Luke 181823 The Cost of Going Deeper In God And a ruler asked him Good Teacher what must I do to inherit eternal life And Jesus said to him Why do you call me good No one is good except God alone You know the commandments Do not commit adultery Do not murder Do not steal Do not ID: 535056
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“And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'"
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And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.” Luke
18:18-23
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Our deepness in God will create our distinction between us and the world.
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“having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.” 2 Timothy 3:5 ESVSlide6
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How many of you know, you can have everything this world has to offer but still be lacking?
“And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"”
Luke
18:18
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What must I do to inherit eternal life?
THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD WANTS TO BREAK DOWN OUR WORLDLY UNDERSTANDING AND BRING US TO HIS UNDERSTANDINGSlide8
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Check out Jesus response and then Richie Rich's response.
“And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'" And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth."” Luke
18:19-21
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A believer's understanding does not come from the world but from God.
We must stop trying to figure out on our own what eternal life looks like?
We must stop trying to understand eternal life based on the world's understanding. Slide10
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“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 ESVSlide11
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“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Romans 12:1-2 ESVSlide12
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THE BOTTOM LINE:
GOD ISN'T AFTER YOUR STUFF, HE'S AFTER YOU! Slide13
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Jesus tells Richie Rich the following:
“When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."”
Luke
18:22
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What is the one thing that you have yet to do in order to go deeper in God?Slide15
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Jesus wanted to redefine Richie Rich. He wanted to rebrand his identity.
Richie Rich wanted to be defined by what he had while Jesus wanted to take Richie Rich deeper.
Prosperity is not about what you have, it's about what you do for people.-unknownSlide16
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“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
2 Corinthians
5:17
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Going deeper means we must put all of our affection on God and not on our stuff and recognize that God is after you.
Jesus was trying to reset his affections.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Luke 12:34 ESVSlide18
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God finds more value in you than in the things you possess.Slide19
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APPLICATION:
Like Richie Rich, a lot us may think, “I’m a good person” and put our trust in our own goodness. What do you put your trust in?
What things do you treasure? How would you feel if Jesus asked you to give them up? Slide20
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THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD WANTS TO BREAK DOWN OUR WORLDLY UNDERSTANDING AND BRING US TO HIS UNDERSTANDING
THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD ISN'T AFTER YOUR STUFF, HE'S AFTER YOU!
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PRAYER:
Father,
Thank you for loving us and for desiring to be in relationship with us. Thank you that you pursue us for deeper relationship with you. We pray that you remove our worldly understanding and grant us the Spirit of wisdom that would allow us to know you deeply. Slide22
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We pray that the eyes of our heart be enlightened so we may grow deeper in relationship with you. We release all our stuff that interferes with knowing you deeper and we accept everything you have for us so we can grow deeper in love and relationship with you.
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We understand the cost of going deeper means we must lose ourselves and gain all that you have for us. We commit to pay this cost in Jesus Name. Amen.
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Luke 18:18-23