Mark 10 A Tale of two hearts
Intro:
Over the yrs that I have been in ministry – I have had a re-occurring
conversation- Airplane
A) Restaurants / School
campus / counseling office
B) People who think that they
are going to heaven based on one thing – I am a good person
1) My good deeds will out weigh my bad deeds – and so I am
confident God will let me in.
C) Well if that were true the story that we
are looking at tonight – would read differently
RD v. 17-22
Here
we see a guy who came to Jesus – Burden on his heart – eternal life. { Good
concern
A) This guy was the whole
package – Rich / young / Ruler – Man of power / possessions /
B) Kind of guy your mom
would probably be impressed with –
1) Guy your Father would
love!
C) Reminds
me of the story of the young man ….
1) Looked like mom / talked
like mom / acted like his mother – { Father didn’t like her.
D) Not the case here: Both
parents impressed
In
fact we are told in the text Jesus loved him
A) He was a moral guy – Kept
the law
B) Despite everything this
guy had going for him he knew he was still lacking
C) That is why he came to
Jesus – What do I need to do…..? DOER –
Do something / build something
D) Keep commandments! –
Which ones
1) Neighbor – This guy was
there – Perfect neighbor
E) What else am I lacking ?
– Perceptive – not enough – I know it
First
commandment – Love God with all heart
A) 2nd No other
gods
B) Problem – Something else
that had his heart
C) Confidence was in his
riches
D) Jesus gets to the root of
the problem
1) Give it away and follow
me
“ He
is no fool to give up what he cannot
keep to gain what he cannot lose”
No u- hauls into
heaven – No bank account in eternity !
Quit holding on !
This
guy couldn’t do that – So he went away sad !
A) What are you holding
onto? Total submission ?
B) Surrendered ?
C) Our stuff keeps us from
experiencing his fullness!
Lesson to His Disciples –
Impossible for a Rich man to enter ………
Rd V.23-27
Eye of the needle - Literal eye or in the wall
Pt. Impossible – Trust in their riches: Write a Check
A) Could have inserted –
Those who are smart / those who are Strong /
B) Anything that – causes us
to put our confidence in ourselves
C) Impossible – But with God
anything is possible
1) Pray for those hard to
reach people.
So here we see a guy who had
everything – Good guys moral guy –
kept him from the Lord
Contrast him
with another guy in Mark 10 Blind Bart -
Rd v. 46-52
Bart
couldn’t see Jesus but He heard
V.47 Heard – Faith comes by hearing ……
V. 48 Persistent
in crying out – Rewarder of those who
diligently seek him
V.50 Threw aside
his coat – { Identity
V.51 Rabboni – My master my teacher my Lord
V.52 Go your
way – He follows
The world tells us to try to
be like the Rich young ruler – Possessions / Power / Prestige
Jesus would say – Need to be
more like Blind Bart