Luke 18:24-30 - The Impossible Becomes Possible
24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!25 “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”
27 But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 Then Peter said, “See, we have left all[fn] and followed You.”
29 So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
30 “who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Main Topics/Questions
Please consider the following topics/questions as you listen to the sermon:1. Why is eternal life in God’s kingdom of heaven so hard for the wealthy to obtain?
2. What are the things God cares about?
3. Why is Christianity shrinking in Europe and North America and flourishing in the poorer continents of Africa and Asia?
4. What are some explanations of what Jesus meant by “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”? What is Jesus actually saying?
5, What is one of the biggest threats to the gospel of Jesus Christ today? How did false teachers twist the meaning of some Old Testament Scriptures and how does that relate to what some are doing today?
6. Did Israel perfectly obey God’s commands? Do any of us? What is one false teaching both then and now about being rich?
7. Why did the disciples respond to Jesus the way they did?
8. The human impossibility of salvation from sin, death, and hell becomes possible because of what?
9. According to the Bible the blessings of God are tied to what?
10. How were the disciples obedient?
11. Our lives are a mixture of obedience and disobedience so our lives are also a mixture of what? What are some examples?
Conclusion:
This isn’t the prosperity gospel. This isn’t about multiplying mansions for yourself. This is about Christian brothers and sisters rallying together despite our faults to serve the One Great God who saved us. This is about the blessings of Christian fellowship both in this life and in the life to come. The only question is: Do you have these blessings? It’s so hard to get to heaven it’s actually impossible for you to earn your way in. But you can still get in because of the work of Christ so long as you repent of your sins and trust in Him.
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