>Bill: An eminent
psychologist was called to
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testify in court. A
severe no-nonsense professional,
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she sat down in the
witness chair unaware that
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its rear legs were set
precariously on the back
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of the raised platform.
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"Will you please
state your name?" asked the
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district attorney.
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Tilting back in her
chair, the psychologist opened
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her mouth to answer,
but instead catapulted
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head-over-heels backward
and landed in a stack of
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exhibits and
recording equipment. Everyone
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watched in stunned silence
as she extricated herself,
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rearranged her disheveled
dress and hair and was
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reseated on the
witness stand. The glare she
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directed at onlookers
dared anyone to so much
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as smirk. "Well,
doctor," continued the district
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attorney without
changing expression, "perhaps we
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could start with
an easier question."
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(MUSIC)
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>>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
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GOD'S BOOK THE BIBLE
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STILL RELEVANT IN
TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD.
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IT IS WRITTEN .
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SHARING MESSAGES OF
HOPE AROUND THE WORLD.
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(MUSIC)
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A young man came to
Jesus with what he thought was
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a deep and challenging
question: "Good Teacher,"
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he said, "what must I
do to get to heaven?" Isn't
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that what we all want to
know, isn't it? "What must
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we do to get to heaven?"
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Some of you would
prefer to be on the golf course
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right now. Instead, you
are watching me. I think
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it has something to do
with this question: "What
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must I do to get to heaven?"
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Well, the Lord Jesus
tells us in no uncertain terms
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just what it takes to be
saved. I do not know where
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you stand with the Lord
today, but I do know that
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if you are not saved,
you need to be and you will
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hear how you can be today.
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If, for some reason,
you have been mislead about
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your salvation, then you
will hear how you can come
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to know Jesus today. All
I ask is that you let the
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Lord speak to your
heart, and if He calls you to
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come to Him, then I
want you to come. Let's look
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together at the passage
- it is found in Mark 10:17
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- 22
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I would like for us to
look into this encounter
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today, because I fear
that there are many people who
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are in the same condition
as this young man. They
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want to be saved and
they may even feel that they
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are saved, but they
have no understanding of
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what genuine, biblical
salvation is all about.
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This particular encounter
is mentioned by Matthew,
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Luke and of course
here, in our text, by Mark.
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All three of the
Gospel writers add additional
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detail concerning this
man who has come to be known
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as The Rich Young Ruler.
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Let's get to know
him a little better.
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All three evangelists
tell us that he was a rich man.
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Matthew tells us that
he was young and Luke tells
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us that he was a ruler.
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This probably means
that he was a ruler in the
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synagogue. When all the
facts concerning this man
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are considered, it becomes
clear that this young man
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had many things going
for him in his life. 1.
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He has Youth - Youth is
a wonderful thing! There is
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no better time to give
one's life to the Lord. If
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you are young and
unsaved, let me challenge you to
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come to Jesus today!
Don't waste your life! Don't
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burn the candle for
the devil and then blow the
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smoke of a wasted life
in the face of God someday.
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Come to Jesus now,
while He can use you for His
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glory and make something
special out of your life!
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2. He has Wealth -
This young man has plenty of
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this world's goods.
Now, there is nothing wrong
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with having money!
Having money isn't evil, it is
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when money has you
that problems begin. 3. He
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has Morality and
Religion - This man is living a
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clean, moral life.
Notice that Jesus did not rebuke
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him when he
claimed to have kept the
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commandments. Outwardly,
this man's life was clean
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and pure. That is a
wonderful thing! It ought
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to be true about
every person listening to
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me right now. 4. He has
Position - Luke says that
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he is a ruler. As I said
a moment ago, this probably
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means that he is a
leader in the synagogue. He is a
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man of some influence
in local religious circles.
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That too is a good
thing! From every outward
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appearance, this man
was the ideal young person.
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He was everything a
mother might want her son to be.
