Session 8

Serves

Session 8

Mark 10:32-45

ENGAGE

Introduce:

think about the best customer service experience that you have encountered.

Ask:

• What was it about that experience that stood out to you?

"Overview: "

Explain that it’s easy to recognize outstanding service
but often more difficult to express gratitude when we do not receive the caliber of service we expect.

Ask:

• What are ways people served you in the past week?
• How did you acknowledge their service? (p. 69)

Context:

Point out that Jesus was traveling with His disciples.

Transition:

On this journey toward Jerusalem, Jesus focused the conversation on what He expected of them.
As we’ll see, he turned their expectations of the kingdom of God upside down.

EXPLORE THE TEXT

Contextualize:

Emphasize that Jesus defined His role as the Messiah in a way that ran contrary to most expectations.