Mark 9:38-48 -- 38"Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us." 39"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40for whoever is not against us is for us. 41I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward. 42"And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck. 43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 45And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. 47And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48where `their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'
Observation:
• What did John tell Jesus about? What was Jesus’ response?
• What did Jesus tell the disciples about serving others and about personal responsibility with children?
• What did Jesus tell them about sinning?
Application:
• What does the phrase “for whoever is not against us is for us” mean?
• Does Jesus really want you to cut off your hand or foot or to pluck out your eye? What is the principle he is trying to teach us?
• What do we learn here about heaven and hell?
• Who is heaven for? Hell?
• Is it possible for a person to know whether they will be in heaven or hell before they die? Explain your answer?
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