Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 18:1-20. When Jesus teaches His disciples about greatness in the kingdom of heaven by placing a child in their midst, He turned upside down their expectations. In the ancient world, children were valued for the fact that they grew into adults. Jesus reverses such thoughts when it comes to the kingdom of heaven. To enter into the kingdom of heaven is to come as one entirely dependent upon Christ. Jesus values these little ones, and knows that sin would keep them out of the kingdom of heaven. All of Jesus’ disciples, therefore, must beware leading any little ones into sin or falling into sin themselves. The fire of hell is a reality that Jesus does not desire for anyone. Instead, as the Good Shepherd, He seeks after even one who is lost. Though we might scoff at such economics, Jesus values the one, and He calls His Church to the same type of love. His words concerning the brother who has s