1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,680 This is City Post Church. We're about three things. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,680 Build equipped and send. All under the Lordship. 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,240 Of Jesus Christ. A small church plant in Fort 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,400 Worth, TX. Who decided to do things a 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,640 little differently? Adoramos. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,480 Ajesu Cristo. I love City Post because of the 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,480 people. It's where I belong. 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,000 We truly preach the. Word. 9 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,680 I love City Post because of the community we've been able to 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,680 build. To do ministry like Jesus. 11 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,720 For light to push back. Darkness. 12 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:40,520 This is City Post podcast. Livvy asked Elena. 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,160 Hey can can you hand me a napkin? 14 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:46,760 And what Elena did was? Elena grabbed the napkins. 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,040 Pulled it toward. Her and said what's the 16 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,360 password? I've never seen this. 17 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,640 Before so I'm like, let's see how where this goes as a dad. 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,520 I'm entertained by these things. All right, so. 19 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,840 So Livi. Begins to just say things like 20 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,600 it's napkin and Elena's like no it's please no. 21 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,200 And they do the it's. Tortilla No. 22 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,960 Like they do this for. About a few minutes which. 23 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:17,800 Seem like 30 but I'm just like man just. 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,960 Give her a napkin already. Because it's making a mess. 25 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:24,320 Right, so then. Each needs a napkin and. 26 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:25,920 Then Rachel's like, I'm going to grab a napkin. 27 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,560 And and Elena does the same thing. 28 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,920 What's the password? So rage repeats the same. 29 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:36,120 Password that Libby gave her. And Elena goes, that's not it. 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,400 So I'm like, just give her the napkin and I like, like, like I 31 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,240 see where. This is going. 32 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,520 And it's funny. Because whenever we think about 33 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,080 heaven, whenever we think eternal life, whenever we think 34 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,600 about. Who goes to? 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,360 Heaven. And who doesn't? 36 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,280 When we look at this whole theology. 37 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:00,040 Many people see God that. Way where it's like how do I? 38 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,320 Know that I could. Get to heaven and we feel like 39 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:04,800 God is. Holding it, saying well. 40 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,160 It's the. Password and that there's. 41 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,840 Supposedly there's all these. Different types of answers. 42 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,000 That God is. Going to accept in order. 43 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,480 For us to let us. Into eternity to be with him. 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:22,160 And I'm here to tell. You that God is so loving. 45 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:28,760 And kind and merciful. That he tells us exactly how to 46 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,720 get to. Heaven in his word. 47 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,640 There's no secret sauce, there's no password, there's nothing. 48 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,360 The only. Way that you get to. 49 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,680 Heaven, the only way to eternity with. 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,640 Him is through. Putting your faith in Jesus. 51 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:44,920 Christ. That's it. 52 00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:47,840 And I know some people kind of feel a certain way about that. 53 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,600 Because it's like I. Think it's not up to? 54 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,240 Us, you know, like it, you know, if he's a good. 55 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,840 Person and they said no. It's super clear. 56 00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:00,080 It's that simple. And what we're going to look at 57 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:05,600 today is that there is a a guy who goes to Jesus and he has 58 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:06,920 this. Question. 59 00:03:07,640 --> 00:03:11,920 He has everything. He's a very wealthy man, lots of 60 00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:14,480 money, pretty much has everything he could want. 61 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,080 In Matthew 19. We're going to look at the story 62 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,440 of the rich young ruler when you look. 63 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,840 At all the Gospels. And you read all three of them 64 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,840 where we. Could from this guy was that he 65 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,480 was rich. Which meant he was extremely 66 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,920 wealthy. He probably owned a lot of land, 67 00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:32,040 cattle. We don't know if he inherited 68 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,240 his wealth or money. We don't know. 69 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,000 If it was a cash. Flow thing, we don't know if he 70 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,000 had many businesses. What we do know is that. 71 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,320 He was very rich. We know that he was young. 72 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,960 Which is a little bit. Different in those times like. 73 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,480 For you to be that. Young and have that much wealth 74 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,680 is not normal in that culture. And that he was a ruler. 75 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,880 What did he rule? Was it a Kingdom? 76 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,080 No, he. Was probably a ruler. 77 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,840 Of A at a synagogue. So he probably was. 78 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,400 High in leadership in one of the synagogues. 79 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,880 And this man who had everything, he had all the wealth in the 80 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,800 world, all the money in the. World he goes to Jesus, and he 81 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,560 asks Jesus a. Question that many of us are 82 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,560 pondering and many of us want to know. 83 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,400 And the question is, what must I do? 84 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,080 What thing must? I do. 85 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,800 To inherit to have eternal. Life and. 86 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:29,640 That's where we're going today, but let me pray for us. 87 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,280 So, Father, thank you for your word. 88 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,000 Jesus, I pray. God that we see your word 89 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,520 clearly this morning. So God for the few. 90 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,440 Moments that we're together. Help us to focus on you, Lord. 91 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:42,640 Be with those who are not feeling. 