Your Struggle with Contentment, Part 1

Exodus 20:17
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While many of us nod in agreement when discussing sin and forgiveness, it’s easy for these concepts to feel distant. This broadcast challenges us to revisit our understanding of morality and how even the best-living among us need forgiveness. Join Pastor Colin as he unfolds the insights of the 10th commandment, demonstrating how it acts as a key to comprehensively understanding all other commandments.

100:00:00,640 –> 00:00:09,240When the preacher talks about sin and about forgiveness,200:00:09,280 –> 00:00:10,840we’re glad to hear it, because we believe it.300:00:10,880 –> 00:00:12,380This is a good message, and we know that many need to hear it.400:00:12,420 –> 00:00:17,120But somehow—as best we try—it seems and feels500:00:17,160 –> 00:00:20,080at a distance from us.600:00:20,980 –> 00:00:23,799Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith.700:00:23,820 –> 00:00:26,860I’m David Pick, glad you could be with us today.800:00:26,900 –> 00:00:29,540And Colin, sometimes when we hear the message about sin900:00:29,600 –> 00:00:32,639and forgiveness, some of us respond positively,1000:00:32,680 –> 00:00:34,180say, yes, that’s me.1100:00:34,220 –> 00:00:36,740I’m a sinner, and I need to be forgiven.1200:00:36,779 –> 00:00:39,139But sometimes others might be thinking1300:00:39,180 –> 00:00:40,480I think I’m a good person,1400:00:40,520 –> 00:00:42,959I don’t really see any need for forgiveness.1500:00:42,980 –> 00:00:44,160I feel a good person.1600:00:44,180 –> 00:00:45,720And I think still others,1700:00:45,759 –> 00:00:47,500you know, well, I might believe that I’m a sinner1800:00:47,520 –> 00:00:50,099and so forth, but I don’t think I’m that bad.1900:00:50,119 –> 00:00:53,320It doesn’t really feel like it’s a terribly huge issue.2000:00:53,360 –> 00:00:55,560And the message that we’re coming to today2100:00:55,599 –> 00:00:57,860really opens this whole thing up.2200:00:57,860 –> 00:00:59,919It’s about the 10th commandment.2300:00:59,959 –> 00:01:03,720And I think that God uses the 10th commandment2400:01:03,759 –> 00:01:06,459often to open up the minds and hearts2500:01:06,500 –> 00:01:09,639of people who have really lived pretty good lives.2600:01:09,660 –> 00:01:11,980And one great example of that2700:01:12,000 –> 00:01:14,199was a man called Saul of Tarsus,2800:01:14,239 –> 00:01:16,040and he tells us that this was at the heart2900:01:16,080 –> 00:01:17,440of his own testimony.3000:01:17,480 –> 00:01:20,540A little glimpse of it in Romans in chapter 7.3100:01:20,580 –> 00:01:23,419I would not have known what sin was, he says,3200:01:23,440 –> 00:01:25,080having been a very religious man.3300:01:25,120 –> 00:01:26,459Except for this commandment,3400:01:26,559 –> 00:01:28,739the law said that you shall not covet.3500:01:28,760 –> 00:01:31,199And that made him think not just about his actions,3600:01:31,220 –> 00:01:32,559but about his heart.3700:01:32,599 –> 00:01:34,459And as soon as you start looking there,3800:01:34,500 –> 00:01:36,139then you begin to see something different.3900:01:36,160 –> 00:01:38,580So, let’s begin our new message,4000:01:38,599 –> 00:01:40,599Your Struggle with Contentment.4100:01:40,639 –> 00:01:42,980We’re in Exodus 20, here’s Colin.4200:01:43,000 –> 00:01:44,839As we come to the 10th commandment,4300:01:44,879 –> 00:01:46,379we read these words.4400:01:46,400 –> 00:01:47,680God says,4500:01:47,680 –> 00:01:53,080’…you shall not covet your neighbor’s house.4600:01:53,120 –> 00:01:57,080You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife4700:01:57,120 –> 00:01:59,220or his manservant4800:01:59,260 –> 00:02:01,059or maidservant4900:02:01,099 –> 00:02:02,620or ox5000:02:02,660 –> 00:02:04,000or donkey5100:02:04,019 –> 00:02:05,559or anything5200:02:05,599 –> 00:02:07,260that belongs5300:02:07,300 –> 00:02:09,759to your neighbor.’5400:02:09,800 –> 00:02:11,100Now, I want to suggest to you today,5500:02:11,139 –> 00:02:15,000as we come to the