IT’S MESSY

“Keep On”
Pastor Joy Levy – May 8, 2022

Matthew 20:20-28 — Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.” When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

1. When you COME to Jesus, He HEARS you. So keep on COMING.

   Matthew 20:20-21 — Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”

   Matthew 7:7-8 — Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

2. Come to Jesus with ears to hear and you will receive supernatural power and insight from the Lord. So keep on LISTENING.

   Matthew 20:26-28 — “Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

   Jeremiah 33:3 — Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

How to Keep On

1. Intentionally SCHEDULE time to be with Jesus in prayer.

   “Keep it simple, keep it real, keep it up.” - Pete Greig

2. P.R.A.Y.

   P. PAUSE
   R. REJOICE/REPENT
   A. ASK
   Y. YIELD

The Zebedees

Mark 1:19-20 — He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Matthew 27:55-56 — And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.

Luke 23:49 — But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.