"Uniting Christian & Jewish Clergy from Around the World"
We are a Chrisitian organisation, aiming to enable and empower our children to their fullest potential. We hope to create a holistic environment, to develop all rounded indivuals in a non judgemental, green and environmentally conscious climate.
By prioritizing as our main focus, a re-addressing of inequalities, in poverty and deprivation, as central to our community development core strategies. Whilst radically campaigning in emergency relief aid work.
You can imagine the setting. Parents are bringing babies, and letting their toddlers run up to Jesus, and Jesus would, with great joy, scoop them up and pray for them. When Jesus did this once, other parents saw it and came down toward the front. They wanted this for their children, too, for their children were often with them in the audience.
But the disciples would have none of it. Jesus was about important business -- teaching and healing. They couldn't allow this work to be interrupted by mere children constantly running up. They began to stop the little children, and tell off the parents in no uncertain terms. The word translated "rebuked" is Greek epitimao, "to express strong disapproval of someone, 'rebuke, reprove, censure,' also 'speak seriously, warn' in order to prevent an action or bring one to an end.I can imagine the scene. Red-faced disciples have arrogantly told off the parents and instructed them to control their children in the presence of such an important teacher as Jesus. And then Jesus rebukes the rebukers and calls the children back to him -- "Come here, children...." -- while the frustrated disciples stand powerless to stop it. They are supposed to do crowd control and Jesus is keeping them from doing their job. What are they to do?
The little children run past the disciples, over to Jesus' lap -- he usually sits when he teaches -- and snuggle up close to him, while Jesus lays his hands on them and prays for them. Soon all the children in the entire crowd have run up to Jesus and are crowding around him, waiting for his touch and a prayer. How beautiful!"[7]
"But Jesus called the children to him and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.' " (18:16) Blessings Pastor Francis
Tags:
Albums: FRANCIS AND MICHELE ORPHAN SMILE
Location: SIAYA COUNTY, WESTERN KENYA
Comment
http://aocinternational3.ning.com/page/credentials
Honorable,
Legal and Valid
Clergy Licensure & Ordination
Ministry Workers
Licensed Ministers
Ordained Ministers
Earn Your
Diploma of
Biblical Studies & Christian Ministry
and your
Bachelor of Ministry
for FREE!
The AOCI exists as a fellowship of Spirit-filled Evangelical and Jewish Clergy for the purpose of: 1) Exalting God 2) Fellowshiping and 3) Divine Networking.
We do NOT advise, nor do we seek, to bring members out of their current denomination or ministerial association. We seek to have a platform to UNITE the Clergy of the world in ways that can benefit not only the Kingdom of God, but also the men and women who faithfully serve their communities, one another, and God.
© 2025 Created by Dr. Henry, President of the AOCI. Powered by
You need to be a member of Association of Clergy International - AOCI to add comments!
Join Association of Clergy International - AOCI