People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them;

and the disciples spoke sternly to them.

But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,

“Let the little children come to me; do not stop them;

for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.

Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.”

Mark 10:13–15

In the past few weeks, our gospel texts have featured Jesus interacting with children in positive ways.

This may seem natural to us, but in the ancient world children held a very low social status.

This explains why the disciples were trying to keep the children away from Jesus.

Following custom, they felt children were not worthy of Jesus’ time.

Jesus corrects them and points to the faith of a child being integral to receiving the Kingdom of God.

Join us Sunday as we consider Jesus’ teachings.

Message delivered by Pastor Ben Sandin.