Mark 10:13-31
February 12, 2017
preached by Doug Cooper
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Time of Reflection Quotations

“For Jesus, there is no better way to illustrate God’s free unmerited grace than pointing to a child. For unlike many adults, children are generally entirely unpretentious about receiving a gift.”

 ~ Andreas Kostenberger (1957-present), American Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology

“The kingdom of self is heavily defended territory.”

“That’s the whole spiritual life. It’s learning how to die.”

~ Eugene Peterson (1932-present), American-born writer and pastor

“True brokenness is a lifestyle – a moment-by-moment lifestyle of agreeing with God about the true condition of my heart and life – not as everyone else thinks it is, but as He knows it to be.”

~ Nancy Leigh DeMoss (1958-present), American author and speaker

“We do trust in our riches. Our words prove it. America’s national retirement plan is called ‘Social Security.’ We call our investments ‘securities’ and ‘trusts,’ as if we can trust them for a secure future… We make money a judge. When someone asks, ‘What is he worth?’ he or she means, ‘How much money, how many assets does he have?’ We speak as if a man’s financial assets determine his worth.”

~ Dan Doriani, current seminary professor of theology and ethics and retired pastor

“A disciple does not ask, ‘How much can I keep?’ but, ‘How much more can I give?’”

~ Randy Alcorn (1954-present), American author

“Learn this lesson…not to come to Him because you are fit to come, but to come to Him because you are unfit to come. Your fitness is your unfitness. Your qualification is your lack of qualification.”

~ C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), English pastor and author

Sermon Passage

Mark 10:13-31 (ESV)

¹³ And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ¹⁵ Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” ¹⁶ And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

¹⁷ And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” ²⁰ And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” ²¹ And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²² Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³ And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” ²⁴ And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” ²⁸ Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” ²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, ³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”