92 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,960 Well, and. God just take care of. 93 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,200 Us, in Jesus name we pray. Amen. 94 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,720 Amen. And just FYI, if you're sick 95 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,240 like. Just go get some medicine. 96 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,280 You know it'll help you. I promise we have some 97 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:57,160 healthcare professionals here, talk to them too. 98 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,920 So anyways, going back. So let's go to verse. 16 and 99 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:01,840 we're going. To walk through the. 100 00:05:01,840 --> 00:05:04,480 Story 'cause there's some truth. Here. 101 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,520 'Cause here's the issue with. This man, he has everything. 102 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,560 He has money. He has power. 103 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:11,720 He has. Everything. 104 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,760 But there's one thing that's nagging, and there's one thing 105 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,920 that's bothering him that he doesn't know if he has the 106 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,600 answer to. And it starts in verse 16. 107 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,840 It says just. Then a man came to. 108 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,800 Jesus and asked. Teacher what? 109 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,640 Good. Thing must I do? 110 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,480 To get eternal life. This is the question all of us 111 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,160 are pondering. This is the question that all of 112 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,400 us must answer. Regardless of your belief. 113 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,280 System, regardless of what religion. 114 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,880 You have. Is what what happens after this 115 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,440 life on earth is? Over. 116 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,840 What must I do now in verse 16? I want you to. 117 00:05:49,840 --> 00:05:55,440 Look at how he addresses Jesus. So if you're like highlighting 118 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,640 he, he says teacher so. He. 119 00:05:58,640 --> 00:05:59,960 He's not he. Doesn't go to. 120 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:01,800 Jesus and bow down, says my Lord. 121 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:04,160 He doesn't know that. He's Yahweh, he says. 122 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,920 Teacher. What must I do so he? 123 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,440 Knows that Jesus is good. Like he knows that he's teaching 124 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,720 the right things. So this. 125 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:17,320 Teacher must have the right answer that I need to know how 126 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,720 to get. Eternal life and look how. 127 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,400 Jesus answers him. Jesus answers him with a really 128 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,040 important question in verse 17. Why do you? 129 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:33,080 Ask me. What about what is good so Jesus 130 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,480 could have easily? Just told him I am the way, the 131 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,680 truth and the life. No one comes to the Father 132 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,560 except through me. That's John 14-6. 133 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,600 But Jesus doesn't do that. Because. 134 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,760 What he's trying to get this man to understand, he's trying to 135 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,680 expose his heart, and Jesus looks and goes, man. 136 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,720 Why do you ask me what is good? Jesus replied. 137 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,720 There is only one who? Is good if you. 138 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,080 Want to enter life? Keep the commandments. 139 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,400 So. What Jesus is trying to. 140 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,160 Do is get this man to understand that even though he's rich in 141 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,280 life, he is spiritually bankrupt? 142 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:14,680 It's a heart issue that he has. So what does Jesus start with? 143 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:19,040 Jesus starts with the law. And what we know is that the 144 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,280 law. Of God shows us that we. 145 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,480 Can't. So. 146 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,440 God has this amazing high standard. 147 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,560 He's a holy and righteous God. And when we sin against the holy 148 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:30,960 and righteous God. It. 149 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:35,760 Causes a chasm, so there's got to be something that is is 150 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,920 enabling us. To go to God, but because of 151 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:39,640 our. Sin. 152 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,440 We can't. Go to God and what? 153 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,920 Jesus does immediately. He brings in the law. 154 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,240 So he's like. Well, you got to do. 155 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,680 The 10 commandments. Now another thing that's 156 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,040 interesting is the question that. 157 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,400 Jesus asks why? Why do you? 158 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,400 What about me is good? Because. 159 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,040 Here's the here's the question. Because of the old. 160 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,160 Testament We know that only God is good. 161 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,840 So what Jesus is? Inquiring to this young man. 162 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,480 Here, he says if you're. Calling me good, then that means 163 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,400 that you're calling me God. And if you're. 164 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,400 Calling me God, then that means that you will obey what I'm 165 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:19,160 about. To tell you. 166 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:25,320 It's a question that Jesus. Poses at him so you. 167 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,560 You want to inherit the. Eternal life Go. 168 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:32,880 Ahead do the 10 commandments now what caused this response? 169 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:38,159 So the response is caused because in back in in verse 16 170 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,200 he says teacher. What? 171 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,159 Good thing, must I? Do and what Jesus? 172 00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:47,280 Is telling you is like there's nothing that. 173 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,120 You. Can do to inherit eternal? 174 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,120 Life. I love it. 175 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,360 It's it's everything that he does, you see, and what we. 176 00:08:55,360 --> 00:09:01,200 See is with our Christian faith, everything is backwards we. 177 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,760 Walk through life people walk through life thinking. 178 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,080 What must I do, what work must I do in order to have a 179 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,960 relationship with God? When? 180 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,120 The reality is that God did all the. 181 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,520 Work in order. To have a relationship with us, 182 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,240 it's backwards. And Jesus is pointing this out 183 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,040 to him. He's trying to pull him into 184 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,080 this and. Jesus is also. 185 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,720 Letting him know. That there is a. 186 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,040 Standard. That must be me, that must be 187 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,840 met to a holy and righteous. God, you know I was. 188 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,160 Thinking the last couple of weekends we. 189 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,720 Were able to go to. Some car shows and you know, 9 190 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,480 he had one. Yesterday and he had like. 191 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,080 There's a. Car Club caught on thief loss 192 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,720 and they're like all. These old school. 