Matthew 20:20-28

"Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. "What is your request?" he..."

"[When there was indignation among the twelve disciples about who would be given places of honor,] Jesus called them together and said, "You know that...."

"[To his twelve disciples, Jesus said,] "Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must..."

"[After James' and John's mother asked Jesus for them to have places of power in the Kingdom,] Jesus answered by saying to them, "You don't know what...."

We all need a 'Someone-For-Us' Friend! Phil Ware reminds us of Jesus' idea of greatness and challenges us to follow the example of the often forgotten Onesiphorus, a "One-Who-Is-For-Us" friend.

"When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked [about places of power in the Kingdom], they were indignant."

"[Jesus continued,] "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.""

Without understanding the cross, we turn Christianity into another human contest about self-importance. Phil Ware shares his third post on The Question, Peter's confession of Jesus and how he had to be broken before he could really understand what his confession meant.

Serving to bless is also the foundation on which we lead. Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real definition of a leader as someone who serves others because leadership is always for the sake of others.