Hey all, the Sunday School lesson for tomorrow comes from Luke 18:15-17 and Mark 10:16. Most of our previous lessons took place in this very same chapter 18 of Luke. Jesus is sitting with His disciples. "Verse 15-17 says "One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so He could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering Him. Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it" As this concluded in Luke; we find recorded in the the book of Mark 10:16, that Jesus took these same children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them. As we begin to dissect this lesson, may we pray now for clarity and understanding. May God use this lesson and many other scriptures and lessons in our lives to draw us closer to Him through Jesus. One point I like to elaborate on is when the disciples saw that the parents were bringing their Children forward, and the disciples scolded, or angrily rebuked them for disturbing Jesus. I find it at times, even in Leadership where people are afraid to ask for help or voice their concerns to a higher authority because they feel as if they are a nuisance or a disturbance; or maybe the person they are trying to communicate with doesn't care or take time out to listen. Well, here we see next that Jesus humbles the disciples by telling them not to stop the children from coming to Him. What we can gleam from this is, as Christians we can't be turning people away; We must show love always! When someone is in need and reaching out, the Spirit of God that dwells within us IS willing and able to help, we just have to let it! The next point is brought out as Jesus continues on, He says "For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." Firstly, we are all God's Children, but when the Bible says the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are LIKE children, not childish lol, but when we look at a child, we see that a little child is completely dependent on its parents or guardians; likewise we are to be totally dependent in the same manner on the Lord! This is how we as Christian adults should humble ourselves. Instead of depending on our own thoughts, strengths and ideas, we should solely rely and depend on God! One of the greatest hindrances to entering the Kingdom is the refusal of many to humble themselves before God; it is the pride factor, which is the opposite of little children. To God be the Glory! We then see how we as the little children who were taken in Jesus' hands, were then blessed! Its an amazing parallel and lesson of how we should exemplify our faith!
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"Childlike Faith"
Great lesson. This reminds me of how big children imaginations are, and like children we should believe and have FAITH that through God all things are possible . Also I realized that people who are new believers are like the parents and the children in this scripture . Instead of pushing them away from Christ with our self righteous behavior and judgement , Christians should welcome them with open arms like Jesus did to the children This lesson was really good and a gained a lot from this .
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