Replacing the Tyrant

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Jesus told his students, "If you want to be first, that means you will serve!"

I was curious about Jesus. When I heard he was travelling to Jerusalem, I decided to follow him. It was easy. People swarmed around him!

I heard religious leaders try to trap him verbally. They failed. I saw dishonest Jewish tax collectors. One named Zacchaeus climbed into a tree so he could see Jesus better. Jesus knew what a crook Zacchaeus was, but he told him to get out of the tree, because he was going…
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