Episode 255 - Teaching Children to Love & Welcome Others with Trillia Newbell

“I want to help parents engage further with their children about
what it means to welcome and love the way Jesus does.” Today we
hear from Trillia Newbell about her children’s book, The Big Wide
Welcome. She brings to our attention the sin of partiality or
favoritism and how important it is for us as parents to check our
own hearts in order to model this for our children. Kids will
learn that Christians and churches are called to be like Jesus,
fully welcoming people so they can come to know the Good News.


 


ABOUT OUR GUEST


Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including 52 Weeks
in the Word, A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance,
If God Is For Us, and the children’s books, The Big Wide
Welcome, Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. When
she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers
as the Acquisitions Director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is
married to her best friend, Thern. They reside with their two
children near Nashville, TN. You can find her
at trillianewbell.com and follow her on Instagram
at @trillianewbell. 


 


SCRIPTURES


Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Matthew 19:14 NIV


My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in
our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over
others? For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting
dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes
in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. If you give special
attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the
poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the
floor”—well, doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments
are guided by evil motives? James 2:1-4 NLT


Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in
the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you
favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are
guilty of breaking the law. James 2:8-9 NLT


The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked;
Who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 NKJV


When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her,
“Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town
to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and
I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For
Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If
you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink,
you would have asked him and he would have given you living
water.” John 4:7-10 NIV


 


BOOK BY TRILLIA NEWBELL


The Big Wide Welcome


LINK


Trillia Newbell


 


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