Mark
9:30-37Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
The
Second Prediction of His Death
30 Then they
left that place and made their way through Galilee, but He did not want anyone
to know it. 31 For He
was teaching His disciples and telling them,“The Son of Man is being
betrayed[a] into
the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after He is killed, He will
rise three days later.” 32 But they did not understand this statement, and
they were afraid to ask Him.
Who is
the Greatest?
33 Then they
came to Capernaum. When He was in the house, He asked them,“What were
you arguing about on the way?” 34 But they were silent, because on the way
they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.35 Sitting down, He called the
Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be
last of all and servant of all.” 36 Then He took a child, had him stand among
them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes[b] one
little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me
does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me.
Questions:
1.
Why do think the Son of Man tells His disciples that He must die?
A. He wants
to prepare them for when He dies. He
wants them to understand that He must die. Even though they don’t understand
2.
Why do you think Jesus taught His disciples alone?
A. He didn’t
want to be mobbed or questioned by all the people.
3.
Why do you think the disciples didn’t want to ask Jesus about His
death?
A. It would
be weird and awkward and they were confused about His decision. Plus what
happened to Peter after he told Jesus he can’t die.
4.
What were the disciples talking about on the side of the road?
A. Who’s the
greatest
5.
Why must we be last of all and servant of all?
A. We must
be a servant to all and last of all because we must humble ourselves, we must
look at the needs of others, lower ourselves and raise up others. We must have childlike faith
Summary
Jesus told His disciples
that He must be betrayed by another and die, then raise from the dead 3 days
later. The disciples were confused. After some time the discples are arguing
about who is the greatest among them.
Jesus puts them in their place by telling them, “Whoever welcomes one
little child in My name, welcomes Me. We
must humble ourselves and honor Christ.
