Who’s God’s kingdom for? The religious leaders of the time, and even Jesus’s own disciples, had some ideas about who the kingdom was for, and who it wasn’t for. What do we bring to God for entrance into God’s kingdom? Jesus encourages us, as...
Become like children. How can one enter the kingdom of heaven? “Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus uses some of the culture’s misunderstanding about how we ought to think about children to...
"What must I do to inherit eternal life?" That's the famous question from the rich young ruler. Just before this question was asked, all three synoptic gospels record the attempt of the disciples to prevent children from coming to him. How are these...
Luke 18:24-30 This series has shown us two responses to Jesus’s call to forsake everything and place our trust in Him. The Rich Young Ruler walked away – lost! The disciples, in contrast, gave up everything to follow Him. We’ve seen that it is in...
Luke 18:24-30
Today’s lesson turns from the Rich Young Ruler – as he has chosen to walk away from Jesus, from eternal life – to the follow-up conversation between Jesus and His disciples.
Luke 18:22-23 Our focus, again today, is on the rich, young ruler and his question for Jesus about gaining eternal life. The teaching will stress the importance of giving up everything in this life to gain eternal life. How do we reconcile this...
Luke 18:22-23
Travis has taught, in the previous episodes of this series, that the Bible commands us, in many places to examine ourselves to make sure that we are saved. What does that look like?
Luke 18:18-21 Today we will begin to explore the Rich Young Ruler’s question to Jesus and then Jesus’s response. We will see that Jesus begins by showing the man God’s goodness and then revealing to him his own sinfulness before a holy and...
Luke 18:18-21 In these first few programs, in this series, we are going to have a front row seat as Jesus shares the gospel with the Rich Young Ruler. We are going to learn a lot from His approach to help us in our evangelistic conversations...
Luke 18:6-8
We’ve been studying the parable, in Luke 18, about The Persistent Widow and The Unrighteous Judge. This part of the parable teaches us about waiting well, as we pray.