Jesus And Me, Part 3: A Different Way to Look at It

Grant Fishbook, Lead Teaching Pastor

“God, show me.”

Mark 10:17–22
¹⁷ As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
      ¹⁸ “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
      ²⁰ “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
      ²¹ Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
      ²² At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

¹⁷ As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁸ “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 

¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’” ²⁰ “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

²¹ Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

“Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” ²² At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Mark 10:17–23
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Small Group Questions

1. What excites you the most about the approaching spring?
2. Where do you go to meet with Jesus? What does your time together look like?
3. What is the one thing you know you need to lay down so that you can draw near?
4. What is your key takeaway from the story of the rich young ruler?
5. What do you talk about when it’s just Jesus and you?
6. How can we pray for you right now and throughout the week?