When we hear about the rivalry that existed among Jesus to

lead us.

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Certainly we discover again as before that they are very quick to focus on glory rather

than on shame.

They are very interested in honor rather than rejection and they are fundamentally consumed

with the possibility of great exaltation and a crown, but they just have no place at all

for a cross.

I think they would have been very interested in going into a book which gave them seven steps

to living at their full potential.

A book which said to them, you can have your best life now because it would appear that

that was really what they were interested in.

It's not unusual that people today are interested in these same things.

They are interested in a kind of gospel that offers all the upside and none of the downside.

But such a gospel is neither true to what Jesus is proclaiming as we are about to see.

Now is it true to human experience?

No, Jesus says, let me tell you what it means for me to go and let me tell you what it

means for you to follow and then look at these fellows.

It's quite incredible, isn't it?

And then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, from the fishing business, they came to him

and teacher they said, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.

However, he was going to accomplish it.

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