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The Bridge Sermons
Bridge Builders: Let the Children Come (with Tony Vis)

The Bridge Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 35:56


Orangeburg (SC) Church of Christ Audio
Let the Children come – Mark 10:13-16 (5/25/26 a.m. sermon)

Orangeburg (SC) Church of Christ Audio

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026


Some people view children as merely to be tolerated, but to Jesus, they mattered.  He welcomed children, and even gave them as an example to follow for his disciples.  And he still welcomes those who will come to him with a child-like faith. Speaker: Justin P. Sivley

Inverness Vineyard Sunday Talks
Sunday 3rd May - "Let the Little Children Come To me" // Lyndsay Duncan

Inverness Vineyard Sunday Talks

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 29:41


CTK Skagit
Palm Sunday - Let the little Children Come To Me

CTK Skagit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 79:32


Hackberry House of Chosun
North Korea: Let the children come...to Kim

Hackberry House of Chosun

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 4:05


From cradle to grave, Kim owns his people. (A 2007 recording. Do you think things are different today? Please keep praying for today's NK and today's Kim)

Peace of Christ - Sermons
Sunday January 11th, 2026 - "Let the Little Children Come" - Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus - 3:25:26, 11.54 AM

Peace of Christ - Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 13:32


Sunday January 11th, 2026 - "Let the Little Children Come" - Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus - 3:25:26, 11.54 AM by Peace of Christ Church - Round Rock, Texas

Erieside Church's Podcast
Let the Children Come to Me

Erieside Church's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 65:12


Mayflower Church
The Fourth Sunday of Lent, 2026

Mayflower Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2026 35:54


This Sunday, Rev. Sheridan Irick preaches from the Hebrew book of Deuteronomy, chapter 24, verses 17 through 22, a section of the passage also known as ‘Miscellaneous Laws' and from the Gospel according to Matthew 19, 13 through 15, a passage also known as ‘Let the Children Come to Me.' Live-streamed Sunday, March 15, 2026, from the sanctuary of Mayflower Congregational UCC Church in Oklahoma City.

BBC Sermons and Special Services
March 8, 2026 - Let the Little Children Come - Dr. Austin Carty

BBC Sermons and Special Services

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026 11:49


March 8, 2026 - Let the Little Children Come - Dr. Austin Carty

Walking Through The Word - Daily Podcast Commentary

February 27 |Exodus 8:1-32, Matthew 19:13-25, Psalm 24:7-10, Proverbs 10:18 // Looking for ways to help your kids learn God's Word? Join Pastor Dale, Pastor Joel and Pastor Grant for the Walking Through the Word Podcast 4 Kids daily at lifereachresources.com/podcasts.   

B. C. Newton
Let the Children Come to Me | Mark 10:13-16

B. C. Newton

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 41:07


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Chapel in the Hills
Matthew 19:13-15 | Let The Children Come

Chapel in the Hills

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 50:59


We must obey Jesus' command to welcome children into our fellowship because they belong to the kingdom of heaven, and we must never ignore or forbid them from being a part of the church family.

Congregation of the Living Word, a Messianic Jewish Congregation
A Few Minutes in The Gospel of Mark   Part 21:  Let The Little Children Come -  English only

Congregation of the Living Word, a Messianic Jewish Congregation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 3:45


A Few Minutes in The Gospel of Mark   Part 21:  Let The Little Children Come -  English only.  Messiah's teaching about children is well known.  But perhaps the context sheds additional light on a deeper meaning!  Based on Mark 10: 1-16.  This is a rebroadcast of a podcast originally recorded September 15, 2022.  

In The News
Will Australia's social media ban for children come to Ireland?

In The News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 22:51


This week, Australia became the first country in the world to impose a social media ban for children aged 16 and under.Welcomed by parents there but criticised by big tech and some free-speech advocates, the ban will see companies such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok face massive fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove the social media accounts of Australian children. And to stop children getting such accounts in the first place.Ireland is also taking steps to make children safer online, with a Government push to design a digital wallet linked to social security numbers as proof of age. And the Department of Health's online safety taskforce will also lay out its proposals today.Irish Times Political Correspondent Ellen Coyne explains the Government's advanced plans to protect children from accessing harmful material online.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan and Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series

In this sermon, Karl Ihfe highlights Broadway church's long-standing partnership with the Children's Home of Lubbock, whose mission is "manifesting Christ through excellence in childcare." He shares sobering statistics about Lubbock County being the fourth highest for child abuse in Texas, with 783 confirmed victims last year, emphasizing that these aren't just numbers but children created in God's image who need healing and hope. Karl connects this ministry to Jesus's teaching in Mark 10, where He was "indignant" when disciples tried to prevent children from approaching Him. Jesus taught that the kingdom belongs to children and that welcoming a child in His name is welcoming Jesus Himself. Karl reminds the congregation that caring for vulnerable children isn't a side project but reflects the heart of God, who describes Himself in Psalm 68:5 as "a father to the fatherless." The sermon concludes with a call to radical generosity toward their $40,000 goal to support safety initiatives at the Children's Home. https://bwaychurch.org  

