What does it mean to have childLIKE faith? - Guest Casey Steen

"Childlike, Not Childish"
Mathew 18:1-4
Guest Pastor Casey Steen
November 30, 2025


Pastor Casey's previous message at Oasis: https://youtu.be/HeB-D4F-lys

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https://www.oasischurch.online/future

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SERMON NOTES:
- Mark 12:30
- Childlike, Not Childish
- Hebrews 11:6 “without faith it is impossible to please God.”
- Mathew 18:1-4
- Luke 18:17
- The kingdom of God is not built on achievement—it’s received through astonishment.
- 1. ChildLIKE Faith is full of Wonder and Awe, it’s not unresponsive and apathetic. 
- Exodus 15:11
- Hebrews 12:28-29
- Psalm 139:14
- Self Reflection: Have I lost my sense of Wonder and Awe?
- 2. ChildLIKE Faith is full of Faith and Trust, not disbelief and suspicion.
- Hebrews 11:1
- Hebrews 11:6
- Currency of heaven 
- Matthew 9:29
- Matthew 15:28
- Mark 11:22-24
- Matthew 9:22
- “…because the more you understand of the character of God, the more utterly inconsistent with rational thought it would be that God would ever deceive you, because His track record is perfectly consistent.” —R.C. Sproul
- Self Reflection: Where can I trust God more and have greater faith?
- 3: ChildLIKE Faith is full of Humility and Gratitude, not selfishness and entitlement.
- “When we have conquered ourselves, we have conquered all” —Charles Spurgeon
- Because self-love turns everything inward.
  But biblical love is outward.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5
- Luke 18:9–14
- James 4:6
- Matthew 23:12
- Proverbs 16:18
- Childlike faith is not childish faith. Being ChildLIKE resonates with and embraces the neediness, dependency, and smallness of those who understand their place in the kingdom of God. ChildISH simply put, is one who refuses to grow up and thinks everything is about THEM.
- Self Reflection: What areas of my life have I become selfish and entitled?  

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We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

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