The Rich Young Ruler
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16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
It’s a Wednesday Night, I would like to exposit the scriptures and provide some deep insights that I believe will help us all with our walk in Christ.
THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE THIS EVENING
THE RICH YOUNG RULER
PRAYER
#1 SURFACE RECAP:
#1 SURFACE RECAP:
Beginning the text we are introduced to an unnamed gentleman. At face value there are a few things we can note about this man.
1. He’s a Jewish man from Judea (The beginning of our chapter in which we are pulling our text today (specifically verse 1) gives us an understanding of the geographical here.)
a. He had a Jewish up bringing
b. We can even say based on further reading in our text, he had some understanding of the Mosaic Law.
2. Luke 18:23 in our context states “he was very rich”
23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
3. In Matthew 19:20 we see the author characterize him as a “young man”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
4. And finally, Luke 18:18 declares he was a ruler
a. A man of high status
b. Accolade and prestige
18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
So this young man asks Jesus in verse 16:
16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
Jesus’ response in verse 17:
17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
The rich young ruler replies in verse 18:
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
This answer is very telling. This answer is regarding that some commands are more important than others.
Jesus plays ball, He responds in verse 18-19:
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
The rich guy’s response, verse 20: This is the KEY VERSE HERE
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
Well sir, technically 4 more commands.
Jesus spoke of 6 commandments.
1. You shall not Murder
2. You shall not commit adultery
3. You shall not steal
4. You shall not bear false witness
5. Honor your father and your mother
6. You shall love your neighbor as yourself
The question “What do I still lack?” assumes he either forgot the other 4
OR
Since he was doing the 6 mentioned it would show everyone and their neighbor he was a good guy, and the other 4 became irrelevant.
Whatever the case, Jesus tells him in verse 21:
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
In Luke’s Synoptic account it states as:
22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
And the young man’s response in Verse 22,
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
A man with prestige, position and possession. One would argue was sitting very good in life.
Started his conversation with Jesus fine and okay, feeling good.
But we soon see the effect of the spoken Word in this man’s life.
He was pierced and walked away sorrowful.
12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Jesus saw straight through this man’s very soul and gave him a word that had the potential to change everything.
But what was the response?
The conversation ended with strong conviction and sorrow. He was pierced by the word of God.
Can I teach it for a minute
Jesus convicted him with His Word.
Conviction is what the word of God should do from time to time.
If we’ve spent enough time in the word and talking to God, God will talk to us
And sometimes the truth goes against the very fibers of our flesh and we get convicted.
But that’s okay. The word of God is designed to do that because THE WORD OF GOD IS HOLY
It’s the Holy Mark to hit,
The Word is Righteousness
And the Word is Spirit.
And pertaining us, we were born in sin.
We Missed the mark time and time again EVEN after salvation if we really want to get honest
The Bible says our righteousness is as filthy rags (Not even on my best day without Jesus do I have a righteousness)
And we are flesh not Spirit.
But Praise be to Jesus for the baptism of Water and Spirit!
Amen, we are hid in Jesus, covered by the blood and He is in us and we are with HIM!
ALL through being baptized by full submersion in the only saving name of Jesus name!
And Baptized by the Holy Spirit and FIRE with the evidence of speaking in other tongues!
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At this time, we must understand, Jesus was not condemning the rich young ruler, He was trying to save him from the vices that were choking him out.
Jesus was trying to turn this man’s attention back to Perfection, back to what really mattered most.
Jesus answered the rich young ruler’s question but the answer was NOT as the man had expected.
Can you believe it? He was given the answer he was asking for, but the answer went beyond the façade of his moral actions
Jesus was calling for his heart!
The very thing that was entangled and blinded because of all the stuff.
I want to argue the 4 unspoken commandments encapsulates a proper response of the heart
Which in turn became that one thing the rich young ruler lacked to be perfect.
#2: THE 4 AND THE 6
#2: THE 4 AND THE 6
So let’s dive a little deeper into the text.
Jesus mentioned 6 out of the 10 commandments in our text.
I want to explore the other 4 not spoken.
Let’s begin with the first one.
