LET THE CHILDREN COME (1 OF 4)
Scripture: Matthew 18:1-5, Matthew 19:13-15
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Title: Let The Children Come (1 of 4)
Series: The Faith of a Child
Author: Dave Gustavsen
Text: Matthew 18:1-5, 19:13-15
Jesus said, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." So, as we're beginning our relationship with the children of Malawi, we're going to take the next six weeks to explore what Jesus meant by that. What does it mean to "change and become like little children?"
I believe that deep down, we all know that there's something we're supposed to learn from children. Does anyone remember the early Tom Hanks movie, Big? Here's this little kid who suddenly finds himself in an adult body, and because of his childlike spirit, he becomes successful in business and everybody wants to be around him. He's so refreshing. Or how about the movie Elf? Buddy the Elf is basically an overgrown child, right? And all the cynical grownups are amazed by his childlike wonder and his innocence. So at some level, popular culture recognizes: there's something that kids have that adults usually miss.
But Jesus takes it so much deeper. He says the key to understanding spiritual reality, and even the key to eternal life, is to become like a child. What does that mean? We're going to answer that question by starting with that teaching of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, and then in the following weeks, we're going to look at examples throughout the Bible of children and youth who lived out remarkable faith. So...no matter how old you are, I invite you to open your heart and receive what God has for you over the next six weeks.
So...let's read today's Scripture together-Matthew 18, starting in verse 1. Let's hear God's Word...
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter th ...
Series: The Faith of a Child
Author: Dave Gustavsen
Text: Matthew 18:1-5, 19:13-15
Jesus said, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." So, as we're beginning our relationship with the children of Malawi, we're going to take the next six weeks to explore what Jesus meant by that. What does it mean to "change and become like little children?"
I believe that deep down, we all know that there's something we're supposed to learn from children. Does anyone remember the early Tom Hanks movie, Big? Here's this little kid who suddenly finds himself in an adult body, and because of his childlike spirit, he becomes successful in business and everybody wants to be around him. He's so refreshing. Or how about the movie Elf? Buddy the Elf is basically an overgrown child, right? And all the cynical grownups are amazed by his childlike wonder and his innocence. So at some level, popular culture recognizes: there's something that kids have that adults usually miss.
But Jesus takes it so much deeper. He says the key to understanding spiritual reality, and even the key to eternal life, is to become like a child. What does that mean? We're going to answer that question by starting with that teaching of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, and then in the following weeks, we're going to look at examples throughout the Bible of children and youth who lived out remarkable faith. So...no matter how old you are, I invite you to open your heart and receive what God has for you over the next six weeks.
So...let's read today's Scripture together-Matthew 18, starting in verse 1. Let's hear God's Word...
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter th ...
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