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He was clean cut,
religious, industrious and
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morally clean. He
was the envy of everyone!
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In spite of all he
has going for him, this
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man had one mighty big
skeleton in his closet! In
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spite of all that he
had, he still had an itch he
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could not scratch! He
had found that his youth left
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him unsatisfied. His
money had left him feeling
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unfulfilled. His morality,
his clean living and his
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religious activity had
not been able to satisfy
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the deepest longing of
his soul. His swift climb up
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the rungs of the social
ladder had failed to give
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him what he wanted
most: peace with God. So, he
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comes with haste to Jesus.
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He falls down
before the Lord and he
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cries out to Christ.
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Maybe you are in the
same shape as this young
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man. From every
outward appearance, you have it
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made. Life has been good
to you. You have a little
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money. Maybe you
have climbed up the social
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ladder a little ways.
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Maybe your name is
well known and you are
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well thought of in the
community. Maybe you are a
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good person, who has
lived a clean, moral life. Maybe
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you are a church
member, a leader, a teacher, and
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everyone thinks your life
is complete. But, in spite
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of all you have, there is
still something missing in
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your life. You know
you have what it takes to
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live, but you also know
that you are unprepared to
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die. You have
everything you want and need
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materially, but you do
not have spiritual peace with
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God. Everything looks
good on the outside, but
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the insides are all messed
up. If that describes you,
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then keep
listening, because Jesus has a
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word of hope for you!
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As this young man comes
to Jesus, he gets several
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things right. Notice: 1.
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He comes to the right
Person - He had evidently
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heard of Jesus and
knows that if anyone can help
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him, Jesus can. 2. He
comes in the right way -
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He comes running,
because he knows the urgency
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of the situation. He
also came kneeling. This shows
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that he recognized that
fact that Jesus is worthy
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and he is not. 3.
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He comes for the right
purpose - This young man
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came to Jesus pondering
the issues of eternity.
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He had the most important
things on his heart. We
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live in the midst of one
of the most sophisticated
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and intellectually
advanced cultures the
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world has ever known,
yet people still do not
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know the answer to the
most basic and important
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question of all. People
do not know how to be saved.
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Man can split atoms,
put men on the moon, harness
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the power of the sun,
wind and rain, but he does not
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know how to get to Heaven!
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Thankfully, Jesus had
the answer for this young man
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and He still has the
answer you need today. 4.
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He comes at the right
time - He came when Jesus was
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nearby! That is a mistake
many make. They think they
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can come to Jesus at
anytime. They think they
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can come whenever it
fits into their schedule. The
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truth of the matter is
somewhat different. Man
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doesn't come to the
Lord whenever he wants, he
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comes to Jesus when
Jesus is passing close to him.
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That is why the Bible
says what it does in Isaiah.
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55: 6 -
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You never come to Him
when you want. You come when He
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is calling you. You
come when He is passing
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by! While this man gets
several things right, he
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gets the main thing
terribly wrong. Notice
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his question in verse 17.
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Matthew's account puts
it this way, Matthew 19: 16.
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This man knows he has a
lot of good things stacked
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up in his corner. He
seems to think that if he can
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just add some other
good thing, then he can have
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salvation as a reward.
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There are two
basic problems with his
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question: 1. He thinks
salvation can be earned
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- He wants to get
his salvation like he has
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gotten everything else in
his life: he wants to earn
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it for himself. 2.
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He thinks salvation is a
reward - He seems to think
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that if he can just do
enough good things, then
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God will give him
eternal life as a reward. John
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10:28 ". I give eternal
life to them ." When Jesus
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hears what this man
wants, He responds in an unusual
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manner. He confronts
this young man in two specific
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areas. 1. He confronts
him regarding the Person of
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the Savior - When
this young man called Jesus
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Good. Jesus reminded
this young man that no one
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was good but God. This
was designed to make this
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young man consider how he
viewed Jesus Christ. Jesus
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is not just a good
moral man, a teacher sent to
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show us the way. No! He
is far more than that! He is
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God in the flesh! He
is not a way-shower, He is
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the Way. He is not a
truth dispenser, He is the
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Truth. He does not point
out the path to life, but
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He Himself is the Life!
