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Brought Young Children

Mark 10:13
"And they brought young children to Him, that He should touch them: and His disciples rebuked those that brought them."

We begin a series titled "Children of the Heavenly Father." We will spend several weeks studying young people in the Holy Scriptures. This first week we will focus on "A Child Like Faith." Here in the Gospel of Mark we will learn that Jesus doesn't draw a line between kids and adults. His message is for everyone. All ages!

Jesus was teaching a crowd again. Some in the crowd start bringing their children to Him for a blessing. Today's verse; "And they brought young children to Him, that He should touch them:" Jesus was laying His hands on them and blessing them. Like the blessing a child receives when coming to Holy Communion today. 

Some of Jesus' closest followers did not like this; "and His disciples rebuked those that brought them." Rebuke is a sharp disapproval or criticism. The Disciples think these children are interrupting the teaching that is taking place. And, the Disciples are about to learn a lesson...

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