Unless You Change And Become Like Little Children

Bridgetown Audio Podcast

Bridgetown Church

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

From the series "Gospel of Matthew." Jesus’ call for his apprentices to become like children is one of his most misunderstood teachings. In this message, we explore the cultural background to Jesus’ words and rediscover just how fitting and fierce they are for our culture today.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, John Mark here.
0:04.4	We have a few more weeks of Bridgetown Online before we switch over to a live stream and our new building.
0:10.0	In the meantime, I invite you to get out your Bible and turn to Matthew chapter 18,
0:14.8	as we continue our teaching series through Jesus' biography.
0:19.6	We left off,
0:21.0	last week at the very end of chapter 17,
0:23.0	let's pick it up in chapter 18 verse 1.
0:26.0	Read with me down to verse 9.
0:29.0	At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
0:33.0	who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
0:37.0	He called a little child to Him and placed the child to the Lord.
0:42.0	And he said,
0:43.0	He called a little child to Him and placed the child among them.
0:47.0	And he said,
0:50.0	Truly, I tell you,
0:52.0	unless you change and become like little children,
0:56.0	you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
0:59.0	Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child
1:03.0	is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
1:06.0	And whoever welcomes one such child in my name,
1:10.0	welcomes me.
1:12.0	If anyone causes one of these little ones,
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