193 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:47,000 Really cool looking cars man. What if somebody went to him and 194 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,760 said I want to be? Part of your club, but they. 195 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:54,400 Pull up in the Kia. They're going to say no. 196 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,520 Like there's a standard here that you got to meet. 197 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,600 Yeah, but my Kita. Like I dropped. 198 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,200 It I got a little. Muffler on it, it's a four 199 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,920 banger, but it goes pretty quick. 200 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,440 I put some coil. Over his man, it looks sharp. 201 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,560 They're going to look at him, be like, that's not going to work. 202 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,040 Yeah, but I want to be a part man. 203 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,400 I want to be part of this thing. Like I want to be part of this 204 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:16,280 community. I want to be. 205 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:17,360 Part of what y'all are. Doing and. 206 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:19,680 They're going to keep saying if you don't get out, I'm we're 207 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:23,160 going to beat you up. Because your key is beat. 208 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,360 Up now I'm just like, it's like. It's just it's not going. 209 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:28,280 To work. The issue is that there is a 210 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:32,560 standard, there is a rule. That must be met in order to be 211 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:33,440 a. Part of that and. 212 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:35,920 It's the same thing with a holy and righteous God. 213 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,040 Listen, there is a standard. That needs to be met, and that 214 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,240 standard is perfection. It is. 215 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,040 Sinlessness. It is. 216 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:48,240 Holy and righteous and we will approach the throne of God and 217 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,040 say I want to be a part of this thing and God's like, I can't 218 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,040 because there's a standard so. In order for you to meet the 219 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,080 standard, you must do all these things. 220 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,160 And what? Jesus is trying to show. 221 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,880 This guy is. That no matter what he does, no 222 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,520 matter how much money he has, no matter who he is, he's not going 223 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,760 to be able to meet the standard. So how does he prove? 224 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,240 It to him. Cool. 225 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:12,480 You want eternal life? All right. 226 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:16,280 Awesome, do the 10 commandments no problem. 227 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,920 Now look what he. Answers them in verse. 18 So 228 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,120 he's like OK, cool, which. Ones. 229 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,600 Which ones do I got to do? Jesus replied. 230 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,960 You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery. 231 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,920 You shall not steal. You shall not give false 232 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,560 testimony. Honor your father and mother. 233 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,120 And love your neighbor as. Yourself. 234 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:43,160 So Jesus wraps all that up with. Leviticus chapter 19, verse 18 235 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:44,320 which is a. Great way to. 236 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,640 Summarize those 10 commandments. To love. 237 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,920 Your neighbor as yourself. So what Jesus does is that Jesus 238 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,440 quotes 6 out of. The 10 commandments. 239 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:54,360 Now what? A lot of. 240 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,680 Us don't know. Is that when God gave Moses the 241 00:11:56,680 --> 00:12:00,360 10 commandments, he put them on the tablet and he didn't put the 242 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,520 commandments 5 and five. Actually, when you look into. 243 00:12:03,560 --> 00:12:07,560 It it's actually four and. 6. And what Jesus does is that 244 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:10,720 Jesus quotes. The second tablet, which is. 245 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:15,880 All six of these that are horizontal, so the first four 246 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,160 are vertical there are our. Relationship with God. 247 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,400 You should have no other gods. Before me, you should. 248 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,000 Not use my name in vain, right? And then the second. 249 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:27,280 Tablet, those six are vertical. Those are our. 250 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:31,040 Relationship with mankind. And what Jesus does is that he 251 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,520 quotes the. Relationship with man. 252 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,840 You got that. The problem is your relationship 253 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,280 vertically with God. You have we, we like to use 254 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:41,960 these big words. You have the, you have good 255 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,280 orthodoxy, but you have. I mean, you have good 256 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:48,800 orthopraxy, but you have no orthodoxy, so it's missing. 257 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,920 And Jesus about to touch a nerve with this guy. 258 00:12:53,680 --> 00:12:56,920 So he quotes the second. Half, but he's like, no, you're. 259 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:01,760 Missing the first half. You're not having so. 260 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,360 He he shares these. Commandments with him and I. 261 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,680 Love what this young. Man says in verse 20. 262 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:13,040 He's like, cool, I got this. He didn't even pay attention and 263 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,800 he didn't even notice. What Jesus just did because he 264 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,800 said just keep the. Commandments and he said which 265 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:23,320 one he gave them six and not all 10 and he's like 6 out of 10, I 266 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:24,360 think I. Could do that. 267 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:25,680 Look, he. Says in verse 20. 268 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,960 All these I have kept. The young man said What do I 269 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,000 still lack? All right, now here comes the 270 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,480 nerve. That Jesus about to touch. 271 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,640 Look at verse 20. I mean verse 20. 272 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,800 One Jesus answered if. You want to be perfect. 273 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,600 Go sell your. Possessions and give to the 274 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,800 poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. 