Unyime Akpan - March 16th 2025 - The ‘Final Days’ of Jesus
The Last ‘Weeks’ of the Most Important Person that Ever Lived
Jesus Answers A Rich Young Ruler & His Disciples’ Questions
Mark 10:17-27; Luke 18:18-29; Matthew 19:18-Matthew 20:1-15
Eternal Life - John 17:2, John 3:16, John 17:2,
It is not just unending life of prolonged duration. It is a quality of life, derived from a relationship with God. Having eternal life is being in relationship with the Father, the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom the Father sent.
Romans 10:9-10
Jesus Speaks on Eternal Life - John 10:27-30
Wealth/Possession/Money
Matthew 6:19-21
Luke 12:32-34
Matthew 6:24
Luke 16:13
Jesus Message about wealth/money (1)
* Invest your wealth/money/possession, don’t just spend it, don’t worship it,
* Send your wealth/money to heaven by giving more while on earth
* ‘Parable’ or account of the shrewd manager Luke 16
* Sandwich -Jesus identified lovers of money –the most religious people in the first century
* ‘Parable’ or account of the rich man and Lazarus Luke 16
* Wealth/money is a good tool and a terrible master
* Don’t make acquiring wealth your pursuit
* Don’t spend your time and life chasing it
Impossibilities
Luke 1:34-37
Matthew 19: 26
Mark 10:27
Luke 18:27
Jesus’ life was filled with miracles and doing the impossible for ordinary people
Expect Jesus’ intervention in your life and impossible circumstances
Don’t limit God to your experience or that of others
Get to know Jesus better
Make listening to Jesus’ words a daily routine
We have 4 Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, John for a reason
How about a personal project to listen to one gospel a week or a month
In a year you would have gone through the 4 gospels 12 times or 3 times and will be more familiar with Jesus Christ –his words, acts
Jesus Answers
The Rich Young Ruler & His
Disciples’ Questions
Mark 10:17-27; Luke 18:18-29; Matthew 19:18-Matthew 20:1-15
Rich Young Ruler
Ran and knelt before Jesus and asked
Good Teacher, what good thing must I do to inherit eternal life?
Jesus
Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone
If you would enter life, keep the commandments
Jesus
Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour your father and murder, Do not defraud, Love your neighbour as yourself
Rich Young Ruler
All these I have kept, What do I still lack?
Jesus
One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven and come and follow me
Rich Young Ruler’s Reaction
Became very sad, for he was extremely rich
Went away sorrowful for he had great possession
Jesus
How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God
Jesus
Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of heaven! 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
Jesus
With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.
Luke 10:26-37
