{"id":166,"date":"2018-11-07T11:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=166"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:40:42","slug":"everybody-wants-to-go-to-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/everybody-wants-to-go-to-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nText:<\/strong>\u00a0Mark 10:17-31<\/p>\n

Main Idea:<\/strong>\u00a0Jesus changes the conversation from \u201chow to go to heaven\u201d to \u201chow to enter the kingdom\u201d or what life in the kingdom is like. Bottom line: there\u2019s no classism in heaven; the rich are going to have a hard time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Introduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.<\/td>\nThere\u2019s a song by a group called David Crowder Band that I really like.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nIt starts off\u2026
\n\u201cEveryone wants to go to heaven, But nobody wants to die\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nIt seems like a fair assessment to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nEverybody wants to go to heaven, right? Assuming there is a place called heaven that is something like what we imagine, who wouldn\u2019t want to be there, in paradise?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nBut no one wants to die.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nIncluding the rich man who comes to Jesus in today\u2019s passage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Read Mark 10:17-31<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.<\/td>\nWho is this guy and what does he want?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nMark tells us only that he is a man.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nOnly Matthew says he is young and only Luke says he is a ruler.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nThe only common denominator in all the versions of this story is that he is a rich man \u2013 which is the point of the story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2.<\/td>\nHe wants to know how to gain eternal life \u2013 live forever \u2013 go to heaven and enjoy paradise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nHe begins with flattery \u2013 \u201cGood teacher\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nExpecting, of course, a compliment in return<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nHe receives none \u2013 only a rebuke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nOnly God is good \u2013 no one else!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4.<\/td>\nThen Jesus recites some of the 10 Commandments to indicate what he must do to inherit eternal life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nThis man says he\u2019s done all that since he was a boy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nProbably not an arrogant statement but a genuine statement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nMeans \u2013 this man had been a devout Jew from his birth and these Commandments were like air and water to him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nThis was not a new thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nSo, either the man was encouraged by being told he only needed to do what he already had been doing \u2013 an affirmation that he was \u201cin\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nOr, he perhaps felt deflated because he came to this rabbi wanting more \u2013 his own heart convicted him and just hearing what he already knew wasn\u2019t really that compelling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5.<\/td>\nEither way, Jesus is not finished\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nJesus\u00a01)<\/strong>\u00a0looked at him and\u00a02)<\/strong>\u00a0loved him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nOnly place in Mark where Jesus is said to love someone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nOne thing you lack\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nSell everything you have\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nGive to the poor\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nYou will have treasure in heaven\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4)<\/td>\nThen come follow me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6.<\/td>\nHis face fell\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nJaw dropped<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nStunned\u2026silent\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nAnd he went away sad\u2026.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nWhy?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nBecause he had great wealth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7.<\/td>\nNow, in classic Markan style, Jesus turns to his disciples<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nHow hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nNotice the language of \u201cKingdom of God.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nThis rich man didn\u2019t asks about entering God\u2019s kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nOr even becoming a follower of Jesus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4)<\/td>\nHe asked about going to heaven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na)<\/td>\nAnd Jesus told him how to enter the kingdom of God<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nb)<\/td>\nWhich means, come under the rule of God or reign of God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5)<\/td>\nJesus tells him what he must do to enter and he is blown away.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7.<\/td>\nBut it\u2019s not just the rich man who is stunned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nThe disciples are shocked as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nCan you imagine their amazement?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nHere\u2019s a man who is obviously a spiritual seeker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nAnd Jesus\u2019 little tribe of followers could seriously use a shot in the arm, financially.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nThey don\u2019t have anywhere to sleep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nThey depend on others for their food<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ne.<\/td>\nThey wander from place to place and their sandals are seriously worn out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nf.<\/td>\nThey man could really put a new face on the Jesus movement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ng.<\/td>\nAnd Jesus sends him packing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10.<\/td>\nWhen Jesus makes his kingdom pronouncement they are dumbfounded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nSo Jesus repeats it again, adding some a graphic and some say, gory, metaphor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nIt\u2019s easier to thread a needle with a camel than to get a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nThat\u2019s a pretty difficult thing to do!