275 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:50,840 Then come and follow me. You know what I love about this 276 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,960 passage. When you see this story in the 277 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,960 gospels, the stories in about 3 of the. 4. 278 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:04,280 Gospels in Mark 10 verse 21 it says that Jesus looked at him 279 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:09,760 and loved him. Isn't funny that sometimes many? 280 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:14,640 Of us have this picture of God, where God looks at us. 281 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,400 When we fail. Like he hates us. 282 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:25,880 Which is not. True that God loves us when we 283 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,720 do. Well, he doesn't shame us when 284 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:33,400 we do wrong and God looked at him, he's like Jesus. 285 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,720 I could do. I did all these commandments and 286 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,160 the. Bible says that Jesus looked. 287 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,400 At him and loved him and I think that. 288 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,200 That is a great picture of our God. 289 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:50,040 So Jesus strikes the nerve. All right, cool. 290 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,200 I know you did these commandments, but you're missing 291 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,280 the other side so. All your stuff. 292 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:01,640 And come and follow me. Jesus is not teaching here 293 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,480 salvation by philanthropy, right? 294 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,880 Like it hasn't really nothing to do with his money. 295 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,880 He's what he's demanding is that this man must. 296 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:15,160 Give place. Number one in his life. 297 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:20,640 To Jesus and what we. See is that this guy fails the 298 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:21,920 test. In his answer. 299 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,560 So real quickly what? What? 300 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,040 What I want us to. Look at here just to pause a 301 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,560 little. Bit what this man does is that 302 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,080 he gives. God, a few. 303 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,320 Claims, so I don't put them up on the screen. 304 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:40,120 There's two claims that he gives number one. 305 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,720 The first claim is that we're good, right? 306 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,880 And then number. 2 is that you have to do. 307 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,840 Good things in order to get to heaven. 308 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,480 So it's not just that. We're good, but we also have to 309 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,040 do good to get to. Heaven, those are the claims. 310 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,000 That this. Young man is giving Christ. 311 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,720 As they are. Exchanging in this conversation. 312 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,120 He's like, man, I'm good, I've done these commandments. 313 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,520 Also just a. Little note, a little cultural 314 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,960 consideration if you were rich in these times. 315 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:15,000 If. You had a lot of. 316 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,560 Wealth or land or? Cattle, whatever it was, people 317 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:23,800 considered you blessed by God. So this guy's already walking in 318 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,560 his privilege. Not just that, he's a ruler at a 319 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,280 synagogue, so he knows the. Word. 320 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,320 So he's walking. Around he's like, man, I'm good, 321 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:37,320 but I'm also doing good and if I do good then I'll be. 322 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:41,000 Able to get to. Heaven, now we're going to, what 323 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,640 we're going to do is we're going to take God's truth and we're 324 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,640 going to combine them with these claims. 325 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:51,080 So go to the truth. Part Now the truth is is that no 326 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,080 one is. Good except God. 327 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,200 That's kind of a hard. Pill for us to. 328 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,760 Swallow. No one is. 329 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,560 Good. We see this all through 330 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:04,960 scripture. Romans 718 Good doesn't dwell. 331 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,560 This is the puzzle, but. Good does not dwell in me 332 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:13,800 because of my sinful nature. Romans 3323 For all have sinned 333 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,200 and fallen. Short of the. 334 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,960 Glory of God Romans 310 No one is righteous. 335 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:23,240 No, not one. So if I believe. 336 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,880 The narrative that I am always good and that there's no wrong 337 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,760 in me, then I am lying to myself because only. 338 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:37,160 God is good, so you we've got to First of all, let's accept the 339 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,200 fact that. No one is good except God. 340 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,960 I may be doing good things. I may. 341 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,400 Be behave. Every once in a while. 342 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,840 But the truth is. That I'm a terrible person. 343 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:50,840 I. Sin. 344 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,640 I do. Bad things. 345 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,360 I don't act the way I shit sometimes because of my sinful 346 00:17:57,360 --> 00:18:00,280 nature. So the faster that I. 347 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,360 Can believe the faster that I know that there's something 348 00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:05,080 wrong inside of me inside of this? 349 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,840 Heart and acknowledge that there's the only one that's good 350 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:15,280 is God and it's His goodness why I am alive today, the better. 351 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:16,360 It's going to be for. US. 352 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,920 And then the second truth. Bomb. 353 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:20,480 That I like to call. It. 354 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,480 Is that doing good things will not get you into heaven. 355 00:18:26,120 --> 00:18:28,720 Doing good things will not get you into heaven. 356 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,640 This is a difficult, difficult truth for us. 357 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:38,000 Because what we see in Scripture is that it's not about how. 358 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,520 Hard I work or how? Hard. 359 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:44,360 I plan myself like I should do all these things, like my access 360 00:18:44,360 --> 00:18:47,320 to heaven is not my hard work and my abilities. 361 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:50,440 And the truth is, you can't work hard enough. 362 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,760 It's impossible. You can't. 363 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,200 It is God. Who gives you? 364 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:01,240 Access to him and that access comes through Jesus Christ. 365 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,280 And listen, that is a loving statement. 