Mark 10.13-16

Introduction

• Reflect on our Resurrection celebration last week, and how living life anew dovetails with the Acts 1.8 emphasis we are beginning.
   

The Text: Mark 10.13-16 Page 23.22-28

• Read the text aloud to each other.
   

Discussion Questions:

• Spend a few minutes reviewing the context of this discussion: Jesus’ comments to the disciples about their argument about who is the greatest, and Jesus’ comments about the first/last/first, his warning to the disciples about abusive leadership, and his discourse on marriage(Mark 9.30-10.12).
• How does this story about welcoming children fit in the larger context of the first/last/first discussion?
• Why do you think the disciples are having so much trouble understanding Jesus’ welcome for the least?
• What does it mean in this context to receive the kingdom as a child?

 

Application reflections

• Who was it that brought you into Jesus’ presence, to be welcomed by his embrace? Did you, or your faithful friends, encounter any resistance when seeking Jesus’ countenance?
• Who are we bringing into Jesus’ embrace? Are we encountering resistance? How?
• How can we display the childlike receptivity of a child?
• How do we identify with the least?

 

Pray