Transformation
Text: Mark 10:46-52 Over the last three weeks, we have been on a journey with Jesus as he headed to Jerusalem, and we have witnessed three significant encounters. The first one was with the young man who had many possessions. He asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus told him that he needed to let go of those possessions so that he would be free to follow him. The man went away, sad, because he didn’t like that answer, and Jesus remarked to his followers there gathered how hard it is for those with wealth to enter God’s kingdom. The second one was with two of his disciples, James and John, sons of Zebedee, who also had a request of Jesus. They wanted Jesus to let them share in his glory, one on his left and one on his right. They showed that they did not understand who Jesus was or what to ask him for. Instead of eternal life, they wanted glory for themselves. And Jesus remarked that their calling is actually servanthood. Now tod