last of our series through this Fall,5600:02:15,039 –> 00:02:16,600that the 10th commandment5700:02:16,639 –> 00:02:19,759is actually the key to understanding5800:02:19,800 –> 00:02:22,500all of the other nine.5900:02:22,539 –> 00:02:24,860You see, looked at strictly,6000:02:24,899 –> 00:02:26,740all of the other commandments6100:02:26,779 –> 00:02:29,979are about specific actions.6200:02:30,000 –> 00:02:32,940They are about murder, if you look at them.6300:02:32,979 –> 00:02:34,520Adultery,6400:02:34,539 –> 00:02:36,220stealing,6500:02:36,240 –> 00:02:37,479perjury.6600:02:37,520 –> 00:02:40,460All of these are behaviors6700:02:40,479 –> 00:02:42,679that can be seen.6800:02:42,720 –> 00:02:43,960But the 10th commandment6900:02:44,020 –> 00:02:45,860stands all on its own,7000:02:45,899 –> 00:02:47,399a category of one.7100:02:47,419 –> 00:02:48,960It is different7200:02:49,000 –> 00:02:50,460because it does not deal7300:02:50,500 –> 00:02:52,660with behaviors that can be seen.7400:02:52,699 –> 00:02:54,759It deals with attitudes7500:02:54,800 –> 00:02:57,139that go on in the secret place7600:02:57,160 –> 00:03:01,399of your heart and of mine.7700:03:01,440 –> 00:03:02,839Now, this is very important, you see,7800:03:02,880 –> 00:03:04,240because many Christians7900:03:04,279 –> 00:03:06,000have the strange idea8000:03:06,039 –> 00:03:07,419that in the Old Testament,8100:03:07,440 –> 00:03:10,539God was only concerned with actions.8200:03:10,580 –> 00:03:13,080And when Jesus came along in the New Testament,8300:03:13,100 –> 00:03:15,479that what he did was he put a new spin8400:03:15,520 –> 00:03:17,080on the commandments8500:03:17,119 –> 00:03:18,419and that he applied them8600:03:18,440 –> 00:03:20,279to the attitudes of our hearts,8700:03:20,320 –> 00:03:22,080and that’s why in the Sermon on the Mount8800:03:22,119 –> 00:03:23,660he said, as you remember,8900:03:23,679 –> 00:03:24,960you know, you’ve heard it said,9000:03:24,979 –> 00:03:26,720you shall not murder, but I say to you,9100:03:26,759 –> 00:03:27,699don’t even be angry9200:03:27,720 –> 00:03:28,899with your brother in your heart.9300:03:28,919 –> 00:03:30,320You’ve heard it said,9400:03:30,360 –> 00:03:31,500do not commit adultery,9500:03:31,520 –> 00:03:32,820but I say whoever looks on a woman9600:03:32,860 –> 00:03:34,020with lustful intent9700:03:34,059 –> 00:03:35,559has already committed adultery9800:03:35,600 –> 00:03:38,899with her in his heart.9900:03:38,940 –> 00:03:40,460We have the idea too often,10000:03:40,500 –> 00:03:42,300you see, that Jesus put a new spin10100:03:42,600 –> 00:03:45,399on the commandments.10200:03:45,419 –> 00:03:47,259But if you look at the 10th Commandment10300:03:47,300 –> 00:03:48,660and you understand it10400:03:48,699 –> 00:03:50,259as God originally gave it,10500:03:50,300 –> 00:03:52,740you will see that this was10600:03:52,759 –> 00:03:54,199the original intent10700:03:54,240 –> 00:03:56,539of almighty God in the commandments10800:03:56,580 –> 00:03:58,039that he gave to Moses.10900:03:58,080 –> 00:03:59,979The reason Jesus taught11000:04:00,020 –> 00:04:02,380as he did in the Sermon on the Mount11100:04:02,419 –> 00:04:03,779was precisely that11200:04:03,820 –> 00:04:05,039this was already11300:04:05,080 –> 00:04:07,380the teaching of the Old Testament.11400:04:08,520 –> 00:04:10,320In other words, the 10th Commandment11500:04:10,360 –> 00:04:12,020is the one that tells us11600:04:12,240 –> 00:04:13,320how we should understand11700:04:13,339 –> 00:04:15,119all of the other nine.11800:04:15,139 –> 00:04:16,339That is why we have used11900:04:16,380 –> 00:04:17,820throughout this series12000:04:17,839 –> 00:04:20,760the picture of each command12100:04:20,779 –> 00:04:23,079being like a railway track12200:04:23,119 –> 00:04:25,660with various stations down the line12300:04:25,700 –> 00:04:27,100because each of these commandments12400:04:27,119 –> 00:04:28,119does not just speak to12500:04:28,160 –> 00:04:29,899one sin in particular,12600:04:29,920 –> 00:04:31,500one observable