Follow Jesus Now

September 14, 2025

Chris Honess, Lead Pastor

And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:3

Leading Your Child to Jesus

1. Follow Jesus yourself.

But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

1 Samuel 2:18-19

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:1

2. Expect Jesus to pursue your child.

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. A third time the LORD called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

1 Samuel 3:7-9

A.) Through the Bible.

B.) Through community.

C.) Through the Holy Spirit.

3. Confess to them.

“What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.” So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”

1 Samuel 3:17-18

4. We pray with and for them.

Action Step: I will pray with/for a child in my life every day this week.