Stumbling Blocks

Opening question: Who is the greatest person in the world today?

Read Matthew 18:1-7, circling difficult words:

1 The disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, 3 “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me. 6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come. But woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!

Discussion questions:
1. How would you define greatness?
2. Why does Jesus use a child to explain greatness?
3. What is the kingdom of heaven and how do we enter it?
4. What is the world referring to?
5. What are some examples of stumbling blocks in today’s world?
6. What does it mean to be converted?
7. Have you been converted? If so, please tell your story.