From the series:  What If It's True

And He Took The Child In His Arms

Sunday, April 6, 2025 by Drew Ruiz – Mark 10:32-45

About the Series

What if Jesus isn’t just a good teacher or a historical figure but the King who came to change everything? What if His words, miracles, death, and even resurrection are more than just stories?

For the next eight weeks, we’re walking through the Gospel of Mark, wrestling with the biggest question of all: What if it’s true? Because if it is, it’s not just another belief system it’s a reality that flips everything upside down.

No easy answers. No religious clichés. Just real talk about the story that refuses to be ignored.

Lesson Plan

  • English
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The Main Idea

Sometimes, the most important truths aren’t new; they’re just hard to remember. We can hear the gospel a hundred times and still miss the heart of it. Like the disciples, we often hear what we want to hear from Jesus instead of what He’s saying.

This week, we’re reminded that Jesus came not to give us status or comfort, but to serve and give His life for us. And in response, we’re called to live with childlike faith, humble, dependent, and trusting.

Scriptures

Mark 10:32-45

32 They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33 “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”

The Request of James and John

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”

38 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”

39 “We can,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:13-16

13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” 16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

 

Questions for Discussion

    • Have you ever had a moment where someone repeated something you’ve heard a dozen times, but that time, it finally landed? What made it different?
    • Why do you think we often hear what we want to hear from God instead of what He’s saying?

    • Read Mark 10:35–45. In what ways do we still chase significance, status, or control in our spiritual lives? How does Jesus redefine greatness?

    • Jesus says the Kingdom belongs to those who receive it like a child (Mark 10:13–16). What would it look like for you to approach God this week with childlike faith?

Moving Forward

We’re not just called to hear the gospel—we’re called to be shaped by it. Let’s return to Jesus again and again, not with ambition or credentials, but with open hands and honest hearts.

Ask yourself this week: “Where do I need to lay my life down?” And then remember: Jesus laid down His life—not just to save you, but to free you to do the same.

La idea principal

A veces, las verdades más importantes no son nuevas, solo difíciles de recordar. Podemos escuchar el evangelio muchas veces y aún así perder su esencia. Como los discípulos, a menudo oímos lo que queremos oír de Jesús, no lo que Él realmente dice.

Esta semana recordamos que Jesús vino no para darnos estatus o comodidad, sino para servir y dar su vida por nosotros. Y en respuesta, estamos llamados a vivir con una fe como la de un niño—humilde, dependiente y confiada.

Escrituras

Marcos 10:32-45

32 Iban por el camino subiendo a Jerusalén; y Jesús iba delante, y ellos se asombraron, y le seguían con miedo. Entonces volviendo a tomar a los doce aparte, les comenzó a decir las cosas que le habían de acontecer: 33 He aquí subimos a Jerusalén, y el Hijo del Hombre será entregado a los principales sacerdotes y a los escribas, y le condenarán a muerte, y le entregarán a los gentiles; 34 y le escarnecerán, le azotarán, y escupirán en él, y le matarán; mas al tercer día resucitará.

Petición de Santiago y de Juan

35 Entonces Jacobo y Juan, hijos de Zebedeo, se le acercaron, diciendo: Maestro, querríamos que nos hagas lo que pidiéremos. 36 Él les dijo: ¿Qué queréis que os haga? 37 Ellos le dijeron: Concédenos que en tu gloria nos sentemos el uno a tu derecha, y el otro a tu izquierda. 38 Entonces Jesús les dijo: No sabéis lo que pedís. ¿Podéis beber del vaso que yo bebo, o ser bautizados con el bautismo con que yo soy bautizado? 39 Ellos dijeron: Podemos. Jesús les dijo: A la verdad, del vaso que yo bebo, beberéis, y con el bautismo con que yo soy bautizado, seréis bautizados; 40 pero el sentaros a mi derecha y a mi izquierda, no es mío darlo, sino a aquellos para quienes está preparado. 41 Cuando lo oyeron los diez, comenzaron a enojarse contra Jacobo y contra Juan. 42 Mas Jesús, llamándolos, les dijo: Sabéis que los que son tenidos por gobernantes de las naciones se enseñorean de ellas, y sus grandes ejercen sobre ellas potestad. 43 Pero no será así entre vosotros, sino que el que quiera hacerse grande entre vosotros será vuestro servidor, 44 y el que de vosotros quiera ser el primero, será siervo de todos. 45 Porque el Hijo del Hombre no vino para ser servido, sino para servir, y para dar su vida en rescate por muchos.

Marcos 10:13-16
13 Y le presentaban niños para que los tocase; y los discípulos reprendían a los que los presentaban. 14 Viéndolo Jesús, se indignó, y les dijo: Dejad a los niños venir a mí, y no se lo impidáis; porque de los tales es el reino de Dios. 15 De cierto os digo, que el que no reciba el reino de Dios como un niño, no entrará en él. 16 Y tomándolos en los brazos, poniendo las manos sobre ellos, los bendecía.

Preguntas para debatir

    • ¿Alguna vez has escuchado algo que ya te habían dicho muchas veces, pero de repente te impactó de una manera nueva? ¿Qué fue diferente en ese momento?
    • ¿Por qué crees que a menudo escuchamos lo que queremos oír de Dios en lugar de lo que Él realmente está diciendo?
    • Lee Marcos 10:35–45. ¿De qué formas aún buscamos estatus, reconocimiento o control en nuestra vida espiritual? ¿Cómo redefine Jesús la grandeza?
    • Jesús dice que el Reino pertenece a los que lo reciben como niños (Marcos 10:13–16). ¿Qué significa para ti acercarte a Dios esta semana con una fe como la de un niño?

Avanzando

No estamos llamados solo a escuchar el evangelio, sino a ser transformados por él. Volvamos a Jesús una y otra vez, no con ambición ni logros, sino con manos abiertas y corazones sinceros.

Hazte esta pregunta esta semana: “¿Dónde necesito rendir mi vida?” Y recuerda: Jesús entregó la suya, no solo para salvarte, sino para liberarte a hacer lo mismo.

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