The Kingdom Belongs to Children

March 8, 2026

The Kingdom Belongs to Children
Mark 10:13-16 |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

Mark 10:13-16
Mark uses “paida” = children under 13
Luke uses “brephé” = infants or babies

Parents weren’t seeking baptism.
Illustration from Heaven Is For Real by Todd Burpo.
Mark 9:34

What is it about children that Jesus is showing us?

  1. Humbly recognized dependence on God.
    The greatest obstacle to a relationship with God is pride.
    I Peter 5:5-7
    II Corinthians 12:9-10
  2. For a child, faith is simple.
    Matthew 18:2-3
    Faith is not complicated: it is a decision to trust.
    Illustration: Bridge rail. “My mother was fearful, I wasn’t because my father’s hand was wrapped around mine.”
    Hebrews 11:1-2,6
  3. Children know they belong to a family.
    In the midst of trouble, watch who they run to.
    John 1:12-13
    Galatians 3:26 “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,”

Believe (John 3:36)
Repent (Acts 3:19)
Receive (John 1:12)
Confess (Romans 10:9)

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