In this message, we're invited to consider the challenging spiritual insight that Jesus calls us to "become like little children" in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. It's a theme woven all through the Gospel of Matthew, but in chapter 18 Jesus uses a child as the ultimate example of humility and dependence. In this message, Marcus confronts our ingrained tendencies to assert independence and control, urging us to embrace childlike outlook on life, anchored by our trust in God. In order to do so, we much understand the difference between being childish and being childlike. It's a paradoxical call to 'grow down' into a posture of trust and dependency that reframes our lives, our spiritual walk, and enabling us to rediscover the awe and intimacy with our heavenly Father that so many have lost over time.