San Ramon Valley Bible Church Audio Sermons
Let The Children Come To Me

San Ramon Valley Bible Church Audio Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 29:14


Sermon by David Huete from Luke 18:15-17

San Ramon Valley Bible Church Video Services
Let The Children Come To Me

San Ramon Valley Bible Church Video Services

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 29:14


Sermon by David Huete from Luke 18:15-17

Summit Christian Church
Let the Children Come

Summit Christian Church

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 37:22


Manheim BIC Church Podcast
Let the Children Come

Manheim BIC Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 36:08


Sermon 11-9-25 // Pastor Bryce Taylor

Anchor Bible Church
Let The Children Come To Me

Anchor Bible Church

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 59:05


First Baptist Zachary
Let the Children Come

First Baptist Zachary

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 38:55


Redeemer Church Tauranga - Podcast
Mark #10 — Jesus, Our Priest and Prophet (Mark 10:1-52)

Redeemer Church Tauranga - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025


10 And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them. 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” 5 And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.' 7 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” 10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” Let the Children Come to Me13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” 16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. The Rich Young Man17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.' ” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” 28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” 29 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, 30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, 33 saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. 34 And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.” The Request of James and John35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” 38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Mk 10:1–52.

New Covenant Church Sermons
10/5/25 - Mark 10:13-16 - "Let The Children Come To Me" - Jonathan Wisdom

New Covenant Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 37:11


Sermon by Jonathan Wisdom on 10/5/25 at New Covenant Church in Anderson, SC Scripture Passage: Mark 10:13-16 Outline: - How Jesus welcomes children - How we can welcome children - How we become like children www.ncchurch.net

Pillar Baptist Church
Let the Children Come to Jesus

Pillar Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 37:38


Luke 18:15-17 The post Let the Children Come to Jesus appeared first on Pillar Baptist Church.

King's Alaska Podcast
Let the Children Come | Pastor Daniel Bracken

King's Alaska Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025


Our Sunday Night Worship Experience streamed live on September 21st, 2025. Experience life with people, power, and purpose. Connect with us! https://www.kcalaska.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kingschapel.alaska/ https://www.instagram.com/kingschapelalaska/ Give: https://www.kcalaska.com/give/

Center Baptist (Omaha)
Let the Children Come - Mark 10:13-16

Center Baptist (Omaha)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 35:22


Sermon by Davy Lee on September 14, 2025. 

Abounding in Faith - IBCNJ
Let the Children Come to Jesus

Abounding in Faith - IBCNJ

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 44:37


On this edition of Abounding in Faith, the broadcast ministry of Immanuel Bible Church of Howell NJPastor Joe Suozzo, teaching from the Gospel of Mark, shows how precious children were to Jesus and how we must approach Him with that same kind of heart.Follow on twitter - https://twitter.com/ImmanuelBibleNJFollow on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ibcnj.org/For more information, please visit: https://ibcnj.org

Twin City church of Christ Podcast
Let the Children Come to Me

Twin City church of Christ Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 34:15


Series: N/AService: B - Sun PM WorshipType: SermonSpeaker: Jacob HudginsSunday evening sermon Jacob Hudgins

Twin City church of Christ Podcast
Let the Children Come to Me

Twin City church of Christ Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 34:15


Series: N/AService: B - Sun PM WorshipType: SermonSpeaker: Jacob HudginsSunday evening sermon Jacob Hudgins

Real Life Christian Church
Student Sunday - Let The Children Come To Me

Real Life Christian Church

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 17:27


The disciples tried to stop the children from coming to Jesus. He told them to let them come to him. May we value the next generation as much as Jesus did.

WWUTT
WWUTT 2461 Let the Children Come to Me (Luke 18:15-17)

WWUTT

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 23:03


Reading Luke 18:15-17 where the disciples try to hinder children from coming to Jesus, and Jesus rebukes them and says even they must receive the kingdom of God like a child. Visit wwutt.com for all our videos!

Renaissance Church
Luke 18:15-17 Let the Children Come to Me

Renaissance Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 36:20


Pastor Jeff Watts teaching on Luke 18:15-17.

Groveport UMC
Let the Little Children Come

Groveport UMC

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 26:19


"Let the Little Children Come" by Pastor Rick Birk August 24th, 2025 Pastoral Message Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/

Lighthouse Community Church
Let the Children Come To Me

Lighthouse Community Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 17:41


Pastor Kevin WarnerMark 10:13-16

Broadview Sermons
Let The Children Come To Me

Broadview Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 32:36


Pastor Vernon preaches on leading the children to God.

Broadview Sermons
Let The Children Come To Me

Broadview Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 32:36


Pastor Vernon preaches on leading the children to God.

Soli Cast
Let the Children Come - Luke 18:15-17

Soli Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025


Pastor David preaches from Luke 18:15–17, showing how Jesus welcomes even the smallest children into His kingdom, not because of their worthiness but to reveal the radical grace and dependence required of us all. In a world that either idolizes or discards children, this passage calls us to welcome them and to become like them, utterly dependent, if we are to receive the kingdom of God.