Exodus 20:3
3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. Exodus 20:4-5
4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them...
3. Exodus 20:7
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
4. Exodus 20:8-10
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
1st Exodus 20:3
3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
We can see clearly The rich young ruler had allowed the power, position, and possession to take God’s place in his life.
Reflecting a breach of the 1st commandment.
2 Exodus 20:4–5
4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them...
We can see a domino effect of breaching the first, how it can lead to the next thing.
The shaping and molding of idols and Submission to those idols.
Reflecting the breach of the 2nd commandment.
3 Exodus 20:7
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain...
This one is going to take a little bit more to expound on than the others thus far.
So what does it mean to “not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.”
I believe there is a two fold application.
1. Not saying the Holy name of Jesus in unholy ways. I agree to this, amen.
2. A practical way to illustrate this next concept is by considering the clothes in our closet. Many people have owned a shirt they preferred to wear frequently, sometimes wishing it could be worn every day.
This same practical truth can be used to illustrate our walk with Jesus. That favorite thing to wear but we find ourselves only wearing it a couple days out of the week or worse just on SUNDAYS.
This gives us great ground work to tackle Revelation 3:15-16:
15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Why would Jesus rather us Cold?
Because we don’t dabble in taking the name in vain. Theres no false testimony or witness. There’s no risk of Hypocrisy.
Why would Jesus vomit us out if we are Lukewarm?
This is where we go back to the Shirt. Wearing your favorite shirt one day, taking it off the next.
In the context of following Jesus this can make people confused.
Which could hurt your witness. Which can put a bad taste in people’s mouth. Which can compromise the ministry of reconciliation.
Paul understood this here: (ESV)
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
Let’s talk about that word disqualified in its original Greek context for a quick minute.
BDAG’s lexical insight into disqualified in it’s original Greek context reveals Paul’s concern with spiritual authenticity, emphasizing the danger of being found unfit or rejected despite outward ministry.
TDNT enriches this understanding by framing Paul’s language within the context of athletic discipline, portraying the Christian life as a rigorous contest requiring mastery over self.
Together, these lexicons reveal that Paul’s use of disqualified is a powerful call to self-mastery, vigilance, and integrity in the Christian life.
So in hindsight Jesus wants us HOT!
Jesus wants us on FIRE!
Simply put in context of Taking the name of the Lord in vain:
Burying the old man, crucifying the old man, dying daily.
Walking in the Spirit, not the flesh.
Putting our ways aside and figuring out how God wants us to do things.
This aligns us with the next commandment
4 Exodus 20:8–10 (NKJV)
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
Pastor has done a wonderful job teaching about the sabbath on previous Wednesday nights and what that means for NT believers today.
Long story short there were Holy Days, Holy People, and Holy Places in the OT
Every day is a Holy Day unto the Lord
Every day that old man should be buried and crucified.
Every day we should walk in newness of life.
This is all made possible through the atoning work of Jeus Christ through the application of his Death Burial and Resurrection.
However, I want to hit on the context here and what this would have meant to the young man being addressed here.
Is it possible the rich young ruler was focused on building His life and neglecting the Life God called him to Live?
We find that to be true given Jesus’ response.
Jesus points out that the rich young ruler was lacking in an area of devotion.
In context, it’s possible he worked on the sabbath.
(which based on the image he portrays, I doubt it, but it’s possible)
However, what I find to be plausible, his servants worked. His cattle worked.
I feel this man had a gain-like mentality that was securing him authority, wealth and a name.
I feel he wanted to have his cake and eat it too.
I’ll make sure to protect my image and no one will see me work on the sabbath, but I’ll let someone else do the dirty work.
I feel he desired to look clean from the outside.
Because the six commandments associated with this man reflected moral behavior, but the 4 unspoken commandments reflected a moral heart!!
He had a legalistic view of religion, do this, do that, I can’t do this, I can’t do that.
That’s why he said to Jesus…
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
His religion was legalistic because it was driven by selfish motive and not his response towards GOD!
The six commandments he thought would count for something were a counterfeit of what having the first 4 would naturally produce.
In other words, the cup was clean on the outside, but it was dirty on the inside.
