[Propertalk] Gospel - Quotes for 9/20, Mark 9:30-37, Part 2

[Joe Parrish]

Stephanie
My grandma had Alzheimer's.  She lived with my family when I was a teenager.  I didn't know how to handle the fact that my grandmother did not remember who I was.and so sometimes I avoided spending time with her because it was frustrating and uncomfortable for me.  But there was this man named Ray.  And Ray would come every Tuesday to pick up my grandma and take her to lunch with some other senior citizens in the community.  Ray was not related to my family and he didn't know my grandma before Alzheimer's.  He just had the heart of a servant.  His servant heart made an impact on my selfish heart.    

http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_a_servants_heart.htm

Edward F. Markquart
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There is an African proverb that says when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. I often think of this proverb when parents fight because often it is the kids that get caught in the middle, and I think of this proverb when I read the newspapers about leaders fighting for power and it is the ordinary citizens who suffer. 

http://day1.org/663-medicine_for_dry_bones

Grace Imathiu, 2000
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It happened several years ago, but the picture remains firmly etched in the minds of many. A Christian denomination's annual meeting made the evening news of the major networks.  It was not a pretty sight.  Almost 2000 people had gathered for a national meeting where a doctrinal issue had created much controversy.  The debate at one session turned so volatile that one man punched another.  Several moments of "fisticuffs" broke out and all was recorded on tape for the nation to watch!
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Have you seen the bumper sticker, "Christians are not perfect -- just forgiven ?"  There is a good thought in this concept somewhere, but I fear it is seen by the world as one big copout. 

http://www.lectionarysermons.com/sep.24.00.htm

John Jewell, 2000
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Jesus rebukes them and warns them that unless they obtain the simplicity of the child they will not earn power in his kingdom. It is a warning that not all those who have held power in the Church through its long history have heeded.

http://www.agreeley.com/hom09/sept20.htm

Andrew M. Greeley, 2000 
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Throughout Mark's Gospel, the disciples remain at about the same level of understanding, or lack thereof. It was partly because they were afraid to ask. But I think it was partly because their burning question was not, "How can I better understand and live out Jesus' identity and mission?", but rather, "How can I be the greatest?"

http://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?lect_date=9/20/2009&tab=4

Alyce M. McKenzie, 2009
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Presumably "the house", v. 33, is Peter's - see 1:29 - "the house of Simon and Andrew"

http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/archive/bpr25m.shtml

Chris Haslam 
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Verse 35: In 10:43-44, Jesus says: "whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all". This notion is also found in Matthew 20:26-27; 23:11; Luke 9:48; 22:26.

http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/archive/bpr25l.shtml

Chris Haslam 
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