IES Teens
April 26-27, 2025 - Pastor Joshua Kunze
Childlike vs Childish Faith
Locations & Times
IES TEENS at Blue Room - The City Center TCC Batavia 7th floor
Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur No.126, Karet Tengsin, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10250, Indonesia
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM
Humility is God’s standard for greatness.
Jesus is calling us to be childlike, not childish.
Jesus is calling us to be childlike, not childish.
Childish Faith
Traits:
• Easily discouraged when things don’t go their way.
• Conditional obedience – follows God as long as it’s comfortable.
• Self-centered prayers – “God, give me…” rather than “God, use me.”
• Lack of discernment – believes things easily without seeking the proper understanding.
• Easily discouraged when things don’t go their way.
• Conditional obedience – follows God as long as it’s comfortable.
• Self-centered prayers – “God, give me…” rather than “God, use me.”
• Lack of discernment – believes things easily without seeking the proper understanding.
Childlike Faith
Traits:
• Trusts God’s character, even when the path is unclear.
• Obeys quickly and simply, without needing full explanations.
• Asks honest questions, not out of doubt but out of desire to grow.• Is teachable and open to correction.
• Trusts God’s character, even when the path is unclear.
• Obeys quickly and simply, without needing full explanations.
• Asks honest questions, not out of doubt but out of desire to grow.• Is teachable and open to correction.
Being childlike in our faith is about trusting God with our whole hearts and relying on Him in everything.
God calls us to spiritual maturity.
God calls us to spiritual maturity.
Spiritual maturity is the process of growing beyond childishness.
It calls to move from a self-centered, immature faith to a mature, servant-hearted, and trusting relationship with God.
It calls to move from a self-centered, immature faith to a mature, servant-hearted, and trusting relationship with God.