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Who is the greatest?

Jesus uses a child to illustrate a point.
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Jesus left with His disciples and started through Galilee. – Slide 1
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He did not want anyone to know about it, because He was teaching the disciples that the Son of Man ... – Slide 2
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... would be handed over to people who would kill Him. – Slide 3
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But three days later ... – Slide 4
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... He would rise to life. – Slide 5
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The disciples did not understand what Jesus meant, and they were afraid to ask. – Slide 6
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Jesus and His disciples went to His home in Capernaum. – Slide 7
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After they were inside the house, Jesus asked them, ‘What were you arguing about along the way?’ – Slide 8
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They had been arguing about which one of them was the greatest, and so they did not answer. – Slide 9
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After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around Him ... – Slide 10
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... He said, ‘If you want the place of honour, you must become a slave and serve others!’ – Slide 11
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Then Jesus asked a child to stand near Him. – Slide 12
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He put His arm around the child and said, ‘When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me.’ – Slide 13
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John said, ‘Teacher, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But he wasn't one of us, and we told him to stop.’ – Slide 14
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Jesus said to His disciples: ‘Don't stop him! No one who works miracles in my name will soon turn and say something bad about me.’ – Slide 15
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‘Anyone who isn't against us is for us. And anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name, just because you belong to me, will surely be rewarded.’ – Slide 16
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