Atascadero Bible Church
Greatness according to Jesus
Mark 9:30-41
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  • Atascadero Bible Church
    6225 Atascadero Ave, Atascadero, CA 93422, United States
    Sunday 8:00 AM
I.God’s Kingdom Rules - First = Last /Last = First (35-36)
There are 2 kinds of ambition:
1.To be approved and applauded by men.
2.To be approved and applauded by God.
II.God’s Kingdom Model (37-41)
Ambition is fine, but be ambitious for the right things:
1.It is always about Jesus - “In my name”
2.Recognize Your Teammates - "For he who is not against us is for us.”
3.It’s always the little things – “a cup of water to drink”
He may not have had everything right, but he got 2 things right:
1)He had faith in Jesus name, therefore faith in God.
2)The demons were cast out
Community Group Questions
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· What are some examples of the Jesus Style that have been hard for you to accept (Jesus Style is counter-cultural, counter-intuitiveit seems just at first)?

· 31" The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later." 32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. Why do you think they were afraid to ask Jesus about this? Is there anything you have been afraid to talk about and why?

· The disciples conversation about “who was the greatest” points to a human issue…. What is it?

· Read Mark 9:35 – notice the new model of servant leadership. Do you think this model works in the real world?

· Discuss the issue of ambition and Tom’s statement “He

· How do you deal with the approved and applauded by men vs. approved and applauded by God.

· Discuss “ Ambitious for the right things” and contrast it with the opposite.
1) It is always about Jesus vs. ???
2) Recognize Your Teammates vs ???
3) It’s always the little things vs ???
Who would you rather work for or with? Who would you rather be?

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