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2. He confronts him
regarding the Problem of
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Sin - When Jesus
reminds this young man that only
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God is good, he is
trying to get this moral young
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man to see that he is a
sinner. Apparently, this
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young man believed
that salvation was just
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something else he
could add to his resume. But,
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Jesus wants him to see
that he is a sinner and as
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a sinner he has no
ground upon which to stand
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before the face of God.
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This is where most
people are isn't it? They take
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an external,
superficial, inventory of their
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lives and think they
are alright. They say, "I
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don't beat my wife. I
don't abuse my children. I
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don't run around. I
don't drink. I provide for my
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family. I am a pretty
good person. And, after all,
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compared to some people,
why, I am almost a saint!"
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Do you know what's
wrong with that? The problem
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with people and their
relationship with God is
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not what they are
outwardly, it's what they
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are inwardly! The heart
of the problem is a problem
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with the heart!
Romans 3: 10 - 12 Jesus still
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loved this young man
regardless of his sins and
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regardless of his improper
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the problem is a
problem with the heart! Romans
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3: 10 - 12 Jesus
still loved this young man
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regardless of his sins
and regardless of his improper
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understanding of the
things of God. As proof of
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His love, Jesus tells
this young man how to be saved.
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Jesus tells him to do
three things. 1. Sell his
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possessions and give
the money to the poor -
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Jesus isn't implying
that salvation is earned by
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giving away our material
possessions. He is merely
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placing His finger on
the root of this man's
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problem. He loved his
money more that he wanted
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God in his life. Jesus
is saying, "If you want Me,
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you can place nothing
else ahead of Me!" will save!
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2. Take up the cross -
The cross was symbolic of
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death. To take up one's
cross was to go to one's
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death. Jesus is saying,
"If you want me, then you
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have to die to yourself!"
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In other words, your
loves, your goals, your
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desires, your plans,
everything you have, must
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be given up if you want
to come to Jesus! 3. Follow
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Jesus - Here is the crux
of the matter! This young
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man has been following
power, prestige, position
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and possessions. Jesus
says, "You turn your back
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on all that and you
follow me. That is how you
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get eternal life!"
This is still the call
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of the Gospel. God
says, Isaiah 45: 22
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The demands of the
Gospel are clear. You must
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forsake your sins
through genuine repentance and
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embrace the Savior
by faith. This, and this
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alone, will save your soul.
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Here is the saddest part
of this entire encounter.
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This young man
makes his decision, notice
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what he did. He chose his
possessions over Jesus! He
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loved his money more
than he wanted to be saved.
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Jesus will allow you to
make the same choice. If
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you want it, He will
let you keep it! But, ponder
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this question: Mark 8: 36 - 37
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One day, this
man's youth faded and was
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gone. He retired from
his prestigious position down
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at the synagogue. Finally,
age and disease overtook
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him and even his vast
wealth couldn't prolong
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the inevitable, and
he died. Friends, what
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you do with Jesus in
this life, has eternal
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consequences. In verse
21, Jesus summed up this
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young man's dilemma
with these words, "One thing
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you lack". This man had
everything, but the most
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important thing. He had
everything but he lacked
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Jesus! Does that
describe you? Do you have money?
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Position? Youth? Beauty?
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Health? Education?
Or anything else you
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can name, but still
lack Jesus? Friend, you don't
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have to go another
minute without Him. Today
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is a time of
personal encounters. Jesus is
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speaking to hearts right
now. Don't walk away from
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Jesus, come to Him now!
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Master let me be
your disciple I pray.
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Master let me be
your disciple I pray.
