Matthew 19:13-29
  
For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven…
 
Like a child:
(Matthew 19:13-15)
 

You must become like a child.
You must receive eternal life as a free gift.
 

The Rich Young Ruler:
Matthew 19:16
 

The Trifecta of Desire:
• Wealthy
• Young
• Powerful & Influential
 

What must I do? 

Why do you ask me about what is good?
(Matthew 19:17)
 

Jesus is not merely a good man - He is the God-Man
 

Keep the Commandments…!?

 
Deuteronomy 30:15-16
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.”

 
The Ten Commandments
1. I am the Lord your God - You shall have no other gods before me.
2. You shall not make for yourself a carved image
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5. Honor your father and mother
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery
8. You shall not steal
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
10. You shall not covet

 
What do I still lack?
(Matthew 19:20)

 
Treasure in Heaven
(Matthew 19:21)

 
He went away sorrowful…
(Matthew 19:22)

 
Luke 19:8-10
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

 
What keeps you from following Jesus?

 
The Eye of a Needle:
(Matthew 19:23-26)

 
Who can be saved?

 
For my sake…
(Matthew 19:27-29)