Our Text:
*Matthew 20:20-28* “Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” 23 He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” 24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. “But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

POINT: She want’s “

” for her sons!
Indignation: “to be annoyed with, frustrated with, angry with, displeased with, or grieved with”

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When you feel “indignant”, it’s a good idea to look deeper at what’s going on in your __heart}!
POINT: OFTEN our indigence, comes from a heart of

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!
POINT: Pride has this insidious way of

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people!

The Statement: “You don’t know what you’re asking!
“Father forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34).

POINT: Beware of

!

Q: “Are you able to drink the cup I am to drink?”

Jesus assured them….“You WILL drink MY cup…”

A True Saying: “you don’t know what you don’t know”….

POINT: If you ever find yourself wrestling with pride or ignorance or ambition, may this text remind you of something…

The

and

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and

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of Jesus

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!

POINT: Because He knows and trusts, the heart of His Father!

Q: What’s the secret?
A: “…whoever would be

among you must be your

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, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

POINT: You become, the

!

You focus on Two People:
1.)

2.)

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POINT: To be “great” in God’s Kingdom, there IS a cup to drink!

“let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” - Hebrews 12:1-2

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