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Luke 18:15-17
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15People were also bringing
babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw
this, they rebuked them.
16But Jesus called the
children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the
17Truly I tell you, anyone
who will not receive the
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1)
According to
verse 15 what did the disciples do when people brought babies to Jesus for him
to place his hands on them?
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They rebuked them.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 16 why should the disciples not hinder the little children from
coming to him?
o
For the
3)
What gate-keeping
function did the disciples serve doing triage for the crowd that was waiting to
see Jesus, given that the crowd was large and could be unruly?
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They
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Maintained order.
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And prevented the
crowd from crowding Jesus.
4)
Given that the
disciples made the triage decision with an eye toward making the crowd bigger,
what did they prioritize, dramatic healing and driving out demons or requests that
did not excite the crowd?
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They prioritized
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Dramatic healing.
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And driving out
demons.
5)
How did the
request for Jesus to place his hands on babies sound to the disciples?
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They considered
the request to be
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Trivializing Jesus’
ministry.
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And getting in
the way.
6)
What does it mean
that anyone who will not receive the
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It means that
anyone who will not receive the
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Luke 18:15-17
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