Church notes - 2nd February 2020
Psalm 150
Luke 18:18 - 30
The Rich Young Ruler - It was impossible for him to get into Heaven. But it is possible with Jesus.
Luke 18:31 - 34
Jesus was resolutely setting out for Jerusalem. The Cross is central to our understanding of Jesus and our relationship with God.
What must I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 18:18 - 30
You need to do something beyond your capacity.
Mark 10:17 - 27
Jesus loved him.
vs 25
A point of impossibility. It is not possible for the rich man to go to heaven. (As he wouldn't give up his wealth to follow Jesus.)
There was no gate a camel would barely squeeze through. In a similar vein, the premise of Secular Humanism is wrong. We can't save ourselves. We need to accept what Jesus did at the Cross. Through that, what is impossible for Man, is possible with God.
Despite riches, cleverness or anything else, it is impossible to enter the Kingdom of God through one's own efforts.
vs 31 - 34
He turns to Jerusalem, setting out on his journey to the Cross. The pathway of freedom and salvation.
Prayer - Thankfulness for what Jesus did in Jerusalem, what he suffered for us.
Communion
Psalm 116