67 Luke 18:18-30 (Rich, young ruler)

I. Review/background
II. Narrative
1. A respectful young man (18:18)
Mark 10:17
2. Interested in spiritual things (18:18)
3. Jesus’ seemingly odd comment (18:19)
4. He was a Jew (18:21)
5. The challenge (18:22)
6. The response (18:23)
Mark 10:22
7. The principle of wealth (18:24-25)
8. The crowd comments (18:26)
9. Peter comments (18:28)
10. The abandonment principle (18:29-30)
III. How should we then live?
A. Salvation is impossible for us (18:27)
1. Respect for God is not enough
2. An interest in spiritual things is not enough
3. A religious heritage is not enough
4. Moral behavior is not enough
B. Salvation is possible with God (18:27)
1. How? –Through the work of the Holy Spirit (18:27)
2. How? –through self-abandonment (18:22)
C. Rest in His promises (18:30)
1. Repayment (18:30)
2. Eternal life (18:30)