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Jesus Loves the Children
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One day, the disciples wanted to know who among them would be the greatest in heaven, and Jesus took a child, and set him in the middle of  them, and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them "whoever receives one of these children in my name, receives me: and whoever receives me, receives not me, but he that sent me."

Another day little children were brought to the Lord Jesus, so that he could put his hands upon them, and pray for them, but his disciples tried to stop their parents from bringing them.

But when Jesus saw this, he was not pleased about it, and said to his disciples, "permit the little children to come to me, and do not stop them, because of such is the kingdom of God".. 

And Jesus took the children up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them, and then he went away.

Memory Verse: Mark 10:14 "permit the little children to come to me, and do not stop them: for of such is the kingdom of God."

Questions:
1  why were the children brought to the Lord Jesus?
2  why was the Lord Jesus not very pleased with his disciples?
3  what did the Lord Jesus say to his disciples when they tried to stop the children?
4  what did the Lord Jesus do to the children?
5  how can little children come to Jesus now?
Answers:
1 so that he could put his hands upon them (to bless them) and pray for them
2 because they tried to stop the children from coming to Jesus
3 he told them to permit the children to come to him, and not stop them
4 he lifted the children into his arms, and blessed them.
5 when little children hear the gospel, about how the Lord Jesus shed his blood and died for them, and was buried, and was raised from the dead and then went to heaven - when they hear that, the little children can come to Jesus by believing the gospel and receiving Jesus as their Saviour..  then they are always in Jesus' care

Vicki C. Gross/Sept.'04