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Bible study · Matthew 18:1-35

Matthew 18: As little children

Read Matthew 18:1-35 before you meet.

In a few lines

In Matthew the disciples themselves bring Jesus the question of who is greatest (18:1), and he answers with a little child (18:2-4). His parable of the sheep ends on "these little ones" (18:14). And in the parable of the king, the fellow servant begs with almost the very words the first servant used: "Have patience with me, and I will repay you!" (18:29).

The verse to carry

“Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Matthew 18:4

To talk about

  1. 1. "Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven" (18:4). What would humbling yourself look like for you this week?

  2. 2. The man in Jesus's parable goes to "seek that which has gone astray" (18:12). Has anyone ever come looking for you when you had drifted? What did it mean to you?

  3. 3. "Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?" (18:33). What helps you show others the mercy you have been shown?

Prayer requests