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imminent, Church, glory, John, discipleship, cup, narrow, erred, Zebedee, Jewish, brothers, Messianic, afraid, baptized, faithful, able, Joseph, water, service, dying, passion, good, 20th, Mark, priest, kingdom, scrolls, righteous, importance, insight, father

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disciples were concerned with the worry that others might be doing         good in Jesus' name

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but the power of Jesus cannot be reduced to a             narrow circle

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Jesus' teaching does not apply only to a set of                   righteous people set off from the idea of the unwashed masses

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but as Jesus says, anyone who gives           water to the thirsty will gain the reward which is their due

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Mark 10:32-34

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"And they were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went before them, and they were amazed, and as they followed, they were             afraid. And He took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things would happen unto Him, saying, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death, and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they shall mock Him and shall scourge Him, and shall spit upon Him and shall kill Him. And the third day He shall rise again."

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we have a three-fold scheme

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1. prediction of the               passion

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2. misunderstanding

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3. Jesus concluding with a teaching about                         discipleship

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bringing together the questions, who is Jesus, and who is the             Church?

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disciples then do not understand who Jesus is or who they are

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Mark 10:35-37

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"And James and John, the sons of               Zebedee, came unto Him, saying, "Master, we would that Thou should do for us whatsoever we shall desire." And He said unto them, "What would ye that I should do for you?" They said unto Him, "Grant unto us that we may sit, one on Thy right hand and the other on Thy left hand, in Thy glory."

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James and John were seeking           glory

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Jesus continues,         Mark 10:38-41

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"But Jesus said unto them, "Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" And they said unto Him, "We can." And Jesus said unto them, "Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am                 baptized with, also shall ye be baptized. But to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John."

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We can understand the context of this request by documents found among the               scrolls at the Dead Sea.

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discovered in the         20th century

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describe a             Jewish sect which lived at the time of Jesus

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was also expecting the                 imminent arrival of the kingdom of God

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the Dead Sea community also looked forward to God's immanent intervention on their behalf in which those who, in their estimation, had remained                 faithful to the God of Israel would be vindicated on earth and would be invited to a glorious and eternal existence with the angels in the heavenly court

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according to the                   Messianic Rule, their meals and community meetings were structured so as to reflect how things would be at the messianic banquet in the kingdom of God

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the             priest comes first, then the messiah of Israel, the heads of thousands, and the heads of the congregations clans in a descending order of status

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rank and honor are important factors

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this informs the concerns of James and         John

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when the kingdom came there would be a grand banquet, and where one was seated was a matter of                     importance

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in a society of honor, Jesus' disciples want to know where they stand and what place they could expect in the coming               kingdom

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but Jesus' response to the request of James and John shows how badly they have           erred

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for greatness in the kingdom of God depends on               service to others

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Jesus' response is also ironic

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he asks if they can drink the cup that he drinks, or be baptized with his baptism

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they reply that they are         able

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yet the James and John imagine the cup and baptism to refer to items in their future glory

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but for Jesus, the       cup and baptism refer to the path he is taking, a path whose first step will be at the cross

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there will be glory, but it is predicated on           dying first on behalf of others

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this is the same sentiment that             Joseph expresses at the close of the Joseph narrative

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having suffered terribly as the chosen son of his             father and god

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selection to glory was really about service to his                 brothers

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James and John clearly lack this crucial               insight