Text: Colossians 1:15-23
God has a perfect design and purpose for every life. Sadly because of sin we have all experienced brokenness and pain. This brokenness can be seen all throughout our world today. Thankfully, God has made a way for everyone to be restored back to Him and to pursue His perfect design through His Son Jesus.
Text: Mark 10:13-16
It is easy to think that we must grow up and change some things about ourselves in order for us to be accepted by God. In this message, however, we learn just the opposite. Jesus shows us that to be accepted we must come to Him with the honesty and faith of a child. He welcomes all who come to Him and delights in doing so.
Text: Luke 11:1-13
There are many things that we all can learn from children. In this message, we learn how Jesus calls all believers to persevere in prayer. To help us understand the principle, He pointed to a common trait in children that is an example for us to follow. When we pray, we need not be formal, eloquent, or even educated. We must simply come humble, honest, and fully dependent on Him.
Text: Matthew 21:1-16
In the culture today we hear a lot about praise. We praise others for a job well done, praise athletes for amazing feats, or praise victors for great accomplishments. We learn, though, through Scripture that only Jesus is truly worthy of all our praise. While there are many powerful Biblical instructions and examples of praise, we need not look further than the example of a child to learn how to praise the Lord. This message teaches us how we must be childlike in our praise.