The King who Serves

We use the word “service” many different ways—especially at church.

·      We call our missionaries “servants of the Lord.”

·      We call pastors “ministers” which means “servants.”

·      Deacon comes from a NT word that means “servant.”

·      Even lay people will say “Oh, I’m just serving the Lord.”

Maybe sometimes we wonder, “What’s the point of all this service?”

In Mark’s gospel we see Jesus fulfills 2 roles. He’s the King—casting out demons, healing the sick, feeding the multitudes, walking on water, raising the dead.

But in this passage we come to the theme verse of Mark’s gospel—10:45. Where we see another theme—the theme of service.

Jesus is a King who serves.

Notice the word “minister” or “servant” in v. 43.

And then v. 44 servant really refers to “a slave.”