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Godly Ambition Series

Contributed by Bob Myers on Sep 8, 2020

Ambition is a common human motivation. We see it played out in the lives of countless men and women throughout history. In our text today, we observe two kinds of burning ambition. While the passion to achieve desired ends is similar, the motivation sets them worlds apart.

Who Is This Man? Godly Ambition Mark 10:32-45 Ambition We often talk about people going through “phases.” That’s especially true for those who are growing through adolescence or some other dynamic season of life. “Oh, don’t worry about it,” we tell ourselves, “it’s just a phase.” Grown adults ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-45

Denomination: Baptist

Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time; 29th Sunday B -- Can You Drink The Cup?

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 18, 2021

For training purposes, the supervisor suddenly handed the nurse a wine glass that happened to be on a nearby shelf. The "director" asked the nurse to "lose" her thumbs by tucking them into her palms. It was uncomfortable and difficult to hold the glass.

Jesus asked James and John, “Can you drink the cup that I drink?” To answer, One can use Theology as Drama. e.g. A supervisor and a nurse did a re-enactment when a patient was going to have an operation on her thumbs the following day. The nurse asked, "Why? What's the matter with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-45

Denomination: Catholic

Serve, As You Have Been Served

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 13, 2014

Get rid of the me-mentality and serve like Jesus has served you.

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP CALLS FOR SERVICE Mark 10:45 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." What does it mean when you say, "This restaurant has bad service"? What does that mean? It means that they put a big plate of food in front ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:44-45

Denomination: Lutheran

Swimming In The Baptistery

Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 18, 2014

It’s an adventure. It’s a good-thing! It’s a joy-to-follow Jesus because so-long-as you’re following Him, …that-just-means that you’re close to His heart and He’s close to yours! And isn’t that exactly-where we wanna be!?!

Walkin’ with Jesus: Swimmin’ in the Baptistery Scripture Text: Mark 10.35-45 INTRODUCTION We need the “meat” of the gospel. We need the stuff that’ll sustain and prepare-us for the long-journey of following Jesus. And that’s-why He teaches James-and-John ~ ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Nazarene

Christmas According To Mark Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 17, 2014

Mark fled and folded but was not disqualified. That's the message of Christmas. A first-person narrative.

Christmas According to Mark Mark 1-2 Rev. Brian Bill December 13-14, 2014 Offering: “Under Bethlehem’s Skies” I understand you met my friend Matthew last Sunday – He would have really liked that song because he wrote about the birth of Jesus under Bethlehem’s skies. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:45

Denomination: Baptist

"An Extraordinary Promise"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 9, 2012

A sermon about freedom through following Christ.

Mark 10:35-45 “An Extraordinary Promise” In some ways, tonight’s passage appears to be yet another example of the disciples—and not just James and John—as the fumbling, bumbling Keystone Kops who just can’t seem to get anything right. Jesus has just told His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: United Methodist

Three Of The Oldest Church Traditions Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 9, 2015

Because the disciples were very human, and because human nature hasn’t changed, they exemplified three established traditions that are every bit as common in the church today.

Three of the Oldest Church Traditions (Mark 10:32-45) 1. We all live within the boundaries of routines and patterns; but they do not always hold true. 2. Two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, "What ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-45

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Call To Serve Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 22, 2016

Jesus makes his third passion prediction, and tells his disciples that the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Jesus also heals a blind man.

Mark 10:32-52 “Call to Serve” INTRODUCTION Our eyes can play tricks on us. Sometimes we can’t see what is in plain sight—we can’t see our glasses on top of our head, or the car keys on the table. There are times when we can only see what we want to see—we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-52

Denomination: Lutheran

A Lesson From Bartimaeus

Contributed by Keith Maynard on Mar 5, 2016

Steps to Change your life.

A Lesson from Bartimaeus Mark 10:42-10:52 PARABLE OF THE PENCIL--------------- The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. "There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-52

Denomination: Baptist

Pride And Prejudice Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jul 17, 2017

Jesus teaches humility and tells of future hardships but yet the disciples argue who's the greatest!

Let us continue to worship our God by continuing to learn from the Gospel of Mark; please open your Bibles to Mark 10…. We noted last week nothing is impossible with God but one must humble themselves before God. Look at v1 of Mark 10, a crowd of people came to Jesus, so Jesus taught them. In v5, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-45

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Generous With Our Service Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jul 25, 2017

Stewardship is about much more than money. This sermon deals with how we can be generous with our service.

Membership has meaning. Every organization has expectations for those who join its ranks, and let’s face it, the church is no different. Jack Jones wrote: “Putting a hog in the living room will not change the hog’s nature, but it will damage the living room. A lost man’s nature will not be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Methodist

I Have My Rights!!! Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 2, 2017

We live in nation of "rights" but if my rights conflict with yours we can end up in court, in a church split or in a family division. How do we avoid letting our desire to defend our rights to ruin our lives?

OPEN: I’m going to read from the words of an ancient document. When I’m finished I’m going to ask you what document these words are from (we put the words up on the screen and underlined the word “Rights” in the passage): “When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Is The Greatest? Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 7, 2017

James and John asked Jesus for something of which they had no clue how to obtain.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • We being a new series today entitled Great Complaints. In this series, we will examine some of the tension points we find in the Bible. • The Bible, we find a great number of tension points that caused a great number of complaints. • Some of the complaints were somewhat ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Becoming Great In God's Kingdom

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Feb 25, 2023

The goal of this sermon is to invite you to see leadership in the kingdom of God as a servant and not as one who "lords one's position" over others. To be great means to imitate Jesus and truly be a servant to all!

Becoming Great in His Kingdom Mark 10 :35-45 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “I once heard the story of a rice farmer who saved an entire village from destruction. From his hilltop farm he felt the earthquake and saw the distant ocean swiftly withdraw from the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - The Saviour

Contributed by Steve Pearman on Mar 6, 2023

This was used in a series, but can stand alone, looking at people's understanding - then and now of Jesus. With reference to serving, authority, and kingship

WRONG IDEA OF KINGSHIP (37) It was apparent to many that Jesus was the Messiah. Some tried to ignore that, or push the idea to one side, because He didn’t fit into the image that they had of the Messiah. Indeed, we know that some of the famous passages in the Old |Testament about this Messiah spoke ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45