5. Hope is the anticipation that
something is going to work
out, it’s believing in a promise
without the evidence of it.
6. 17 As Jesus was starting out
on his way to Jerusalem, a
man came running up to
him, knelt down, and asked,
‚Good Teacher, what must I
do to inherit eternal
life?‛.
7. 18 ‚Why do you call me
good?‛ Jesus asked. ‚Only
God is truly good. 19 But to
answer your question, you
know the commandments:
8. ‘You must not murder. You
must not commit adultery.
You must not steal. You must
not testify falsely. You must
not cheat anyone. Honour
your father and mother.’‛
20 ‚Teacher,‛ the man replied,
‚I’ve obeyed all these
commandments since I was
young.‛
9. ‘21 Looking at the man, Jesus
felt genuine love for
him. ‚There is still one thing
you haven’t done,‛ he told
him. ‚Go and sell all your
possessions and give the
money to the poor, and you
will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.‛
10. 22 At this the man’s face
fell, and he went away
sad, for he had many
possessions
11. When was the last time you
placed your faith in God?
12. Jeremiah 17:5-8
5 Thus says the LORD:
‚Cursed is the man who trusts
in man
and makes flesh his
strength,
whose heart turns away
from the LORD.
13. Jeremiah 17:5-8
6 He is like a shrub in the
desert,
and shall not see any good
come.
He shall dwell in the parched
places of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.
14. Jeremiah 17:5-8
7 ‚Blessed is the man who
trusts in the LORD,
whose trust is the LORD.
8 He is like a tree planted by
water,
that sends out its roots by
the stream,
and does not fear when heat
comes,
15. Jeremiah 17:5-8
for its leaves remain
green,
and is not anxious in the
year of drought,
for it does not cease to
bear fruit.‛
17. 23 Jesus looked around and
said to his disciples, ‚How
hard it is for the rich to
enter the Kingdom of
God!‛ 24 This amazed them. But
Jesus said again, ‚Dear
children, it is very hard to
enter the Kingdom of God
18. 25 In fact, it is easier for a
camel to go through the eye
of a needle than for a rich
person to enter the Kingdom
of God!‛
26 The disciples were
astounded. ‚Then who in the
world can be saved?‛ they
asked.
19. 27 Jesus looked at them
intently and said, ‚Humanly
speaking, it is impossible. But
not with God. Everything is
possible with God.‛
28 Then Peter began to speak
up. ‚We’ve given up everything
to follow you,‛ he said.
20. 29 ‚Yes,‛ Jesus replied, ‚and I
assure you that everyone who
has given up house or
brothers or sisters or
mother or father or
children or property, for my
sake and for the Good News,
21. 30 will receive now in return
a hundred times as many
houses, brothers, sisters,
mothers, children, and
property—along with
persecution. And in the world
to come that person will
have eternal life.
22. 31 But many who are the
greatest now will be least
important then, and those
who seem least important
now will be the greatest
then.‛
23. Romans 3:27-28
28 This is what we have come
to know. A man is made right
with God by putting his trust
in Christ. It is not by his doing
what the Law says. 27 What
then do we have to be proud
of? Nothing at all! Why? Is it
because men obey the Law?
No! It is because men put their
trust in Christ.
24. John 3:16
16 ‚For God loved the world
so much that he gave his one
and only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him
will not perish but have
eternal life.
25. Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‚If
any of you wants to be my follower,
you must turn from your selfish
ways, take up your cross, and follow
me. 25 If you try to hang on to your
life, you will lose it. But if you give
up your life for my sake, you will
save it. 26 And what do you benefit if
you gain the whole world but lose
your own soul?Is anything worth
more than your soul?
26. True life is found when we give up the
pursuit of our kingdom for God’s
kingdom
