What does Tribe teach about childlike faith?
Drawn from the message where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.
At Tribe, the teaching on childlike faith is grounded in the conviction that God speaks in a still small voice rather than in wind, earthquake, or fire, and that hearing him requires the kind of attentive, humble posture a child naturally brings. Brian walked through 1 Kings 19, where Elijah meets God not in the dramatic but in the quiet that follows, and the congregation's own reflection sharpened the point: a teacher goes quiet to get a class's attention rather than yelling over it, and a whisper implies nearness. As Brian put it, God refuses to compete. In his words, "He refuses to compete. What I have to say is so valuable, so life giving, I'm not going to compete with the clamor of other voices."
The teaching connects childlike faith directly to the work of the Holy Spirit inside every believer. Brian described how, after someone comes to faith, a channel for spirit-to-spirit communication opens up, one God himself placed there. The Spirit does not speak from a distance or force his way through the noise. Brian reflected that "Why could he hear a whisper? Because God is so close to you. He doesn't need to come in from the outside because he's there coming from the inside." Childlike faith, then, is less about innocence in the sentimental sense and more about staying close enough, and quiet enough, to actually hear what the Spirit is saying.
Brian also drew on Matthew 18:3 to anchor this, placing Jesus's own words about becoming like a child alongside the broader series on hearing God's voice. The point was not that God is predictable or easily managed, but that he is good, and that those who come to him without needing to control the encounter are the ones most likely to recognize his voice when it comes.
Taught from 1 Kings 19:11-13 · Matthew 18:3 · John 16:13 · 1 John 2:26-29 · Psalm 119:105
“He refuses to compete. What I have to say is so valuable, so life giving, I'm not going to compete with the clamor of other voices.”
From The Revelation of His Word
The passage taught · 1 John 2:26-29
26 These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.
27 As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
28 Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
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- June 26, 2023 The Revelation of His Word Brian Hunter explores how God speaks through Scripture and the Holy Spirit, drawing on 1 Kings 19 and John 16 to show why that still, small voice matters more than we realize.