#3 WHERE DID HE GO WRONG:
#3 WHERE DID HE GO WRONG:
So where did the Rich Young Ruler go wrong.
Being rich was not the problem... Abraham.
Being a ruler was not the issue… Joseph
Being young was not the holdup… Timothy (young contemporary with Paul.)
We know clearly there are some heart issues.
And God being the All-Knowing God that He is tries to protect us with his Word.
Being a Jewish man, beyond a shadow of a doubt would have been exposed to the very Words that would protect his heart and provoke a life of devotion.
We find before the Ten commandments are spoken of in both Exodus and Deuteronomy, these powerful words of Grace proceeding Command.
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
and verbatim in...
6 ‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
God’s Grace proceeded command.
We find it here again.
20 “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; 22 and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. 23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.
We know somewhere down the line in this young man’s life these words were spoken.
These Words were designed to provoke a response. Without this Grace we would be in a world of hurt in legalism. (Many do’s and don’ts)
What’s the response God was looking for?
LOVE
19 We love Him because He first loved us.
15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
The Old Testament guided God’s people on How to Love God…
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Here in Deuteronomy we see 3 dimensions of love God desired.
1. Heart
2. Soul
3. Strength
I want to talk about these three briefly
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5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Pertaining the heart, that word here in the Hebrew is lev.
Theologians argue this denotes a person’s mind. 50 percent of the cases in the OT, the word refers to the thoughts of man. It is the seat of thought (Gen 6:5): “Every thought of the heart (lev) was only evil continuously,”
(Before God flooded the earth)
so that the idiom we see in the OT “to say in one’s heart” means “to think”
The Hebrew vocabulary at that time didn’t have a separate word for your brain or your mind. What Moses is saying here is: “You shall love the Lord your God from the inside, your whole inner being committed to God.”
In context we see a thematic parallel in the next verse 6:
6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
In all practicality this means to think on them and meditate on them.
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The next Word in Deuteronomy 6:5 is Soul, or nephesh in the Hebrew.
5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
This word is meaning with all your “entire being” or ”your whole person”
This is echoed in the next proceeding verses…
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
In other words, this dimension of love should manifest itself into your world. Going beyond our inner meditations and thoughts.
Being reflected in our speech, our conduct, how you do life, how you adorn yourself, what we are wearing.
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And finally.
5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
This word “strength” or Me-od in the Hebrew is a tricky one. It’s never used as a noun in all biblical text. The use of this word here is very exclusive, and it means, Resources and possessions.
This is also reflected in the subsequent verse ahead…
9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Meaning, everything we have belongs to God. Our place of dwelling and everything in it. The boarders of our land and everything in it.
And we need to figure out how to love God with all of it!!
The Perfect manifestation of this Word and all the word is ours Truly (JESUS).
I say all this to let us know the Shema, the way we are to Love God encapsulates a proper response that was missing in the rich young ruler.
This response would have begged to honor all of God’s commands.
#4 THE REAL ISSUE:
#4 THE REAL ISSUE:
So my question is, what took that response away from the rich young ruler?
The answer is found in Deuteronomy
10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, 11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full—12 then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Theres’s problems and things we must deal with when we have minimal.
And there are problems and things we must deal with when we have much.
If I can be honest, I feel having little makes us more aware of God and who he is and what he can do.
But when we have too much, I feel we are more susceptible to forget who God is and what he’s done to get us there.
Here we find God letting his people know, I’m going to test you.
God does not tempt to do evil but he will test us to see if we will do what he says.
The Devil will tempt us to do evil God will Test us to see if we are obedient.
God had a couple ways He was willing to reveal to Israel how He was going to test them. Internally and externally.
God was giving them the book for the time the open book test would be presented to them.
The passage I read was the internal test.
When you fail the internal test, failure of the external test is inevitable…
Deuteronomy 6:13–15 THE EXTERNAL TEST
13 You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name. 14 You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you 15 (for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.
That word Jealous is a marital word.
God is Jealous when we his chosen people turn their backs on Him and commits adultery with other gods, which is no god.