KAC Baptist Church Podcast
June 29: "Let the Children Come to Jesus”

KAC Baptist Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 15:00


Mark 10:13-16 ESV And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

Renewal City Church Teachings
James Dieter - Let the children come to me

Renewal City Church Teachings

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025


James speaks on retaining the simplicity of faith and remembering the importance of children.

Teach Me The Bible
Luke: The Parable of the Persistent Widow, The Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Let the Children Come to Me, The Rich Ruler, Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time, Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar (Chapter 18)

Teach Me The Bible

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 19:15


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Faith Presbyterian Church
Let the Children Come to Me, Mark 10:13-16

Faith Presbyterian Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


Pastor Nicoletti preaches from Mark on Christ’s relationship with our children.

All In
Katie Wade-Neser: Helping Little Children Come Unto Him

All In

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 51:04


For five years now, Katie Wade-Neser has been sharing suggestions and ideas for helping parents teach Come, Follow Me to even the tiniest children. She does not feel the idea for the Instagram account or even many of the ideas she has shared have come from her, but instead from a loving Heavenly Father who loves His children. She is simply grateful to have been a part of it! 3:39- A Generational Passion 6:57- The Origin Story 14:09- What Makes Children Special 19:30- Teaching to the Strengths of Children 27:58- Overcoming Barriers and Establishing Expectations 34:27- A Vessel 38:20- Beauty in the Mess 41:14- Giving Grace 46:04- Questions As a Mother 49:17- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? “Little kids deserve to be taught the things of God.”

Ad Jesum per Mariam
The Mystery of Belonging: Receiving the Kingdom as a Child

Ad Jesum per Mariam

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 21:32


The Mystery of Belonging: Receiving the Kingdom as a Child The readings today explore the profound mystery . . . . . . behind Jesus' invitation for children to come to Him. We all have heard the story of Jesus holding a child. But do we really understand the meaning behind the mystery? The Essence of Being a Child It emphasizes that the essence of being a child is belonging—to a family, to one another, and ultimately to God. Just as children must be raised, humanity, too, requires guidance and teaching from God. The Homily highlights the familial relationship we share through Christ, as both children of God and of Mary, reinforcing that true freedom comes not from independence but from recognizing our belonging. The call to receive the Kingdom like a child is a call to embrace this belonging fully, a message that extends to families and the entire Church. Listen to this Meditation media. Listen to: The Mystery of Belonging: Receiving the Kingdom as a Child ----------------------------------- Image: Let the Children Come to Me: German Painter: Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein: 1788 – 1868 ----------------------------------- Gospel Reading: Mark 10: 13-16 First Reading: Sirach 17: 1-15

Bethlehem Sermons Audio
Let the Children Come to Me

Bethlehem Sermons Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


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Catholic Daily Reflections
Friday of the Second Week of Advent - Dancing and Mourning

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 4:50


Read OnlineJesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.'”   Matthew 11:16–17What does Jesus mean when He says “We played the flute for you…” and “we sang a dirge…?” The Church Fathers clearly identify this “flute” and “dirge” as the word of God that has been preached by the prophets of old. So many came before Jesus to prepare the way, but so many failed to listen. John the Baptist was the final and greatest prophet, and he called people to repentance, but few listened. Thus, Jesus points out this sad truth.In our day and age, we have so much more than the prophets of the Old Testament. We have the incredible witness of the saints, the infallible teaching of the Church, the gift of the Sacraments and the life and teaching of the Son of God Himself as recorded in the New Testament. Yet, sadly, so many refuse to listen. So many fail to “dance” and “mourn” in response to the Gospel.We must “dance” in the sense that the gift of Christ Jesus, by His life, death and resurrection should be the cause of our wholehearted rejoicing and eternal adoration. Those who truly know and love the Son of God are filled with joy! Furthermore, we must “mourn” on account of the countless sins in our own lives and in the lives of those all around us. Sin is real and prevalent, and a holy sorrow is the only appropriate response. Salvation is real. Hell is real. And both of these truths demand a total response from us.In your own life, how fully have you allowed the Gospel to affect you? How attentive are you to the voice of God as it has been spoken through the lives of the saints and through our Church? Are you tuned in to the voice of God as He speaks to you in the depths of your conscience in prayer? Are you listening? Responding? Following? And giving your whole life in the service of Christ and His mission? Reflect, today, upon the clear, unmistakable, transforming and life-giving words and presence of the Savior of the world.Reflect upon how attentive you have been in life to all that He has clearly spoken and to His very presence. If you do not find yourself “dancing” for God's glory and “mourning” over the evident sins of your life and within our world, then recommit yourself to a radical following of Christ. In the end, the Truth that God has spoken throughout the ages and His holy and divine presence are all that matter.My glorious Lord Jesus, I acknowledge Your divine presence in my life and in the world all around me. Help me to be more attentive to the countless ways that You speak to me and come to me each and every day. As I discover You and Your holy word, fill me with joy. As I see my sin and the sins of the world, give me true sorrow so that I will work tirelessly to combat my own sin and bring Your love and mercy to those who are most in need. Jesus, I trust in You.  Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: Let the Children Come, via flickr