366 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,320 It's not anything like, man, that's messed up. 367 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,480 Rick, how are you to say no? It's what the Bible tells us. 368 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,360 It's right here. Because look. 369 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:13,360 Look what? Happens to this. 370 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:15,880 Young man, check this out. In verse 22. 371 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,200 When the young man heard this, he went away. 372 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,360 Sad because he had. Great wealth. 373 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,760 Listen, the problem here with this young man was not that. 374 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,560 He was rich. The problem was that money was 375 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:36,000 his God and success. Was his idol and what Jesus is. 376 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,400 Saying is that anybody that wants to follow me, anybody that 377 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,280 wants to come to the father must. 378 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,200 Put me up there first. And nothing else. 379 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:50,120 My commitment, the covenant is with Christ. 380 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,240 He's the one. But you see this man, he. 381 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:59,440 He just loved his possessions. So much so with this answer. 382 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:00,720 What it says, man. He walked away. 383 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,800 Sad. He walked away like. 384 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:07,440 Dang it, I can't. I got too much going for me 385 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:11,320 right now. And that showed his heart. 386 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,440 So look how. Jesus answers because his 387 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,880 disciples are watching this whole thing take. 388 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:22,840 Place. In verse 23, then Jesus said to 389 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,960 his. Disciples, truly, I tell you, it 390 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,360 is hard. For someone who is rich to enter 391 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:30,120 the Kingdom of heaven again, I. Tell you it is. 392 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:33,440 Easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for 393 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,680 someone who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God when the 394 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,560 disciples. Heard this they were greatly. 395 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,000 Astonished. And they asked, Well then who 396 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,880 can be saved? Like then how do we do this? 397 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:49,200 This is impossible. But you see, Jesus says it in 398 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:50,440 the next. Verse he looked at. 399 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,720 Him and says yeah with. Man, this is impossible. 400 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,400 But with God all. Things are possible. 401 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,560 What? Jesus is pointing to is that 402 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,440 it's not what you do, it's not anything you do. 403 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,440 It's not the good. Things you do, it's not your 404 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,440 intention, it's. It's not how much. 405 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,720 Money you give, how much money you make. 406 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,640 It's how many? People you help. 407 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,280 All of those things are great, don't get me wrong. 408 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,960 We do a lot of good. Things here, but my goodness 409 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,920 doesn't come out of my sinful nature. 410 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,920 My goodness doesn't come out of me trying to please God. 411 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,080 So that we had go to heaven. No, my goodness comes out of my 412 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:28,280 redeemed. Soul. 413 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:32,080 That God gave me this new life. And it is the. 414 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:33,800 Christian life is the. Holy Spirit. 415 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,680 In me that now I'm able to walk in it and I'm able to do. 416 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,720 Great things, that's where. It comes from because I'll be 417 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,360 honest with you if it wasn't. For Christ, I care less. 418 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,440 Everything would be in inverted into me. 419 00:21:47,120 --> 00:21:52,000 I would only care about myself. But you see, it's with Christ. 420 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,520 Who's giving me a new? Heart. 421 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:55,800 He's giving me this. Heart of flesh, he's. 422 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,560 Taking my heart of phone he's giving me forgiveness of sin. 423 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,080 Now I'm able to see the world, I'm able to see people the same 424 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,520 way that. Christ saw people. 425 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,800 And that's where the goodness. Comes from and his disciples. 426 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,040 Are like man who who's going to be able to. 427 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:16,160 Who could, who could be? Saved and then Jesus is. 428 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,240 Saying, well, listen, it's it's easier for a camel to get 429 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,040 through the eye of a needle. What? 430 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,960 Let's say this is an example saying it's impossible. 431 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:31,480 It's impossible. But it is God who? 432 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,920 Saves not yourself. So he's saying he's like, no, 433 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,520 but with God everything is possible. 434 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,560 Then I love Peter, you know, 'cause. 435 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,080 Peter he always. Has something to say. 436 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:43,640 Peter said. He's that's just him. 437 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:45,720 Look what Peter says in verse 20. 438 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,720 Seven, Peter answered him. We have left everything to. 439 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:55,400 Follow you what then? Will be for us Jesus. 440 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,000 Said to him now. If I read this, I thought it 441 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,000 was. Interesting that Jesus does not 442 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,040 rebuke Peter for Peter asking for a reward actually. 443 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,040 Jesus answers him. You say, man, Peter, you. 444 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,240 Always got something to say, don't you? 445 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,200 No. He's like, this is great. 446 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:13,440 Let me show you. Truly, I tell you. 447 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,200 At the renewal of all. Things when the Son of Man. 448 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:20,880 Sits on this glorious throne, you who have followed me. 449 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,120 Will also sit. On 12 Thrones, judging the 12 450 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:28,320 tribes of Israel and everyone who has left. 451 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:32,480 Houses or brothers or sisters? Oregon father or mother or? 452 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,600 Wife. Or children or field for my sake 453 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,120 will receive 100 times as much and will inhale. 