Do You Always Want to Be First? (20B)

True or False: Wanting to be first can cause a lot of trouble.

• True

• False

True or False: Even the apostles wanted to be first amongst each other.

• True

• False

What did Jesus do when he found out that his apostles had been arguing about who amongst them was the greatest?

• He told them which apostle was his favorite.

• He told them which apostle was the least important.

• He corrected them and told them to be more humble.

• He told them that all of them were nothing compared to him.

Which two apostles wanted to rule with Jesus as kings?

• Simon and Peter

• Lucas and Andrew

• Mark and Matthew

• Nathan and Judas T.

• John and James

True or False: James and John went to Jesus and asked him themselves if they could rule with him in his kingdom.

• True

• False

How did the other ten apostles feel when they learned what James and John had asked their mother to do?

• They were happy for them.

• They were jealous that they had not though of that idea first.

• They asked them if they could have their mother do the same for them.

• They were angry at James and John.

What did Jesus say about the attitude of the rulers of the nations?

• He said that they love to be big and important, and they want to have a high position where everyone obeys them

• He said that they are very humble individuals who do not want to be known as important, and they don't care if people obey them or not.

• He said that they know they aren't as important as God and they do not wish to be, and they want everyone to obey God rather than to obey them.

• He said that they are slaves of God and they always obey God and do everything God directs them to do.

Jesus said: “Whoever wants to be first among you must be your _____.”

What did Jesus mean when he said to act as slaves rather than important people?

• He meant that he wanted people to be literal slaves to others.

• He meant that just as a slave, people should be humble and focus more on what they can do for others.

• He meant that people should tell others that they are slaves and that they are going to do anything and everything others tell them to.

• He meant that people should have low self esteem and see themselves as slaves to everyone.

Draw something from today's lesson.