Sunday, December 04, 2005

Touched @ Christmas

1 (A) At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "(B) Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and (C) become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 "And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; 6 but (D) whoever (E) causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For (F) it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!....

13 (A) Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, "(B) Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for (C) the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

15 After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.

-Matthew 18:1-7, 19:13-15