Jesus Loves the Little Children

15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God . 17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. Luke 18:15-17

Jesus loves the little children,

All the children of the world,

Red and yellow, black and white,

They are precious in his sight.

Jesus loves the little children of the world.

I. Everyone loves children.

• A. Unpredictable. You never know what they will say.
• B. They have a wide-eyed curiosity about life.
• C. But some people love children for the wrong reason.
• 1. Possessions.
• 2. Control of children make them feel important.
• 3. Some worship their children.
• D. But Jesus loved the children because he saw the purity of their faith.

II. Can little children be saved?

• A. Jesus included little children in his ministry.
• B. The Bible says much about the responsibility of parenthood.
• (Parenting wouldn’t be important if children weren’t important.)
• C. I was baptized as a child, received the Holy Ghost at eleven.)
• D. The Holy Ghost has fallen on many children in our Sunday School.

III. Are children important to the church?

• A. Much of our ministry centers around children.
• B. One reason for the strength of the church is people saved when they were children.

IV. Four keys to preserving the faith your children were born with.

• A. Pray with them and for them.
• B. Bring them to Sunday School and church.
• C. Make the Bible important in their lives.
• D. Give them the right example to follow.

V. You are the most important key!

• A. Have you repented of your sins?
• B. Have you been baptized in Jesus’ name?
• C. Have you received the gift of the Holy Ghost?
• D. Are you faithfully serving Jesus?