Growing in the Lord

Gospel for Toddlers – “Let the little children come unto me”

Yield to God

How do we evangelize our very small children – even as small as two years old?

“Ye that are truly kind parents, in the morning, in the evening, and all the day beside, press upon all your children, ‘to walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us;’ to mind that one point, ‘God is love; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.’ ” – John Wesley, sermon

The best way to evangelize our small children is to kindle in them a receptivity to understand and rest in Jesus’ love, and to reflect it back to Him in deed and in voice. One of the best ways is by storytelling and guiding them in loving and thankful prayers. (Other fantastic ways include talking about Christian art, church architecture, and observing the mysteries of the Lord’s Table and Baptism).

Love > Faith

“If I have all…

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