Verse 2. - A little child. Our Lord teaches, not only by spoken parables, but by symbolical actions also. This was not a mere infant, as Christ is said to have called him unto him. A tradition, mentioned by Nicephorus ('Hist. Eccl.,' 2:35), asserts that this child was the ...
Verse 1. - My little children; or, perhaps, my dear children; or, simply, my children. The diminutive τεκνία, if it retains any force, expresses endearment rather than smallness or youth. The word occurs only once outside this Epistle (John 13:33), and it was, perhaps, from...
is said to have been inspired by Matthew 19:14 where Jesus says, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.” In this verse, the disciples were afraid the children would bother Jesus, but Jesus wants children to come to him...
Psalm 56:3 – A Verse to Calm Their Hearts One of my favorite verses to teach during these times isPsalm 56:3, “When I am afraid, I will trust in you.” It’s simple enough for a preschooler to understand, but packed with meaning. Child Evangelism Fellowship even turned it into aso...
~ John 14 verse 6 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. ...
The Little Children and Jesus - Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples
Verse 9. His only distinguishable feature. A seemingly insignificant tattoo on his right palm. His gun hand. His motivation, his mantra. To be etched on his tombstone , if he were allowed one. No matter. Recognition was a weakness. It was necessary neither in death nor life. Invisibility ...
he’s building him up. There’s a difference. Buttering up manipulates, but building up matures. Paul gives genuine reasons for building up his brother: he gives thanks to God and he prays over his brother. The word that Paul uses later in verse 7 is exactly the right word—“refreshed...
Halloween, is something in which many little children participate, dressed up in costume, without any understanding of the spiritual implications they are “toying” with. Many parents tell me how harmless this fun-night is. On the other hand, last week, I had a Nigerian pastor ask me why ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionJesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.New Living Translation...