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nNow the disciples are really losing it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nThey\u2019re about to go follow the rich man because this is impossible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nThey look at each other and say, \u201cWho then can be saved?\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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11.<\/td>\nJesus\u2019 point \u2013 and the disciples are getting it \u2013 is that this man is ruled by his wealth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nIn order to be under God\u2019s rule he must break free of wealth\u2019s hold on him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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12.<\/td>\nThose who are ruled by money cannot be ruled by God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nAnd so the rich will find it harder to enter the kingdom (or, come under God\u2019s rule) than to squeeze a camel through the eye of a needle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Trouble with Wealth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.<\/td>\nToo often we see what we want to see in scripture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nWe conveniently avoid the things we don\u2019t want to see or hear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nThis teaching about wealth is something the church has spilled a great deal of ink trying to wiggle out form under.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nSo many explanations have been offered that say, essentially, that Jesus didn\u2019t mean what it seems like he meant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nBut he\u2019s pretty clear and unequivocal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4.<\/td>\nThe easiest way out from under this kingdom teaching is to identify the rich as someone else.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nIn our consumer society we have all learned to live up to the limit of our income and so we never have enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nWhen asked how much is enough Solomon probably said it best, \u201cJust a little bit more!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nAnd, the way our economy is structured in America today, you can make $100,000 and still fell squeezed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nIf you don\u2019t believe me, try to finance your first home with an annual income of $100,000.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nThat\u2019s why, according to the recent statistics, that only 12% of Angelinos can afford to buy a home.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nSo much for the American dream<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5.<\/td>\nSo, we are obviously not rich so this story is for someone else.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nAs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nBut look at what is happening in this story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nThe rich are those who have a particular relationship with money.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nThey have come to trust money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nThey have accepted money as their personal savior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nYou think I\u2019m kidding?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nHaven\u2019t you? Haven\u2019t you accepted money as your Savior!?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nThink of all the things you depend on your money to do for you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nSave you from starvation, homelessness, boredom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nMost of all your money saves you from dependence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na)<\/td>\nDependence on others and, believe it or not, dependence on God<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\ne.<\/td>\nThis is why the rich man goes away sad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nHe cannot let go of the security and safety that his money has bought him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9.<\/td>\nFriends, I have bad news for you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nThis story is for us.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nIt\u2019s for you and it\u2019s for me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nBut, it\u2019s for some of us more than others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nSome of us here today are genuinely poor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ne.<\/td>\nBut some of us here today are rich!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nf.<\/td>\nLet\u2019s say it together, \u201cI\u2019m rich!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ng.<\/td>\nIt\u2019s like a support group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nh.<\/td>\nCome out of your denial and admit it. I\u2019m rich.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ni.<\/td>\nConfession: I bought a new car this week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nYeah, I know.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nIt\u2019s a bummer. And I could cry on your shoulder all day about how I\u2019m a victim of a system that is bigger than me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nBut isn\u2019t that all of us.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nj.<\/td>\nMoney and the economy IS the story of our world<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nk.<\/td>\nThe economy is our grand narrative and we will admit into our lives whatever jives with that big story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nl.<\/td>\nYou watch, what will drive this election and the one in two years is not ethics on Capitol Hill, poverty here at home and around the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nm.<\/td>\nIt will be the economy and it\u2019s first cousin, national security.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nOur national security mandate is to protect what?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nNot people\u2019s lives so much as our way of life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nIn fact we are willing to risk people\u2019s lives to preserve our way of life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4)<\/td>\nThis is the degree to which we are sick with the disease of the rich man!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5)<\/td>\nAnd it will cost us everything!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10.<\/td>\nJesus prescription?