A Countercultural Kingdom
Jesus inaugurates a completely countercultural Kingdom....a Kingdom where humility, and not pride, is the dominant trait and a Kingdom that can only be received "as a little child" and not a demanding, arrogant adult.
Matthew 17:22-27
Matthew 18:1-9
Mark 9:32
Mark 9:33-34
Philippians 2:3
1 Peter 5:3
Sermon Discussion Questions:
Describe the two KIngdoms at war in the world since the beginning of mankind?
What realities about the Kingdom of God are addressed in this passage?
What about children is necessary to enter the Kingdom?
Why is it so bad to cause someone to fall?
Why does Jesus tell us to cut things out of our lives?
What was the specific application to the church in the sermon?
