Matthew 17:22-18:5
Matthew 17:22-18:5
22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life." And the disciples were filled with grief.
24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?" 25 "Yes, he does," he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes--from their own sons or from others?" 26 "From others," Peter answered. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus said to him. 27 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.
Devotion (by John Goebel)
Have you been an adult for too long? I get wrapped up in the pressures that as an adult I face sometimes day-dreaming what it would be like to be a child again - free to play, no worries, no taxes to pay. However, I have the opportunity to spend some time with children (outside of my own two) on Sundays at Nucleus (babies to 3rd grade) and at Collide (4th to 5th grade). The children have taught me it isn't all that easy being a kid these days. But their eagerness to love and learn about someone that loves them no matter what help them overcome. The Jar's Children's and Family Ministries provides these children, OUR children, GOD'S children, a fun, bible based, applicable, relevant and safe place on Sundays to simply be a kid. And as a side benefit, they provide us adults with a chance to be humbled, to praise God with the enthusiasm of a child, to trust God with the freedom of a child, to simply have faith like a child.
Come visit the children of The Jar on a Sunday morning. Get in touch with life through a child's eyes. You will be amazed by what you find. I leave wondering if I am changed more than the children.
Prayer
Lord God increase my faith. Guide me to insure the protection of all children. Guide me to approach life in the simplest ways with joy and gratitude like a child.
22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life." And the disciples were filled with grief.
24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?" 25 "Yes, he does," he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes--from their own sons or from others?" 26 "From others," Peter answered. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus said to him. 27 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.
Devotion (by John Goebel)
Have you been an adult for too long? I get wrapped up in the pressures that as an adult I face sometimes day-dreaming what it would be like to be a child again - free to play, no worries, no taxes to pay. However, I have the opportunity to spend some time with children (outside of my own two) on Sundays at Nucleus (babies to 3rd grade) and at Collide (4th to 5th grade). The children have taught me it isn't all that easy being a kid these days. But their eagerness to love and learn about someone that loves them no matter what help them overcome. The Jar's Children's and Family Ministries provides these children, OUR children, GOD'S children, a fun, bible based, applicable, relevant and safe place on Sundays to simply be a kid. And as a side benefit, they provide us adults with a chance to be humbled, to praise God with the enthusiasm of a child, to trust God with the freedom of a child, to simply have faith like a child.
Come visit the children of The Jar on a Sunday morning. Get in touch with life through a child's eyes. You will be amazed by what you find. I leave wondering if I am changed more than the children.
Prayer
Lord God increase my faith. Guide me to insure the protection of all children. Guide me to approach life in the simplest ways with joy and gratitude like a child.
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