This is a classic passage that we have heard often over and over again about how we should include children in worship, but what is Jesus really saying about the kingdom of Heaven that we must be like a child? How does this affect our dependency on our Father in Heaven?

[Luke 18.15-17]

15 Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”

[ WHAT ] is this passage saying and what is a key truth or thought that we learn?

+ Why would the people bring the children to Jesus?

+ Why did the disciples rebuke them?

+ What kind of class of people were children?

+ What is Jesus saying about the kingdom of Heaven then?

+ What does it mean to receive the kingdom of God like a child?

[ HOW ] is the Lord calling me to action/obedience?

+ Is there sin to confess or a next step to take? How has it gone since last time?

+ Do you wonder at the kingdom of God and Jesus’ love for you?

+ Do you reach out to the children around you?

[ WHO ] am I walking with and praying for to discover Jesus?

+ What is my next step?