God was telling His people He is a very zealous God, he will go after them and the Adulterer that bewitched them.
32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. 33 Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is a husband’s fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.
In other words, God means business.
The rich young ruler we see in our text failed the internal test.
His initial response of Love towards God faded away, and he was drawn to other things in life.
Religion was no longer pure religion, religion became legalistic.
“I’ve done all these things, what more shall I do?”
Having failed the internal test of remembering the favor and grace God had towards him.
He abandon his First Love and started loving other things.
Revelation 2:1–5 (NKJV) captures a very relevant picture…
1 “To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
For the rich young ruler
The love for God was choked out by everything this world had to offer.
Success
Wealth
Possession
Position
Power
These were the idols the rich young ruler served!
These were the idols God warned his people to never rise up and never bow down to.
These things can be found in anyone’s life but to put anything else above God is idolatry and that alter must be torn down.
#5 CLOSING
#5 CLOSING
4 And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: 5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. 8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The rich young ruler was not planted in Good soil and left Jesus sorrowful.
His vision of salvation and hearing the very word that would save him was choked out by all his accolades, prestige and stuff.
But I’m here to tell someone today, there’s a ministering Spirit that’s opening minds and hearts right now!
There’s a Spirit of Reconciliation ministering right now!
God gave me this word for someone that would be listening.
If things have gotten in the way, Just respond to the ministering Spirit that is here today.
Sell out and follow Jesus.
The rich young ruler didn’t have to leave sorrowful.
He just needed to sell out and follow Jesus.
I argue today that the rich young ruler had a wrong perception of Greatness.
He thought the name and fame and everything that followed was greatness.
But God doesn’t measure greatness by what we have, he doesn’t measure greatness by the accolades of this life.
The titles
The possessions, NO
Jesus measures greatness by what we leave behind.
At the lateness of this narrative we see the Apostles understanding opening here and before we leave this narrative Peter speaks…
28 Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” 29 So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
Amen, God measures success on what we leave behind!
Leaving things we shouldn’t be listening to.
Leaving the things we’ve been accustomed to watching that work against us.
Can I tell you, a little leaven leavens the whole lump. We give the devil an inch and he will take a mile.
If we allow our flesh to indulge and be entertained by things that represent the very spirits that are working in our brothers and sisters to drag them to Hell.
We will become less and less effective against those very Spirits.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MINISTERING RIGHT NOW
IF WE WANT TO BE GREAT IN THIS LIFE AND THE NEXT WE HAVE TO SELL OUT AND FOLLOW JESUS!
WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND TO SEE THE NEXT LEVEL?
WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND TO STEP INTO YOUR NEXT REVIVAL?
The bible mentions PERSECUTIONS!
IN OTHER WORDS, IT MIGHT HURT A BIT TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
IT MIGHT BE A BIT OF A PAIN TO STRETCH!
BUT CAN I TELL YOU A SPIRITUAL TRUTH!
GREAT TRIALS ACCOMPANY GREAT BLESSINGS!!!!
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It’s not about my name
Its not about my position
Its not about my wealth and what I have.
ITS ABOUT JESUS!
God is after that type of response.
If we could just bring our messes to him. He will Clean all the stains.
Its not about getting right outwardly to meet God.
It’s about a heart that realizes nothing else matters as long as I have Jesus.
And at all cost I’ll seek to find the barriers and walls that may come between me and Jesus.
Here at life Christian church it’s one of our missions to let everyone know the proper steps to take after you’ve made up your mind.
38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Take the first step and God will carry you the rest of the way.
Winding down in our narrative
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Jesus is after the empty and broken hearted.
Those that have been captive to themselves.
The Blind that so desperately want to see.
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
ALTER CALL
ALTER CALL
I’m wondering if we can Empty ourselves tonight of anything getting in the way
reconsecrate ourselves to God
I wonder if we can ask God tonight
God help me to honor and Love You with all my thoughts and meditations
God help me to honor and Love you with every fiber of my being.
God help me to Honor and love you with all that I have.
Lord whatever you want me to do
Wherever you want me to go
Whatever you want me to leave behind
Lets let the Lord know tonight.
