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[Sermon] Mark 10:17-22, 31 The Race

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Do you want to be a winner?
The Race of Life
1 Corinthians 9:24-25

The rules of the race
1. Do you not know?
2. All runners run
3. Only one gets the prize
4. Run in such a way to get a prize
5. Everyone who competes goes into strict training
6. They do it to get a crown that will not last
7. We do it to get a crown that will last forever
What race are you running?

Race of life:
Rich young man = young athlete?
He achieved many medallions.
Bur he knew what he achieved wouldn't last.

He heard about Jesus and went to him:
v17 "Good teacher," he asked, " what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

3 Impressive Things:
1. He knew that what he has was unsatisfactory
2.He decided to try out Jesus
3. To his surprise, Jesus challenged him. (v18)

Do you know who I am? Why ask me?

Be careful who you ask and where you look for answers.

Jesus' answer: 2 Challenges
#1 "You know the commandments..." ...So do it!
Why do people keep doing things that they know not to do?

v19 "...Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honour your father and mother."

Many people set out to find true happiness, only to discover that they themselves are getting in the way of their true happiness.

What about this young man?
v20
HE IS A GOOD GUY!
v21a Jesus looked at him and loved him.

#2
a) Let go of things that you have that you think will make you happy.
b) Let go of the things that you want that you think will make me happy.
c) Come and follow Jesus

How does he respond?
v22
To this young man, what's stoppint him to find his true happiness js what h already has.
What about you? What's holding you back from finding true happiness in the life worth living?

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