Who Will Enter the Kingdom of God?

Sermon Outline:

A. You must receive the kingdom through childlike faith (13-16)

    1. The disciples reject the children (13)

    2. Jesus rebukes the disciples (14a)

    3. Jesus corrects his disciples (14b-15)

        a. The kingdom of God belongs to such as these

        b. The kingdom of God must be received like a child

    4. Jesus blesses the children (16)

B. Do not reject the kingdom in self-sufficient pride (17-27)

    1. Jesus' interaction with a rich man

        a. The rich man's earnestness (17)

        b. The rich man's misunderstanding (18)

        c. The rich man's confidence (19-20)

        d. The rich man's rejection (21-22)

    2. Jesus' interpretation of the rich man's rejection (23-27)

        a. The difficulty of entering the kingdom (23-26)

        b. The possibility of entering the kingdom (27)