Matthew 20:20-28 · A Mother’s Request

20 Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.

21 "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."

22 "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" "We can," they answered.

23 Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."

24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-- 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Servants Without Portfolio
Matthew 20:20-28
Sermon
by Maxie Dunnam
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Our second scripture lesson and the text for our message this morning is from Paul’s letter to the Philippian church.  I’m going to be reading from the Revised Standard Version.  I’m reading the 5th-11th verses of the 2nd chapter of Paul’s letter to the Philippian church.  This is the word of the Lord.  Hear it.  “How this mind among yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form of God did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.  And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on the cross.  Therefore, God has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow an…

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