Service and Peter's Denial
True greatness, Jesus taught, is service: the first must be servant of all. Yet even Peter, the boldest disciple, denied knowing him. Explore what service and failure reveal about following Jesus.
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To follow is to serve ✝️
What does it really mean to **follow Jesus**? In **Mark's Gospel**, two moments give the answer: Jesus teaches that true greatness is **service**, and even bold **Peter** stumbles. This module explores the teaching on **service** and the story of **Peter's denial**, and what they reveal about discipleship.
The language of discipleship 🔑
Four ideas run through this module:
Greatness turned upside down ⚖️
In Mark 10:42-45, Jesus contrasts the world's idea of greatness with his own.
Came to serve 🤲
In Mark 10:45, Jesus says the Son of Man came to do what?
- To serve, not to be served
- To rule over the nations
- To gather great riches
- To be waited on by many
Match each passage to what happens 🔗
- Mark 9:33-37
- Mark 10:35-45
- Mark 14:27-31
- Mark 14:66-72
- Jesus says the greatest must be servant of all
- James and John ask to sit beside Jesus in glory
- Jesus foretells that Peter will deny him
- Peter denies Jesus three times and weeps
What Jesus taught ✅
Select the TWO things Jesus taught about being great, in Mark 9 and 10.
- The greatest must be the servant of all
- Whoever wants to be first must be last
- The great should be served by others
- Greatness comes from ruling over people
A warning at the meal 🕯️
After the Last Supper (Mark 14:27-31), Jesus warns that all the disciples will fall away. He tells **Peter** that before the cock crows twice, Peter will deny him **three times**. Peter protests that even if he must die with Jesus, he will **never** deny him.
Peter in the courtyard 🪜
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How many times? 🐓
How many times did Peter deny knowing Jesus?
- Three times
- Once
- Twice
- Seven times
Discipleship in words 🧩
In Mark's Gospel, Jesus teaches that true greatness is _____: whoever wants to be first must be the _____ of all. He said the Son of Man came to serve and to give his life as a _____ for many. Later, Peter _____ knowing Jesus three times before the _____ crowed, then broke down and wept.
Spot the true statements 🖍️
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Match each idea to its meaning 🔀
- Servant of all
- A ransom for many
- Peter's denial
- The cock crowing
- Putting everyone else before yourself
- Jesus giving his life for others
- A leading disciple failing under pressure
- The sign Jesus had foretold
What happens next? 🧭
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Service and failure ✍️
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