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2 13 People were bringing li/le children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, Let the li/le children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a li/le child will never enter it.

3 16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. Mark 10:13-16

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7 People were bringing li/le children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, Let the li/le children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a li/le child will never enter it.

8 People were bringing li/le children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, Let the li/le children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a li/le child will never enter it.

9 People were bringing li/le children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, Let the li/le children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a li/le child will never enter it.

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13 People were bringing li/le children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, Let the li/le children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a li/le child will never enter it.

14 Indignant- I aint diggin it Source: dicqonary of Jacobian knowledge

15 People were bringing li/le children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, Let the li/le children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a li/le child will never enter it.

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17 Mark 9:35 SiSng down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all. 36 He took a li/le child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 Whoever welcomes one of these li/le children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.

18 Who are you bringing to Jesus?

19 Who are you blocking?

20 When we block others from Jesus we block ourselves from Jesus.

21 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

22 How can we LIVE OUT receiving the kingdom like a child?

23 How can we LIVE OUT receiving the kingdom like a child? Humble yourself

24 1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! John 1:12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn not with a physical birth resulqng from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. (NLT)

25 How can we LIVE OUT receiving the kingdom like a child? Humble yourself Trust your Father s Word

26 Psalm 139: 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were wri/en in your book before one of them came to be.

27 How can we LIVE OUT receiving the kingdom like a child? Humble yourself Trust your Father s Word Share the present of presence

28 When we welcome others into our lives we welcome Jesus into ours.

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