The Heart of a Servant (Mark 8:34-38)

The HEART of a SERVANT

“What It Means to Follow the Master”

Mark 8:34-38

“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. The DEMANDS of Discipleship (8:34)

Jesus now addresses the demands of discipleship and the

______ of commitment to follow Him. cf. Mt. 16:24-28

Let’s face it, the greatest ___________ to true disciple-

making is ______ of self! cf. Mt. 19:19; 22:36-40

To “deny” oneself is to give up all our ________ to make

& control our own decisions! cf. Mk. 14:66-72

To “take up his cross,” in N.T. times under Roman rule,

would certainly have meant suffering & ________!

In Luke 14:27, Jesus said whoever doesn’t “carry his own

cross” cannot be His _________! i.e. “not worthy”

cf. Mt. 10:37-38; Eph. 4:1; Col. 1:10; 1 Th. 2:12

Salvation is free (“by grace through faith”), but to be a

______ disciple will cost you everything! cf. Jn. 6:66

II. The LOSING of a Life (8:35-38)

There are essentially 2 Views of Life: (v. 35)

1. The Worldly – “save your life” by putting yourself ___

& live for the here & now! i.e. will “lose your life”

2. The Godly – “lose your life” now by putting ______ 1^st

& trusting Him with your present circumstances &

future destiny. i.e. will “save your life” (Acts 20:24)

Notice the supreme motive for a disciple “losing his life”

is for Christ & the __________. cf. 1 Cor. 9:16-23

Jesus then asks two, penetrating questions about the

_______ of life & cut to the core of every person!

“Life is like a coin, you can spend it anyway you want to,

but you can only spend it once.” Charles Swindoll

Never forget that there is eternal ________ for those

who choose to follow Christ! (v. 38) cf. Mt. 19:29

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