Let’s Make a Deal
Mark 10:17-22
Mark 10:17-22
17. As He was setting out on a journey,
a man ran up, knelt down before
Him, and asked Him, “Good
Teacher, what must I do to inherit
eternal life?”
18. “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus
asked him. “No one is good but
One—God.
19. You know the commandments:
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Do not murder;
Do not commit adultery;
Do not steal;
Do not bear false witness;
Do not defraud;
Honor your father and mother.”
20. He said to Him, “Teacher, I have
kept all these from my youth.”
21. Then, looking at him, Jesus loved
him and said to him, “You lack one
thing: Go, sell all you have and give
to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come,
follow Me.”
22. But he was stunned at this demand,
and he went away grieving, because
he had many possessions.
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Personal Profile
• Rich – Not Bill Gates rich, but very
wealthy
– Vs. 22 “He had many possessions”
• Young – Between 20 & 40
• Ruler – Probably an elder in the local
synagogue
• Successful young business man, who
is a deacon at the First church, in a
small southern town
Sincere Aspiration
• Eternal Life
• Life – Quality
• Eternal - Duration
Let’s Make a Deal
• The Working Assumption of a Deal
Maker
– Vs. 17 “Teacher, what must I do to
inherit eternal life?”
• Sees Salvation as a Transaction
Instead of Transformation
• Tired doing what his life experience
had taught him would work.
A Person Can Feel Great
Emotion & Miss It
• Vs. 17 “As He was setting out on a
journey, a man ran up, knelt down
before Him…”
• Felt Urgency – he ran
• Felt Reverence – he knelt
• Felt Desire – he left sad
– Vs. 22 “But he was stunned at this
demand, and he went away
grieving”
A Person Can Be
Considered a “Good Guy”
and Still Be Lost
• Vs. 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.’ “
• Vs. 20 “He said to Him, ‘Teacher, I
have kept all these from my youth.’”
If You Stand on Your
Record, It Had Better Be
Perfect
• Vs. 20-21 “He said to Him, ‘Teacher,
I have kept all these from my youth.’
Then, looking at him, Jesus… said to
him, ‘You lack one thing:…’”
• Missing Commandment: “You shall
not covet”
• James 2:10 “For whoever keeps the
entire law, yet fails in one point, is
guilty of breaking it all.”
Jesus’ Heart Can Go Out
to You and You Can Still
Be Lacking
• Vs. 21 “Then, looking at him, Jesus
loved him and said to him, ‘You lack
one thing…’”
Issue One: The Identity
of Jesus
• Vs. 17 “ Good Teacher, what must I
do to inherit eternal life?”
• Vs. 18 “’Why do you call Me good?’
Jesus asked him. ‘No one is good but
One—God. ‘”
• Spurgeon: “The argument is clear:
either Jesus was good, or he ought
not to have called him good, but as
there is none good but God, Jesus
who is good must be God. “
A Radical Demand
• Vs. 21 “Go, sell all you have and
give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come,
follow Me.”
The Identity of Jesus
Question Should Have
Settled the Question
of Obedience
• Vs. 18 “Why do you call Me good?”
Jesus asked him. “No one is good but
One—God
• Vs. 21 “Go, sell all you have and give
to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come,
follow Me.”
A Person Can Hear The
Message Clearly and Still
Reject It
• Vs. 22 “But he was stunned at this
demand, and he went away
grieving…”
• The Message: “The man's face
clouded over. This was the last thing
he expected to hear, and he walked
off with a heavy heart. He was
holding on tight to a lot of things,
and not about to let go.”
Background
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