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I lift my voice to
heaven, and pray that
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you will guide me
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You've watched me
from a distance, and sent
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your love to find me
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My heart is willing
now to heed your calling
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I'm ready to be
faithful to the path
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you lay before me
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Master let me be
your disciple I pray.
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Master let me be
your disciple I pray.
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Perform a change within my life
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And hold me safely to you side.
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Master let me be
your disciple I pray.
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>>Bill: Father in
heaven, thank you for the
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teachings of Your word.
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Thank you for Jesus
and I pray for those right
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now who are choosing
to surrender all they have
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and receive Jesus. May
You bless them, protect them,
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watch over them and
confirm them in their
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decision we pray
in Jesus name, amen.
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(music)
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(music)
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Hi, everyone!
Diabetes, heart disease, high
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blood pressure, high
cholesterol, and obesity.
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What do all of these
diseases have in common?
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Well, usually, poor
eating habits and a lack of
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physical activity. What
is the one diet prescription
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that will help to reverse
all of these diseases? If
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you're thinking a
plant-based diet, you're
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absolutely right! The
exciting findings from
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numerous research
studies show us that including
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more plant-based foods
in our every day eating and
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decreasing the amount
of animal-based products
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will start you on your
way to better health. For
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example, a recent study
done by Dr. David Jenkins
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of University of
Toronto, Dr. Neal Barnard of
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Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine and
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others revealed that
for people with diabetes a
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total vegetarian diet
was all it took for blood
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glucose levels to
decrease significantly. Another
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study by Canvasback
Missions and Loma Linda
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University revealed
that many residents of the
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Republic of the
Marshall Islands who adopted a
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total vegetarian diet
and engaged in daily physical
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activity were able to
stop not only their diabetes
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medications but also
medications for high blood
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pressure and high
cholesterol. And this
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after only two weeks!
It all boils down to two
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things, well, three
things really. Eating
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healthfully, engaging
in daily physical activity,
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and faith that God wants
you to have health, and He
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wants you to have it how
More abundantly, it tells
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us in John 10:10.
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Let's look at another
study led by Dean Ornish.
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He took people with
severe heart disease and put
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them on a low-fat,
total vegetarian diet. He also
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asked them to walk
daily, stop smoking, and take
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stress reduction courses.
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After one year, the
results were remarkable.
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Participants on the
low-fat, total vegetarian
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diet experienced
widening of their narrowed
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arteries, a reversal
of their heart disease
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Participants in
the control group
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were provided a diet
recommended by a national
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health organization
and, on this diet, they
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experienced
further blockage of their
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arteries. A plant-based
diet seems to work for a
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number of diseases!
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Here's why: You'll get
an abundance of antioxidants
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and phytonutrients,
natural substances in
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plants that contribute
to your good health. Plus,
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there's no cholesterol
in plant foods. You'll get
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lower saturated fat,
lower sodium, less sugar, less
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additives, and more fibre.
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These all add up to
decreased risk for all
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diseases. And, wouldn't
you know it, a plant-based
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way of eating is God's
ideal for us. In Genesis
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1:29, He tells us "I
give you every seed-bearing
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plant on the face of the
whole earth and every tree
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that has fruit with seed
in it. They will be yours
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for food." As Michael
Pollan puts it in his book
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"In Defense of Food",
"eat food, not too much, mostly
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plants." I like that -
short and sweet! When you
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start to include more
plant-based foods in your
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every day eating, you
will reap the rewards of
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better health.
Cheers to your good health!
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>Omar: What must I do
to be saved? The question
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behind all questions.
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Nothing! Jesus has
done it all. If you confess
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with your mouth, "Jesus
is lord" and believe in your
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heart that God raised him
from the dead, you will be
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saved. We wand to send
you a book, it is called
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"getting to know Jesus"
by Phillip Yancey. It is our
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gift to you. Here is
the information you need to
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get your copy.
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>>Bill: Thank you
for being with us.
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Remember our web site
www.itiswrittencanada.ca.
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Until next week remember,
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