{"id":15057,"date":"2024-02-18T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=15057"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:04:08","slug":"not-so-with-you","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/not-so-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Not So With You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-gdm-google-drive-embedder-viewer\"><iframe width='100%' height='100' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' src='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1KNvLcJl5-gKVu8zJgb7tpaSIXAlVI5iG\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>READ<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mark 10:35-45<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p5\"><b>CONSIDER<\/b><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What does it mean to you to be great? The way in which we answer this question can be quite revealing. It can show us our hopes, desires, and dreams. It can describe what will lead to satisfaction and fulfillment in our lives. It can also paint a picture of what we believe is ideal and the ultimate achievement. These types of questions and reflections have existed and answered in various ways throughout history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jesus was aware that his disciples thought of this question and provided an answer that they were not expecting. He told them that to be great is to become a servant and slave of all. He told them to resist thinking about authority and power as possessions to use over people, but rather, to see that we can follow His example of giving Himself up for the sake of many. These upside-down values of the Kingdom no doubt were received with confusions, doubts, and convictions, both in their day as in ours. But as we see in Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection, these claims are vindicated and the way to life is to lose it for His sake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: right;\">Pastor Jon Nip<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p5\"><b>PRAY<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Lord Jesus, help us to understand and take your words to heart and in our actions. When you tell us \u201cnot so with you\u201d, would we realize that this is for our good and would you lead us to a fuller life as we trust and live in communion with you. Holy Spirit, we ask that you convict us of the ways in which we chase after greatness as the world defines it and that you would empower us to live in a way where we put the interests and needs of others before our own so that the world would see Jesus in us. In Jesus Christ\u2019s name, we pray. Amen.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p5\"><b>DIVING\u00a0DEEPER<\/b><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is your reaction to Jesus\u2019 definition of greatness? Agree or disagree? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In your life, what are some ways of authority and power that require confession and resisting?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What are tangible ways you can live as \u201cservant and slave of all\u201d and to give of yourself so that others would know God more?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark 10:35-45<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":15059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[47],"ctc_sermon_series":[560],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[358],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16104,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15057\/revisions\/16104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=15057"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=15057"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=15057"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=15057"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=15057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}