
The Gospel of Mark
Kingdom of God Leadership
Mark 10:32-52
3 Lessons on Kingdom of God Leadership
1 – Kingdom of God leaders put the needs of others first
Mark 10:33-34
“See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. 34 And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”
You put the needs of others first
3 Lessons on Kingdom of God Leadership
2 – Kingdom of God leaders do not lord their authority over people
Mark 10:37
“Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
Mark 10:42-45
42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Lord it over = power from above
“Leaders and influencers in my Kingdom are Servants and Slaves.”
Mark 10:45
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
“True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one’s service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them. And that is never done without cost. It involves drinking a bitter cup and experiencing a painful baptism of suffering. The true spiritual leader is concerned infinitely more with the service he can render God and his fellowmen than with the benefits and pleasures he can extract from life. He aims to put more into life than he takes out of it.” - Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership
3 Lessons on Kingdom of God Leadership
3 – Kingdom of God leaders use their power to lift others up
“What do you want me to do for you?”
Kingdom of God leaders use their power to lift others up
How does a person become a leader like this?
Mark 10:27
With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.