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Who is the greatest disciple and follower of
Christ? This is the question mulled around by the
twelve as they came into Capernaum. Jesus knew
their hearts so explained to them who was the
greatest, much to their dismay. Also, in this New
Testament passage, we learn the meaning of "Jesus
Loves the Little Children".
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Mark 9:33-37
The
Disciples Argue about Who Would be the
Greatest
9:33
"They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house,
he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the
road?'
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- 34 But they kept quiet
because on the way they had argued about who was
the greatest.
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- 35 Sitting down, Jesus
called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to
be first, he must be the very last, and the
servant of all.'
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- 36 He took a little
child and had him stand among them. Taking him
in his arms, he said to them,
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37 'Whoever welcomes one
of these little children in my name welcomes me;
and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the
one who sent me.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
The greatest
follower of Christ
- This passage is very
short but also, very profound!
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- We are very much like
those disciples as we are many times caught up
in our ambitions and insecurity instead of
focusing on following the examples of Jesus
Christ.
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- We all need the security
of a good job or profession and there is
absolutely nothing wrong with having financial
goals to support ourselves and our
families.
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- In fact, God was a worker
Himself! If you go back to Genesis God started
off with creating the world and all the things
in it. This was his job and He was very
satisfied with the results.
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- The sin comes when we let
our worldly ambitions keep us from being
obedient to God.
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- We walk a thin line
between career or monetary goals which give us
position and prestige on earth, and the decision
to follow Christ and his goal for us to work in
His behalf.
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- "Jesus Loves the
Little Children"
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- Jesus also welcomed
children into His arms. In those days children
were not treated with much respect so this was a
new idea for the disciples.
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- Beloved, we need to
welcome our children, pray for them, love them,
and teach them more about the Bible and
Christ.
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- They are our future and
will play a large part in the "great commission"
of making new disciples.
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Love in Christ
- Bob
If you have never made the
commitment to receive the love and life-changing
experience of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
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steps to salvation.
Verses from Mark about the greatest disciple are
from Life Application Study Bible: New
International Version
More from Mark
Mark
9:2-8 & 11-13
- Jesus
is Transfigured on the Mountain
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