Good morning,
This week we will study Mark 9.
The Book of Mark
Chapter 9
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. (Mark 9:7)
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection (30-32)
30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
In Capernaum, Jesus again predicts His death and resurrection, but the disciples do not understand and are afraid to ask Him about it. Jesus foretells His death and resurrection, reminding us of His mission and the necessity of His sacrifice for our salvation. (https://biblehub.com/chaptersummaries/mark/9.htm)
Who is the Greatest? (33-37)
33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Jesus teaches about the nature of true greatness by welcoming a child in His arms. He explains that to be first, one must be the very last and the servant of all. Jesus teaches that true greatness comes from serving others, using a child as an example of humility and dependence. (https://biblehub.com/chaptersummaries/mark/9.htm)
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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