2. SERVANTHOOD:
THE ROAD TO GREATNESS

3. MARK 10:35-45
35 James and John, the
two sons of Zebedee, came
up to Jesus, saying,
“Teacher, we want You to
do for us whatever we ask
of You.”

4. 36 And He said to
them, “What do you want
Me to do for you?”
MARK 10:35-45

5. MARK 10:35-45
37 They said to Him,
“Grant that we may sit, one
on Your right and
one on Your left, in
Your glory.”

6. MARK 10:35-45
38 But Jesus said to them, “You
do not know what you are
asking. Are you able to drink
the cup that I drink, or to be
baptized with the
baptism with which I am
baptized?”

7. MARK 10:35-45
39 They said to Him, “We are
able.” And Jesus said to
them, “The cup that I
drink you shall drink; and
you shall be baptized with the
baptism with which I
am baptized.

8. 40 But to sit on My right or
on My left, this is not Mine to
give; but it is for those for
whom it has been
prepared.”
MARK 10:35-45

9. 41 Hearing this, the ten
began to feel indignant
with James and John.
MARK 10:35-45

10. 42 Calling them to Himself, Jesus
said to them, “You know that
those who are recognized as
rulers of the Gentiles lord
it over them; and their great
men exercise authority over
them.
MARK 10:35-45

11. 43 But it is not this way
among you, but whoever
wishes to become great
among you shall be your
servant;
MARK 10:35-45

12. 44 and whoever wishes to
be first among you shall
be slave of all.
MARK 10:35-45

13. 45 For even the Son of
Man did not come to be
served, but to serve, and to
give His life a ransom for
many.”
MARK 10:35-45

14. GOD IS LOOKING FOR
PEOPLE WITH A
SERVANT’S HEART.

15. MARK 10:35-37
35 James and John, the
two sons of Zebedee, came
up to Jesus, saying,
“Teacher, we want You to
do for us whatever we ask
of You.”

16. 36 And He said to
them, “What do you want
Me to do for you?”
MARK 10:35-37

17. MARK 10:35-37
37 They said to Him,
“Grant that we may sit, one
on Your right and
one on Your left, in
Your glory.”

18. MATTHEW 20:20-21
(NASB)
20 Then the mother of the
sons of Zebedee came to
Jesus with her sons,
bowing down and making
a request of Him.

19. MATTHEW 20:20-21
(NASB)
21 And He said to her, “What
do you wish?” She said to
Him, “Command that in
Your kingdom these two
sons of mine may sit one
on Your right and one on
Your left.”

20. 1. A self-serving heart
prays uninformed
prayers.

21. MARK 10:38
38 But Jesus said to them, “You
do not know what you are
asking. Are you able to drink
the cup that I drink, or to be
baptized with the
baptism with which I am
baptized?”

22. 2. A self-serving heart
wants to bypass
servanthood for
leadership.

23. 3. A self-serving heart
is easily
camouflaged.

24. 41 Hearing this, the ten
began to feel indignant
with James and John.
MARK 10:41

25. GREATNESS IN GOD’S
EYES IS MEASURED BY
SERVICE TO OTHERS.

26. 1. The one who
is first must be the
greater servant.

27. 44 and whoever wishes to
be first among you shall
be slave of all.
MARK 10:44

28. 2. There is a cost to
servanthood.

29. 3. Christians do not
lead like the world.

30. JESUS IS THE PREMIERE
EXAMPLE OF
GREATNESS BECAUSE
HE IS THE PREMIERE
EXAMPLE OF
SERVANTHOOD.

31. 5 Then He poured water
into the basin, and began
to wash the disciples’ feet
and to wipe them with the
towel with which He
was girded.
JOHN 13:5-10

32. 6 So He came to Simon
Peter. He said to Him,
“Lord, do You wash my
feet?”
JOHN 13:5-10

33. 7 Jesus answered and said
to him, “What I do you do
not realize now, but you
will understand
hereafter.”
JOHN 13:5-10

34. 8 Peter said to Him, “Never
shall You wash my feet!”
Jesus answered him, “If I
do not wash you, you
have no part with Me.”
JOHN 13:5-10

35. 9Simon Peter said to Him,
“Lord, then wash not only
my feet, but also my hands
and my head.”
JOHN 13:5-10

36. 10 Jesus said to him, “He
who has bathed needs
only to wash his feet, but
is completely clean; and
you are clean, but not all
of you.”
JOHN 13:5-10

37. 21 When Jesus had said this,
He became troubled in
spirit, and testified and
said, “Truly, truly, I say to
you, that one of you will
betray Me.”
JOHN 13:21-26

38. 22 The disciples began
looking at one another, at
a loss to know of which
one He was speaking.
JOHN 13:21-26

39. 23 There was reclining on
Jesus’ bosom one of His
disciples, whom Jesus
loved.
JOHN 13:21-26

40. 24 So Simon Peter gestured
to him, and said to him,
“Tell us who it is of whom
He is speaking.”
JOHN 13:21-26

41. 25 He, leaning back thus on
Jesus’ bosom, said to Him,
“Lord, who is it?”
JOHN 13:21-26

42. 26 Jesus then answered, “That
is the one for whom I shall
dip the morsel and give it to
him.” So when He had
dipped the morsel, He took
and *gave it to Judas, the son
of Simon Iscariot.
JOHN 13:21-26

43. Dr. Charles Stanley said:
“When believers finally realize
that our calling is to serve—not
merely to seek our own
interests—then we will have an
irresistible impact on this world.”