454 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,920 Eternal life, but many. Who are first will be. 455 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:50,640 Last, and many who are. Last will be. 1st man this is a. 456 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,760 Tough truth. Here, So what Jesus is saying 457 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,160 Peter has a legit concern. He's like man. 458 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:01,800 But we've left. Everything and Jesus like yes. 459 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:06,560 You have and there's going. To be a huge reward for you in 460 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,840 heaven. And anybody else? 461 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:14,120 Who puts me first over? Everything else in their life. 462 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:16,680 Will receive that reward as well. 463 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,840 Difficult truths here. But Jesus is very clear and 464 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,240 listen, I just want to. Tell you salvation is free. 465 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:26,800 But following Jesus is going to cost you. 466 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,840 Discipleship will cost you. And Jesus said listen to follow 467 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:32,840 me. There's a cost. 468 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,720 It ain't as easy as just showing up, no. 469 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:40,440 There's a cost to this. So what I want to do is just 470 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,320 kind of end today. With just four quick truths 471 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,720 about what we see. Here with this young man, 472 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,440 because many of us are probably. Thinking well, Ricky. 473 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:53,840 I got you. I'm not rich, I'm poor so this 474 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:55,240 don't even apply to me. I'm not poor. 475 00:24:55,240 --> 00:25:01,760 I'm oh, I can't even afford the OR so this doesn't apply to me. 476 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:06,560 It wasn't the money. It was the. 477 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:10,360 Placement of priority and what I want you guys to think. 478 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:12,600 About is this I? Want you to think about? 479 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,480 What is the? Most important thing in your 480 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,400 life if you. Want to know what the most 481 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,240 important thing in your? Life is just. 482 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:22,000 Look at your bank statement. Where's all your time and money 483 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,880 going to think about what's the most the most important and 484 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,080 precious thing in your? Life just go ahead and just 485 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,040 think about it put. It in your mind? 486 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,080 For this guy, for this. Rich. 487 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,960 Young ruler, it was his. Money and success. 488 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,360 For some of us, it might be. A career. 489 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,760 For some of us, it's our family. For some of us, it's our future 490 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,120 for some of us. It's it's a business. 491 00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:47,400 That we might have built I don't know. 492 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:51,600 Think about what's the most important thing in your life Now 493 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,560 think about giving it to. Jesus. 494 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,800 And saying this is nothing compared to following you. 495 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,800 That's what it means. That's the. 496 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,760 Cost. And that is what Christ is 497 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,480 requiring from all of us in this room. 498 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:11,960 I remember when I was seeking to follow the Lord, I remember God 499 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:16,080 called me and there were some. Things that I had in my life 500 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:19,920 that. When I surrendered my life to 501 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,800 Jesus and the calling he put on it. 502 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:26,320 None of this other stuff mattered, like it just didn't 503 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,560 mean anything to me. Even to the point like, I mean, 504 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,640 I don't care about I. Dropped my letters from a 505 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,120 fraternity thing I know somebody was dating that I had no. 506 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,120 I just threw that aside. Like there was nothing in my 507 00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:41,440 life that mattered when I had this encounter and this 508 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,200 experience with. Christ. 509 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,240 And even when things come back up today, do you regret? 510 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,360 No, I don't. There's nothing I regret. 511 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,800 Because. Following Christ, letting go of 512 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:59,120 the thing that means the most to me, actually unlocked the 513 00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:02,280 blessing that he had. For me and my. 514 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:06,960 Life changed forever and it's not about financial blessing, 515 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:10,280 it's not about getting more money or a higher position at 516 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,880 work. No, it's about trusting Christ 517 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,840 with every single. Aspect of your life. 518 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,920 And watching him work. Watching him. 519 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,760 Walk with you and be. With you and take care of you. 520 00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:28,760 And your family, it's just. Amazing. 521 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,760 But we have to be. Able to surrender SO4. 522 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,160 Quick things. 4 Truths. And then we'll be out of here. 523 00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:40,920 Number one, Jesus is the. Only way to heaven, period. 524 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,800 Guys, he says it right here. He's like. 525 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:49,120 Listen, if you want eternal life, it's through me. 526 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,640 We see that all through scripture is for by grace. 527 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,800 That you have been saved through faith and not of. 528 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,600 Your work so that way. Any man can boast, for I am the 529 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,200 way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father. 530 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,080 Except. Through me for the wages of sin 531 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:08,560 is. Death, but the gift of God is 532 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:12,600 eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. 533 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:17,880 Because I go on and on, God is pointing this big fat neon sign 534 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,960 saying. Christ, Christ. 535 00:28:20,120 --> 00:28:24,920 This is the only way to eternal life, and some of us might. 536 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,680 Have like a little. Bit of an issue with that. 537 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,480 Like man, Ricky, what about my friends I don't see? 538 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:32,160 It this way. Well. 539 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,880 You have the truth. But give it in love. 540 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:42,600 I truly believe this is so. Loving the way that Jesus. 541 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,720 Posts shows this. Rich young ruler, it's so 542 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:53,200 loving. The law shows our inability to 543 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,200 please. God. 544 00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:02,320 So we have to figure out a way. To get with him and that way is 545 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,680 Jesus. I love the just. 546 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,920 Thinking about some quote like. Like I was thinking. 