Luke 18 18 23 Now a certain ruler

Luke 18: 18 -23 “Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ’ So Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother. ’ And he said, ‘All these things I have kept from my youth…. ’”

Luke 18: 18 -23 “…. So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, ‘You still lack one thing. 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 this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich” (NKJV).

Luke 18: 18 -23 Not an unusual desire: eternal life An unusual condition: sell all you have Not partiality: Jesus “loved him” (Mark 10: 21) Perhaps it was not really an unusual condition: “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matt. 16: 24)

Luke 18: 18 -23 Jesus saw something in this man that he needed to be overcome. He saw something he needed to “deny” himself. Sadly, “at this word, and went away” (Mark 10: 22)

Luke 18: 18 -23 What about Us? What must we “deny”? What would Jesus say to us? How would we respond?

What’s It Worth to You? Your treasure? (Matt. 13: 44 -46) Your relationships? (Matt. 10: 34 -39; 2 Cor. 6: 14 -17) Your habits? (1 Pet. 4: 1 -5)

What’s It Worth to You? Your time? (Eph. 5: 15 -17) Your pride? (Prov. 16: 18 -21) Your soul? (Matt. 16: 24 -27)