The HEART of a SERVANT

“What It Means to Follow the Master”

Mark 10:1-12

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mk. 10:45

I. Jesus’ Source of AUTHORITY (10:1-8)

It was Jesus’ _________ to teach the crowds & to train

His disciples. (10:1, 10) cf. Mk. 1:21-22; 2:2,13; 6:1-2,6

The Pharisees challenged Jesus regarding marriage and

__________. cf. Mk. 7:1-2, 5; 8:11; Mt. 19:1-9

Jesus answers them by referring them to Moses & then

quoting from _________. cf. Deut. 24; Gen. 1:27; 2:24

“Eighty times in the Gospels Jesus quotes from more than Seventy chapters from twenty-four different O.T. books.” Dann Spader

II. Jesus’ Sanctity of MARRIAGE (10:5-12)

Jesus tells the Pharisees that the reason Moses permitted

divorce was because of people’s _________ of heart.

cf. Deut. 22:22; 24:1-4; Mt. 19:7-8 – willfully disobey

In other words, divorce ________ publically, what is going

on privately. i.e. the law makes sin visible (Rom. 3:20)

Divorce was a very ___________ subject among the Jews

of which there were 2 primary schools of thought.

i.e. Rabbi Hillel and Rabbi Shammai

FYI – Your attitude toward divorce says everything about

your attitude toward __________! (10:6-9)

The prevalence of Divorce & the perversion of Same-Sex

Marriages is a blaring _______ for the believer!

In Mark 10:6-12, Jesus gives 3 Vital Components to a

God-Glorifying Understanding of Marriage:

1) God’s Design (v. 6) – “male & female” = _________

2) God’s Purpose (vv. 7-9) “one flesh” = __________

3) God’s Warning (vv. 10-12) “adultery” = _________

Practical Application:

Appointments with God

The HEART of a SERVANT

Mark 1:29-45

Monday, March 19^th

Meditate upon the Priority of Prayer in Jesus’ Life:

What does this passage say about the Power and