And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
Happy Father’s Day. Baby Bottle Boomerang bottles are due back today! Help support ABC Life Center!
In the first-century Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern worlds, children occupied the lowest rung of the social ladder. They possessed no legal rights, social status, or economic utility. Because infant mortality rates were exceptionally high, children were often not fully integrated into social calculations until they reached maturity. Therefore, the people bringing children to Jesus were seeking a traditional blessing from a respected rabbi, but the disciples viewed this as a waste of the Messiah’s highly sought-after time and energy.
Busy week as we head into summer.
On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
Here’s this week’s announcements. Be sure to check out the June monthly calendar on the narthex and Towers Hall bulletin boards!