Mark 10 · Grade 4
Receiving Like a Child
Read and Think
Pharisees tested Jesus about divorce. He pointed back to creation: God made them male and female, and the two become one flesh; what God has joined, let no one separate. When people brought children to Jesus, the disciples rebuked them, and Jesus was indignant. Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it. He took them in His arms and blessed them.
A rich man knelt and asked what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, "One thing you lack." He told him to sell all, give to the poor, and follow Him. The man left sad. Jesus said it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom, yet all things are possible with God.
Jesus predicted His death and resurrection a third time. James and John asked to sit at His right and left in glory. Jesus said whoever wants to be great must be a servant, "For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." At Jericho, blind Bartimaeus called out to Jesus, received his sight, and followed Him on the way.
Show What You Know
How did Jesus react when the disciples rebuked those bringing children?
What did Jesus say about receiving the Kingdom?
What did Jesus do before telling the rich man what he lacked?
What did Bartimaeus do after receiving his sight?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Pharisees tested about divorce.
- He pointed back to creation: made them male and female, and the two become one flesh; what God has joined, let no one separate.
- When people brought to Jesus, the disciples rebuked them, and Jesus was indignant.
- He took them in His and blessed them.
- A man knelt and asked what he must do to inherit eternal life.
Think About It
Jesus loved the rich man even though he walked away. What does that show about Jesus' heart?
Bartimaeus would not be silenced. What can his boldness teach you about prayer?
Memory Verse
“Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.””
Mark 10:15 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- What does it mean that Jesus came to serve and give His life?
- How can you trust God the way a kid trusts a parent?
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