The rich young ruler - Mark 10:17
Gregory Bishop
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: This sermon is about the story of the rich young man who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. The young man is not a bad person, but he thinks he is good because he has obeyed the commandments since childhood. Jesus tells him to sell all his possessions and give to the poor and follow him, but the young man goes away sad because he has many possessions. Jesus says it's hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God, but all things are possible with God. The sermon emphasizes that Jesus came to save sinners, not just good people. Jesus looked at the young man with love, but he knew that the young man's wealth was an idol that needed to be removed from his heart. The sermon encourages listeners to identify their own idols and turn to God for forgiveness and salvation.
The sermon discusses how idols can be anything that we put in place of God, such as money or relationships. Jesus tells a young rich man to sell everything and follow him, which is a hard thing to do. Jesus tells us that we must be willing to put everything on the table and trust that he will take care of us. This is a risk, but there is a blessing and joy on the other side, even if it costs everything in this life. The sermon emphasizes that we must take up our cross every day and define ourselves as radical disciples of Jesus.
The speaker discusses the story of Abraham in the Bible and how God called him to take risks and trust in Him. The speaker encourages the audience to not live a double life and to fully surrender themselves to God. They invite those who want to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior to come forward and pray with them. The prayer consists of confessing one's sins and accepting Jesus as their Savior.
The sermon discusses how idols can be anything that we put in place of God, such as money or relationships. Jesus tells a young rich man to sell everything and follow him, which is a hard thing to do. Jesus tells us that we must be willing to put everything on the table and trust that he will take care of us. This is a risk, but there is a blessing and joy on the other side, even if it costs everything in this life. The sermon emphasizes that we must take up our cross every day and define ourselves as radical disciples of Jesus.
The speaker discusses the story of Abraham in the Bible and how God called him to take risks and trust in Him. The speaker encourages the audience to not live a double life and to fully surrender themselves to God. They invite those who want to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior to come forward and pray with them. The prayer consists of confessing one's sins and accepting Jesus as their Savior.
Mark 10, verse 17. This passage, this text has one of my favorite verses in the Bible, one of my verses that impresses me the most, that touches me the most, and it also has some of my least favorite verses in the entire Bible. You will see, ok, all together.
Verse 17: “As he left, Jesus, to continue on his way, a man came running, and kneeling before him, asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit the eternal life? Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? There is none good, but only one, God. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Don't steal. Do not give false testimony. Don't disappoint. Honor your father and mother. He then, responding, said to him: Master, all this I have kept from my youth. Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him: You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up your cross. But he, afflicted by this word, went away sad, because he had many possessions. Then Jesus, looking around, said to his disciples: How hard will those who have riches enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. They were even more astonished, saying among themselves, who then can be saved? Then Jesus, looking at them, said: for men it is impossible, but not for God; because all things are possible with God. Then Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left everything, and we have followed you. Jesus answered and said, Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left a house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the Gospel, who will not receive a hundred times more now in this time; houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and those who are last will be first.”
Verse 17: “As he left, Jesus, to continue on his way, a man came running, and kneeling before him, asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit the eternal life? Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? There is none good, but only one, God. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Don't steal. Do not give false testimony. Don't disappoint. Honor your father and mother. He then, responding, said to him: Master, all this I have kept from my youth. Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him: You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up your cross. But he, afflicted by this word, went away sad, because he had many possessions. Then Jesus, looking around, said to his disciples: How hard will those who have riches enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. They were even more astonished, saying among themselves, who then can be saved? Then Jesus, looking at them, said: for men it is impossible, but not for God; because all things are possible with God. Then Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left everything, and we have followed you. Jesus answered and said, Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left a house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the Gospel, who will not receive a hundred times more now in this time; houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and those who are last will be first.”
