follow the format of Observation, Reflection and Prayer as outlined on the Come With Me card and using your Mark journal. Download the Filament App for Mark as you study the passage in your time alone with God each day.

Para la próxima semana: lea Marcos 10 y escriba un diario sobre Marcos 10:46-52. Siga el formato de Observación, Reflexión y Oración como se describe en la tarjeta Ven Conmigo y usando su diario Mark. Descarga la aplicación Filament para Mark mientras estudias el pasaje en tu tiempo a solas con Dios cada día.

REFLECT TOGETHER ON SUNDAY’S MESSAGE

• Gather together with prayer and time of conversation, sharing, or even an ice-breaker.
• Review the main points from the sermon outline.
• Share with one another, using these prompts only as suggestions: 
• How did you connect to the message?
• What questions do you still have?  

CONNECT WITH GOD (Try one of the below practices or choose a practice from a previous week.)

Centering Prayer - a simple practice that helps you become more attentive to God’s activity in your life. We quiet our minds, cease striving and make room for God’s deep work in us. 

• Take a moment to breathe, slow down and be attentive. 
• Choose a sacred focus for your prayer time: a name for God or simply “Lord, I am Yours.” Or imagine Jesus’ loving look or Jesus calming the sea. Or focus on your breath. 
• Using your sacred focus, quiet your mind. When your mind wanders, return to your sacred focus, trusting that the Holy Spirit is at work in you.
• After the allotted time, thank the Holy Spirit for working in you.

Breath Prayer with Movement - an invitation to remember that God is closer than breath! 

• This week we add movement to pray with your whole being: mind, heart and body.
• On your inhale pray: “Help me listen,” touching your ears as you inhale.
• On your exhale pray: “Help me trust,” with arms palms up in a gesture of receiving.
• Continue on for a few minutes, making space for a growing awareness of the Holy Spirit.

CONNECT WITH SCRIPTURE (As a reminder: this is the Bible passage for Sunday, May 19.)

• Read together: Mark 10:46-52 and use the “Come with Me” card, along with your Mark Bible Journal to engage with the Scripture passage for the coming week. 
• Observe. 
• Meditate: Slow down. Journal. 
• Pray: What prayer of praise, gratitude, or confession arises from your heart and mind as you meditate on this passage? 
• Reflect together (in pairs): Spend time sharing your reactions and reflections of Mark 10:46-52 using this prompt as a guide.
• How is this passage connecting to your heart today? 
• What is one thing you can learn from Bartimaeus? 

DIG DEEPER  (Select 1-2 questions or customize the questions for your group.) 

• Who is Bartimaeus? 
• How do the people react to Bartimaeus? 
• How does Jesus respond to him? 
• What do you notice about the interaction between Jesus
• and Bartimaeus? 
• How does this passage connect to/contrast with the previous passages? 
• What’s a theme you’ve noticed in Mark 10:46-42? 
• What’s challenging for you in this story? 

NEXT STEPS 

• Follow along with the “Weekly Readings” guide in the front pages of your Mark journal over the coming weeks.

PRAYER 

This spring session, we will spend time praying for our co-pastor nominating committee and our whole church in the midst of big transitions.

For the CPNC: Pray for discernment, mutual forbearance, and wisdom. Pray that the whole process be further evidence of God’s movement among us. Pray that Jesus is at the center of each conversation, each question asked and all decisions made throughout the process.

For SBPC: Pray for the Holy Spirit to infuse hope, energy, and love throughout this transitional journey. Pray for us to move as one people, becoming witnesses of God’s love in times of both clarity and uncertainty. Pray that we witness to the risen Christ as His body in the world.