547 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,080 About like man, think about the things that you do do. 548 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,720 To try to get to. God, but in response. 549 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:19,040 The things that you do do are actually do, do without Christ. 550 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:27,640 That's what Isaiah says. Like listen your your works are 551 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,360 filthy. Rags to me. 552 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,400 You trying to earn your righteousness. 553 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,880 Nothing but. Filthy rags without Christ. 554 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,200 So I want us to understand. That man God. 555 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,040 Loves you so much. He's like man, like I know 556 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,800 you're trying, but. You have to put your. 557 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,640 Faith in Jesus Jesus is the only way to heaven. 558 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:52,680 Without him, there's no other way #2 Jesus is the only one. 559 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:57,280 Who can satisfy your soul? He's the only one that you can 560 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:02,120 satisfy your soul. This rich young ruler, he 561 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:03,640 probably thought he. Had it in the bag. 562 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,840 He had money, power. Respect is the key to life. 563 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:11,720 Anyway, he had all these. Things, but there was still 564 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,080 something missing inside of him. There was something that he was 565 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,120 searching for. And many of. 566 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,480 Us without Christ. There's something that we're 567 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,640 searching for. That's why we're trying to 568 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,720 figure out where we belong. We're trying to find out. 569 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,120 Who we go with we're. Trying to find out what we need 570 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:32,400 to do in life and that hole, that emptiness that all of us. 571 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:35,920 Struggle. With can only be satisfied with 572 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,280 a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. 573 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:42,040 He's the one that satisfies. He's the one that. 574 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,000 Gives us purpose. He's the He's the water for our 575 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,360 soul. He's the water. 576 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,240 That you will never thirst again, He is the bread. 577 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,600 That you will never be hungry again, He. 578 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:56,560 Is what satisfies our souls. This young, rich young ruler. 579 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,000 Was looking for that that's. Why it says? 580 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,440 When Jesus said. Hey, go sell your stuff. 581 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,080 Go sell the stuff that that. You idolize and go. 582 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,960 Get rid of that stuff. And then come to me and what 583 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,240 happens? He went away. 584 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,080 Did he go away happy? No. 585 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,720 The Bible. Says that he went away with a. 586 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:18,240 Sadness. Because he knew he's like. 587 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,280 I can't give. This up but he. 588 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,200 Also knew that there was nothing else in life. 589 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,720 That he was going to be. Able to find satisfaction 590 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,360 because. I have it all already. 591 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,000 It doesn't work. So. 592 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:33,040 Jesus is the only one that can satisfy your soul, which sees us 593 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:36,000 to number. 3 Earthly treasures are worthless. 594 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,280 Compared to Christ. Man when Peter. 595 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,440 Goes to Jesus and says what about us? 596 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,800 Like like I left. Everything to follow you and. 597 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,720 Jesus is like, listen. You're going to be. 598 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:53,240 Sitting with me in heaven in all eternity, and those of you who 599 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:57,560 have taken our most precious thing and have. 600 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:01,680 Laid it at the feet of Christ, you're going to be rewarded. 601 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:06,080 A hundredfold. It's not easy. 602 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,720 But it's the. Truth and that's where eternal 603 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:16,200 life comes into. So this is the last one and I'm 604 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,360 asked to worship Team Y'all. Just stay seated for a second. 605 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:22,240 I want everybody to look up and listen to me because this, this 606 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,600 one kept me up. You know, I was telling Juan I 607 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,880 was like, man, this morning I woke up about 5:00 AM. 608 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:29,840 Like I just. Felt like the spirit just just. 609 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:34,040 Jostling with me. These are the things I love and 610 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,760 hate about preaching. And it's like man, Lord. 611 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,800 Like this this. Thing right here that you're. 612 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:44,240 Asking is so everybody listen to me and pay attention. 613 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:54,080 Jesus requires everything. Think about Jesus requires 614 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:59,320 everything. Not just 50, like 6040, not 615 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,600 7030, not I'm I'm going to give you this, I'm going to hold on 616 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:03,600 to this. No, no, no, no, no. 617 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,480 Listen to me. He requires everything. 618 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:09,640 That means like everything, that I. 619 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,200 Love. The most so if I'm thinking like 620 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:16,360 man, my my job. My family, my wife, my. 621 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:20,040 Babies. Everything that I have in life. 622 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:29,440 It's his, he could have it like. Knowing Christ is worth more 623 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:32,560 than everything that I love in this world. 624 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:35,520 He could have it. He could do whatever. 625 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,840 He wants with it. It doesn't mean anything if if I 626 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,840 don't have Christ, it means nothing to me. 627 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,560 If this church were to disappear, if this building. 628 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,320 Were to burn down if. I were to be like. 629 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:51,720 Kicked away from being a. Pastor, if I have Christ, I 630 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:53,680 still have every. Single thing that I need. 631 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:58,760 And that's a. Hard thing to say and my my 632 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,560 question to. You is that have. 633 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:07,000 I given Jesus my everything. Like what am I holding back? 634 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:11,760 Like what am I gripping? What am I holding to? 635 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,480 Where Jesus? Is like, man, I want you to 636 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,360 follow me, but if you're going to follow me, it's going to 637 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,239 require you. To give up every. 