The Cost of Going Deeper in God Luke

The Cost of Going Deeper in God Luke 18: 18 -23

The Cost of Going Deeper In God “And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? " And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother. '"

The Cost of Going Deeper In God And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth. " When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. 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 these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. ” Luke 18: 18 -23 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God Our deepness in God will create our distinction between us and the world.

The Cost of Going Deeper In God “having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. ” 2 Timothy: 5 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God How many of you know, you can have everything this world has to offer but still be lacking? “And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? "” Luke 18: 18 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God What must I do to inherit eternal life? THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD WANTS TO BREAK DOWN OUR WORLDLY UNDERSTANDING AND BRING US TO HIS UNDERSTANDING

The Cost of Going Deeper In God Check out Jesus response and then Richie Rich's response. “And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother. '" And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth. "” Luke 18: 19 -21 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God A believer's understanding does not come from the world but from God. We must stop trying to figure out on our own what eternal life looks like? We must stop trying to understand eternal life based on the world's understanding.

The Cost of Going Deeper In God “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. ” Isaiah 5: 8 -9 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ” Romans 2: 1 -2 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD ISN'T AFTER YOUR STUFF, HE'S AFTER YOU!

The Cost of Going Deeper In God Jesus tells Richie Rich the following: “When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. "” uke 18: 22 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God What is the one thing that you have yet to do in order to go deeper in God?

The Cost of Going Deeper In God Jesus wanted to redefine Richie Rich. He wanted to rebrand his identity. Richie Rich wanted to be defined by what he had while Jesus wanted to take Richie Rich deeper. Prosperity is not about what you have, it's about what you do for people. -unknown

The Cost of Going Deeper In God “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God Going deeper means we must put all of our affection on God and not on our stuff and recognize that God is after you. Jesus was trying to reset his affections. “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ” Luke 2: 34 SV

The Cost of Going Deeper In God finds more value in you than in the things you possess.

The Cost of Going Deeper In God APPLICATION: Like Richie Rich, a lot us may think, “I’m a good person” and put our trust in our own goodness. What do you put your trust in? What things do you treasure? How would you feel if Jesus asked you to give them up?

The Cost of Going Deeper In God THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD WANTS TO BREAK DOWN OUR WORLDLY UNDERSTANDING AND BRING US TO HIS UNDERSTANDING THE BOTTOM LINE: GOD ISN'T AFTER YOUR STUFF, HE'S AFTER YOU!

The Cost of Going Deeper In God PRAYER: Father, Thank you for loving us and for desiring to be in relationship with us. Thank you that you pursue us for deeper relationship with you. We pray that you remove our worldly understanding and grant us the Spirit of wisdom that would allow us to know you deeply.

The Cost of Going Deeper In God We pray that the eyes of our heart be enlightened so we may grow deeper in relationship with you. We release all our stuff that interferes with knowing you deeper and we accept everything you have for us so we can grow deeper in love and relationship with you.

The Cost of Going Deeper In God We understand the cost of going deeper means we must lose ourselves and gain all that you have for us. We commit to pay this cost in Jesus Name. Amen.

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The Cost of Going Deeper in God Luke 18: 18 -23