Fighting For Power? | New Testament | Matthew 14

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🗓️ 19 January 2023

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Nobody likes feeling powerless. But what will you do to maintain power or avoid suffering? Are you a ladder climber? Are you constantly seeking personal gain? In today's episode, Patrick looks at Matthew 14 to discuss Jesus's definition of power. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Join the TMBT community in reading the entire New Testament in 2023. Get your FREE reading plan here. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Matthew 14

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.6	I'm Patrick Miller. There's something strange about our cultural moments.
0:16.7	We don't seem to expect suffering or maybe to be a little more precise.
0:21.6	We don't expect to be powerless in any way. We expect our voice to be heard. We expect our vote to matter. And we're willing to claw and grab and do whatever it takes to get the power that we think we deserve
0:35.7	or the power that we think we want.
0:37.6	And I mean, I guess on one level there's actually nothing new about this.
0:40.4	If you read through human history history you will find civilization after
0:44.7	civilization empire after empire full of people who thought that maybe
0:49.3	because of their ethnicity or or maybe because of their cultural products or maybe because of their
0:54.3	military supremacy they deserved the power they deserved the proverbial
1:00.1	vote they deserve to live a life where suffering at least for them was at a minimum,
1:05.6	whatever that cost other people. I mean, of course that was true of ancient Rome.
1:09.9	Romans thought that they were greater than any other ethnic group out there.
1:13.5	They were greater than the Greeks because they'd conquered them.
1:16.0	They were greater than the Jews because they'd conquered them.
1:19.2	They were the greatest humans alive.
1:21.2	And so being a Roman citizen was a big deal
1:23.7	because it meant that you more than others had the power.
1:27.7	And I think it's what we still want today.
1:29.9	We want the power.
1:31.6	We don't want to suffer as a result of being powerless.
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