Bring the Little Children to Me: A Plea for Life | Luke 18:15-27 | IN STEP
Summit Life with J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear Ministries
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🗓️ 17 November 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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As we continue our “In Step” series through the Gospel of Luke, Pastor J.D. teaches about a defining feature of those who follow Jesus: They care for the vulnerable, the weak, the helpless, and the forgotten. Followers of Jesus care for the vulnerable and the helpless because, before God, we are vulnerable and helpless, too.
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| 0:00.0 | For some people, pro-life is like a moral club they use in the culture war, even as they ignore the sufferings and the needs of other vulnerable groups around them. |
| 0:07.7 | And I say to you, your conviction is not sincere, and that's shown by the disposition you take toward other people who are vulnerable around you. |
| 0:14.7 | If you really care about the vulnerable, you will see you advocating for life everywhere. |
| 0:30.9 | Thanks for joining us today for the Summit Life podcast with J.D. Greer. |
| 0:32.3 | I'm Molly Vitovich. |
| 0:37.2 | Did you know that each week we send out a newsletter designed to keep you encouraged and in the loop. It has all new |
| 0:38.5 | content and resources for each week, links to Pastor Jadie's most recent messages, latest blog, |
| 0:44.7 | updates on brand new resources, free downloads, and even stories from fellow listeners. And when you |
| 0:49.7 | sign up today at J.D.grier.com. We'll also send you a little gift, our everyday revolutionary |
| 0:54.9 | discussion guide. Do you want to live out your faith with courage and everyday moments? |
| 0:59.6 | Receive this completely free download to help you steer group conversations on Pastor |
| 1:04.4 | Jadie's new book just released last month. Today, Pastor Jadie points out what he thinks is |
| 1:10.0 | one of the most defining characteristics of a Christian. |
| 1:13.1 | Wondering what this is, well, might be one of those messages that you want to come back to over and over. |
| 1:18.5 | So as always, you can share from the app you're listening from or find it on our website. |
| 1:23.1 | That's jadie greer.com. |
| 1:25.3 | Let's join Pastor Jadie in the Book of Loop. |
| 1:32.6 | Thank you. That's jadee Greer.com. Let's join Pastor J.D. in the book of Luke. All right. Open your Bible to Luke chapter 18. Luke chapter 18, we are continuing on in our |
| 1:38.6 | series called In Step, which is basically a walk through the gospel of Luke, end step with Jesus, even if we are |
| 1:46.1 | out of step with the world, because those things will always go together. |
| 1:50.7 | Luke chapter 18, last year leading up to the election, I preached a message from Luke |
| 1:56.6 | chapter 10 on the good Samaritan in which Jesus explained that it is the duty of all Christians |
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