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nSell everything and give it to the poor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nIn other words, redistribute your wealth \u2013 you got it by defrauding the poor anyway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nThere is no level playing field.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nThere is no equal access to the pond.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ne.<\/td>\nKnowing how to fish is absolutely no guarantee that you will eat today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nf.<\/td>\nWhen a multinational corporation owns the pond you eat when we tell you to eat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ng.<\/td>\nI know this might sound radical, but what I am trying to do is approximately, in language we understand, that edge this in Jesus\u2019 teaching.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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11.<\/td>\nLast week we talked about radical equality in marriage and in relationships with children.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nIn the kingdom of God, Jesus tells us, we cannot use people and treat them like an \u201cIT\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nIn today\u2019s passage he speaks of a radical equality in economics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nAnd in the close of this passage Jesus foreshadows the church \u2013 which becomes the embodiment of the kingdom in the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Receiving a hundred-fold in God’s kingdom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.<\/td>\nLook again at verses 28-31.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nPeter is getting nervous.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nBut, but, but\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nLord, we have left everything to follow you!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nWhat about us, Lord?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nIs this thing completely hopeless?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3.<\/td>\nJesus doesn\u2019t make a point to either refute or affirm Peter\u2019s statement, but there seems to be an implicit affirmation there.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nAnd Jesus makes a promise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nIt is a promise for now and later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nFor now, those who have given up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nHome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nBrothers or sisters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nMother or father<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4)<\/td>\nChildren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5)<\/td>\nFields (Nets?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nFor \u201cme\u201d and for the gospel (Kingdom)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nWill not fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nHomes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2)<\/td>\nBrothers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3)<\/td>\nSisters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4)<\/td>\nMothers (and Fathers?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5)<\/td>\nCildren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6)<\/td>\nFields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n7)<\/td>\nPersecutions!!!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nAnd in the age to come, eternal life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6.<\/td>\nBut many who are first will be last and the last first.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nCompletes a thought that Mark began some time ago with the first \u201cfirst\/last\u201d saying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7.<\/td>\nThe focus here \u2013 and the force of the promise \u2013 is for the present age.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nThe promise of the kingdom of God is for this present age!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nAnd what can Jesus mean by this hundred-fold blessing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nAs Mark is writing to his community this story he can only be expressing, in the worlds of Jesus, the gathered asssets of the community of faith.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nAs they [Mark\u2019s community] gave up the things that used to bring them security and began to place their trust in something completely different, they discovered (or Mark wants them to see) that the gathered assets of the church are worth 100 times.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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11.<\/td>\nIs it possible, in our day and age, to live in a way that runs counter to the economic logic of our age?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nCan we realistically give us \u201chomes and fields and family\u201d for the gospel?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1)<\/td>\nSome of us already have.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nCan we realistically sell what we have and give it to the poor?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nOr are we, like the rich man, going to walk away sad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.<\/td>\nJesus is not going to soften his message for the rich man.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nHe looks at him and loves him and gives him the one message that will save his life!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nRemember what Jesus said earlier \u2013 \u201cWhoever wants to save his life must loose it.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4.<\/td>\nBut though Jesus loves this rich man, the rich man loves his wealth more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nJesus mentions \u201ceternal life\u201d at the end of the story<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nRemember, that\u2019s where the rich man starts his dialogue with Jesus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6.<\/td>\nHe wants to go to heaven, but he cannot enter the kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nI think many of us have that same challenge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nWe want eternal life, but we find that following Jesus is a lot harder.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nOr, in the worlds of David Crowder Band\u2026
\n“Everyone wants to go to heaven, But nobody wants to die”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9.<\/td>\nMay God give us the strength and the courage to let go of our idols \u2013 our false securities \u2013 and place our completely confidence on Christ and His Kingdom!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Submitted by Ryan J. Bell. Better Sermons \u00a9 2005-2007. Click here for\u00a0usage guidelines<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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