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Then [Jesus] took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them. —Mark 10:16 NLT Key Thought Jesus frequently touched people. So must we. In a world so devoid of human contact, especially genuinely supportive and affectionate, but clearly non-sexual contact...

When Jesus saw [the disciples stopping parents from bringing children to him], he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive...

One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. —Mark 10:13 NLT Key Thought We can never seem to find enough time to do the things we need to do. So who gets left out in the "busy-ness" of life...

Later, when [Jesus] was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject [of divorce] again. He told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery."...

[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] "'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together." —Mark 10:7-9 NLT Key Thought God has...

[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] "'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, ..." —Mark 10:7-8 NLT Key Thought Marriage is about two people becoming one entity. Jesus...

[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] "But 'God made them male and female' from the beginning of creation. 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, ...'" —Mark 10:6-7 NLT Key Thought One of the key elements of marriage as God designed it is...

Jesus answered [the Pharisees] with a question: "What did Moses say in the law about divorce?" "Well, he permitted it," they replied. "He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away." —Mark 10:3-4 NLT Key Thought In this Scripture, the Pharisees were able to...

Some Pharisees came and tried to trap [Jesus] with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?" —Mark 10:2 NLT Key Thought Isn't it amazing how religious people can resort to trickery and legalistic debate to try to prove their superiority? Shouldn't we focus on the real...

Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them. —Mark 10:1 NLT Key Thought Two characteristics marked Jesus' ministry at this stage of his life. First, he was...

[Jesus continued his teaching,] "Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other." —Mark 9:50 NLT Key Thought Jesus wants us to be people of godly character — the...

[After saying that his disciples must remove any source of temptation, Jesus continued,] "For everyone will be tested with fire." —Mark 9:49 NLT Key Thought The real character of our lives will not be left in doubt when we are tested. As one saying goes, "Trial doesn't produce character but...

[Jesus continued,] "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown...

[Jesus continued,] "But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck." —Mark 9:42 NLT Key Thought So often in our passion to preserve the purity of the faith, we...

[Jesus said,] "If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded." —Mark 9:41 NLT Key Thought The kindness Jesus expects and rewards in his followers is very simple. God doesn't forget kindness that is...

[Jesus said,] "Anyone who is not against us is for us." —Mark 9:40 NLT Key Thought Christianity faces enough opposition in the world without Christians fighting and devouring each other because they think of each other as enemies. Jesus' words here are powerfully universal and clear — notice...

John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn't in our group." "Don't stop him!" Jesus said. "No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me." —Mark 9:38-39 NLT Key Thought Good deeds...

John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn't in our group." —Mark 9:38 NLT Key Thought Isn't it amazing how quickly we can split up into our cliques and begin arrogantly doing, as a group, what Jesus had just...

Then [Jesus] put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, "Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me." —Mark 9:36-37 NLT Key Thought How we treat those...

[Jesus] sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, "Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else." —Mark 9:35 NLT Key Thought Jesus' life was an ongoing demonstration of what he taught. The truth he lived and proclaimed is nowhere more...