This is Part 30 in a year-long series on the Book of Mark. Today's teaching is by Jason English, Teaching and Vision Pastor at theHeart church in Boone, NC.

 

Subtitle: The Little Children

MARK 10:13

And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; 

but the disciples rebuked them.

 

 

MARK 10:14-16

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

 

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."

 

And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

 

 

ELISABETH SCHUSSLER FIORENZA

"a challenge to relinquish all claims of power and dominion over others"

 

 

MIKE YACONELLI

"This voice of our childhood is the voice of wonder and amazement, the voice of God, which has always been speaking to us, even before we were born.

 

One sad day, we are aware of an absence. We can no longer hear the God-voice, and we are left with only silence - not a quiet silence but a roaring silence. We did not want to stop hearing God's voice. Indeed, God kept on speaking. But our lives became louder.

 

The increasing crescendo of our possessions, the ear-piercing noise of busyness, and the soul smothering volume of our endless activity drowned out the still, small voice of God."

 

 

"When Jesus is present, everyone is uncomfortable,

yet mysteriously glad at the same time.

People do not like surprises - even church people -

and they don't want to be uncomfortable.

They want a nice, tame Jesus.

 

You know what? Tameness is not an option."

 

 

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE.  C.S. LEWIS

"It was such a romp as no one has ever had except in Narnia; and whether it was more like playing with a thunderstorm or playing with a kitten Lucy could never make up her mind."

 

 

MIKE YACONELLI

"Give me a Jesus who meets me in the rushing, crashing waters of my questions."

 

 

THE HEART OF theHEART

(further descriptions may be found on our website: www.theheart.us)

SIMPLE

LOVING

TRUE

CALLED

MOBILE

MINISTRY LEADERSHIP TEAM

Matt Dull

Ray Edmonds

Time Herdklotz

Amanda Opelt

 

 

STAFF

Josh Anderson, Community Life Pastor

Erin Deuel,  Worship Director

Jason English, Teaching and Vision Pastor

Ethan Hardin, Next Generations Director

Terri Miller, Ministry Support Director

 

RICHARD MILLER

Founding Pastor of theHeart

AMOS 3:11-12

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

"An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."

This is what the Lord says:

"As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, 

so will the Israelites be saved."