So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.Jesus summoned them and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.
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… Regardless, control freaks can be some of the most destructive people to have on a team. Jesus tells us this, John, I'm sorry, in Mark chapter 10, verse 42, I'll have it on the screen. Jesus called them over and said to them, you know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them. And those in high positions act as tyrants over them. But it is not so among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant. And whoever wants to be the first among you will be a slave to all. 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. the same scarcity mindset that can drive people to be tight-fisted with what they have is often the same mindset that drives people to be controlling. It comes from the same place in the human heart of fearfulness that you won't be enough, that life, you can't control it. …
… He lowered Himself to our benefit. In Mark 10, verse 42, it says, You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to give his life a ransom for many. And I love, Pastor Jack just recently taught in the Christmas messages that in the Gospels, there's three Gospels that have genealogies except for Mark. Mark has no genealogy, and that's because Mark portrays Jesus as a servant. Servants, they had no records or rights. And so in Mark, there's no genealogy. Jesus isn't rebuking leadership. He's rebuking evil, self-serving, or self-righteous leaders. who were using and manipulating people to their own benefit. The Pharisee ruled wrongly over groups of people. …
39, 40. And Jesus said unto them, You shallindeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall you be baptized. But to sit at My right hand and at My left hand is not Mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. They are not content, you see, with being ambitious—they would fire Him with ambition—that humble, lowly Servant of God, who had laid aside for a while the power to distribute crowns and thrones! But He does not forget Himself, nor the position which He had taken up in reference to the Father, but said, "It is not Mine to give." 41-43. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to Him, and said unto them, You know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you.However, how sad the contrast is— the Master's thoughts all taken up with His death for others—and their thoughts occupied with little petty jealousies as to who should be the greatest! It is a sad thing when this creeps into Christian Churches (and it still does), when souls are perishing, and this poor world needs our weeping eyes and our laborious hands, and we get to quarreling about points of precedence! This Brother thinks the other too forward. This one has not enough respect paid to him. This one has spoken sharply and the other cannot bear it. Oh, what poor disciples we are! What a blessing it is we have a patient Master who still bears with us, and will not leave us until He has infused His own spirit into us, which spirit is the spirit of self-denial, self-abnegation—the spirit which desires not its own, but looks on the things of others. God grant us all to be full of it! …