638 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,080 Single thing in your life, the things that you love. 639 00:34:22,159 --> 00:34:24,600 The things that you idolize. The things that make you 640 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,280 comfortable. I need every single aspect of 641 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:28,639 your life. And I need you. 642 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,080 To give it to me, and I want you to surrender it to me. 643 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,159 And you have to come to him and say, Lord, I trust you. 644 00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:38,719 With it. It's not about me anymore, it's 645 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:42,600 all about you and when. You get to that place. 646 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:48,440 Of brokenness and of surrender. And I'm, I'm just going to be 647 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:52,320 real, especially my men in here. Listen, surrender is not a form 648 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,040 of weakness. Surrendering to Christ is a form 649 00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:59,440 of strength. So many people like man. 650 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:05,160 Like what if everybody see good for you to surrender. 651 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,040 Everything to Jesus. Can you imagine? 652 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,480 What it looks like for your kids and your wives and your families 653 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:15,680 to see you say I'm surrendering it all to him and all to him I 654 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:17,440 owe and. Everything he has and. 655 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:20,160 I'm going to follow Christ now and y'all are coming with me. 656 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:23,960 How powerful is that for a man? Imagine how this is going to 657 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,000 change the the lives of our families. 658 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:33,440 In our city, guys, following Jesus requires every single 659 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:37,560 thing, and what worries me and what keeps me up at night is 660 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,000 that listen, there's a lot of people and be real. 661 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,920 Even inside of the. Church, there's a lot of. 662 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,320 People in church, there's a lot of ministers. 663 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,080 There's a lot of worship people, there's a lot of teachers, 664 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,160 there's a lot of people who preach that are. 665 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,240 On their way to hell right now because they have not 666 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:54,440 surrendered everything to Christ. 667 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,000 They play the game, they play the religious bubble, and that's 668 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:00,800 fine. But listen, the Bible is. 669 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,120 Very clear. If you want to follow me. 670 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,280 That requires. Everything. 671 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,880 So we need to. Ask God, we say Lord. 672 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:16,640 You can have everything, my finances, my job, my family. 673 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,640 I want to surrender it to you and I'm going to let you do 674 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,960 whatever you want with it. Some people are like, man, 675 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,240 Ricky, I can't like what if God changes everything? 676 00:36:27,240 --> 00:36:28,600 What? What if God takes things away? 677 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,000 What? That's where your faith. 678 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:35,160 Comes in because what usually what ends up happening is that 679 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,000 the things. That he's gifted you with. 680 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:40,920 When you surrender it to him. He repurposes it. 681 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:45,600 And uses it for his glory. Now it's all about following 682 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:46,960 Christ. Some of y'all might thinking man 683 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:50,040 Ricky how do I do? That How do I follow Christ? 684 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,520 Well, you got to. And admit that you're not good 685 00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:57,080 person. I am a Sinner. 686 00:36:57,720 --> 00:37:01,800 I sin all the time. I'm not a good person. 687 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,160 I mess it up. But. 688 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:09,320 Jesus will forgive. Me and I could ask for his 689 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:12,000 forgiveness because of what he did on the cross. 690 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:14,560 And I know that He will forgive me. 691 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:19,920 And because of that, I'm going to put my faith in Him and I'm 692 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:21,680 going to tell. Everybody that I. 693 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:25,200 Have faith in Christ. I'll follow him now and listen 694 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:28,200 when you. Do that and you say. 695 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,400 Lord, I want to follow you. Jesus, I want to. 696 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:35,720 Follow you that. Is how you get to heaven and 697 00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:39,040 listen, heaven is not a. Place where good people go. 698 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,080 And hell is not a place where bad people go. 699 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:45,840 Heaven is a place where people who love Jesus go. 700 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:50,240 And hell is a place where people who don't want Jesus go. 701 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,760 We need to change how we see this in Scripture. 702 00:37:54,560 --> 00:38:00,000 Through scripture. So listen, as we worship, I want 703 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:03,640 to invite you, man. I think there's some of us in 704 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,840 here who like, man, I just need, I just need to give some things 705 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:11,600 up to the Lord today. And listen, we're going to have 706 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,440 brothers and. Sisters who who will pray with 707 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:16,560 you? And who will guide you if some 708 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,360 of y'all like Man, I just don't want nobody to pray with me 709 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:19,480 Rick. That's fine. 710 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:21,360 Stay where you're. At you come up here to the 711 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,440 altar, it don't matter. This is this. 712 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:28,200 Is our our our church home? But don't leave today. 713 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,120 Don't leave today struggling. With the fact I don't know if 714 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:36,240 I'm going to go to heaven or not talk to somebody. 715 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:40,440 Give your life to Christ. Maybe for some of us, it's like 716 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:41,720 Ricky. I'm tired of struggling. 717 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:43,720 I want to surrender. Come see me. 718 00:38:43,720 --> 00:38:46,000 Let's pray. Together, I'll be right here. 719 00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:49,000 Nobody's going to take pictures, nobody's going to no like this. 720 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,920 That's how serious this is. We want you guys. 721 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:55,400 To have a full. Life in Christ. 722 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,360 That's what the word of God says, because he. 723 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:00,440 Loves you that much. We pray for us.