12 Aug Analyze Jesus’ call to servant leadership in Mark 10:35-45
- Discussion Question 1: Analyze Jesus’ call to servant leadership in Mark 10:35-45. How does it relate to Jesus’ call to discipleship in Mark 8:34-38? How does the behavior of the Twelve in Mark 8:22-10:52 illustrate how not to be a servant leader?
- Discussion Question 2: Based on what is known about the practices of tax collectors in Jesus’ time, are there modern analogues to this occupation in our own time? If so, what might the repentance of such people look like today
- Discussion Question 1: Based on what is known about the arrangement and function of the temple area in Jesus’ time, how might we explain Jesus’ disruption of activities there?
- Discussion Question 2: Analyze either Mark 14:1-25 in relation to Mark 6:34-44 or John 13:1-17:26 in relation to John 1:1-18. When read together, what are the implications of these passages for understanding the meaning of Jesus’ death?