action,12700:04:31,519 –> 00:04:33,399but to a whole series12800:04:33,440 –> 00:04:35,739of attitudes and actions12900:04:35,760 –> 00:04:37,700that are related to each13000:04:37,739 –> 00:04:40,200of these specific commandments.13100:04:41,119 –> 00:04:42,359Each one relates not13200:04:42,399 –> 00:04:44,220just to words and to actions13300:04:44,260 –> 00:04:46,760but includes the secrets13400:04:46,799 –> 00:04:48,160that live within our minds13500:04:48,200 –> 00:04:49,959and our hearts.13600:04:50,839 –> 00:04:51,660Now I want us to see13700:04:51,700 –> 00:04:52,540the unique value13800:04:52,559 –> 00:04:53,459of this tenth commandment.13900:04:53,500 –> 00:04:55,940It really is the key14000:04:55,980 –> 00:04:57,579to understanding14100:04:57,600 –> 00:05:00,380the whole of this series.14200:05:00,399 –> 00:05:01,540And so my prayer is14300:05:01,579 –> 00:05:04,440that we will grasp it this morning14400:05:04,480 –> 00:05:05,980and that as we grasp it14500:05:06,019 –> 00:05:07,380we will embrace it14600:05:07,799 –> 00:05:09,700and we will follow it14700:05:09,739 –> 00:05:13,000where it leads.14800:05:13,040 –> 00:05:14,640I want simply to explain14900:05:14,679 –> 00:05:18,119the significance and the value15000:05:18,140 –> 00:05:20,040of this wonderful tenth commandment.15100:05:21,880 –> 00:05:23,279And its value is first15200:05:23,320 –> 00:05:25,779that it shows us15300:05:25,820 –> 00:05:28,459that morally upright people15400:05:29,760 –> 00:05:31,019are sinners15500:05:31,760 –> 00:05:33,019in need of a savior.15600:05:34,859 –> 00:05:36,640Now I hope that immediately15700:05:36,660 –> 00:05:37,820we will see therefore15800:05:37,859 –> 00:05:39,299that this speaks15900:05:39,320 –> 00:05:41,119especially16000:05:41,160 –> 00:05:43,260to us as a congregation16100:05:43,299 –> 00:05:44,700this morning.16200:05:45,660 –> 00:05:46,760See this congregation16300:05:46,799 –> 00:05:48,000for all it’s diversity16400:05:48,040 –> 00:05:48,880and we are different16500:05:48,899 –> 00:05:50,480in many ways16600:05:50,500 –> 00:05:51,700but nonetheless I believe16700:05:51,739 –> 00:05:52,880that this congregation16800:05:52,899 –> 00:05:54,239can be characterized16900:05:54,279 –> 00:05:55,579as largely17000:05:55,600 –> 00:05:56,579a gathering of17100:05:56,619 –> 00:05:58,480morally upright people17200:05:59,940 –> 00:06:01,260and this makes it17300:06:01,279 –> 00:06:03,279extremely difficult17400:06:04,220 –> 00:06:05,519for us17500:06:05,559 –> 00:06:07,559to grasp the gospel17600:06:09,359 –> 00:06:10,820Remember that the people17700:06:10,839 –> 00:06:12,579who responded to Jesus17800:06:12,619 –> 00:06:14,440when he came into this world17900:06:14,459 –> 00:06:15,480were first18000:06:15,500 –> 00:06:17,040the prostitutes18100:06:17,559 –> 00:06:19,500the tax collectors18200:06:19,660 –> 00:06:20,899and the sinners18300:06:21,920 –> 00:06:23,399In today’s terms18400:06:23,420 –> 00:06:24,820that would be18500:06:25,220 –> 00:06:26,899terrorists18600:06:27,000 –> 00:06:29,079and child abusers18700:06:31,160 –> 00:06:32,880and the reason that they respond18800:06:32,920 –> 00:06:34,519most quickly and immediately18900:06:34,540 –> 00:06:35,239to the gospel19000:06:35,239 –> 00:06:36,339is simply this19100:06:36,660 –> 00:06:39,540they feel their need19200:06:42,100 –> 00:06:44,779but for morally upright folks19300:06:44,799 –> 00:06:46,339like us19400:06:46,700 –> 00:06:48,480who have a good education19500:06:49,160 –> 00:06:50,959Never murdered anyone19600:06:51,459 –> 00:06:52,940never committed adultery19700:06:52,959 –> 00:06:54,279have not robbed a bank19800:06:54,320 –> 00:06:55,559raised a stable family19900:06:55,579 –> 00:06:56,700run a successful business20000:06:56,720 –> 00:06:57,480gone to church20100:06:57,519 –> 00:06:59,059and given generously20200:06:59,200 –> 00:07:02,140It is honestly difficult20300:07:02,779 –> 00:07:04,660for us to get to the point20400:07:04,739 –> 00:07:06,399where we really feel20500:07:06,420 –> 00:07:08,440that we have some kind of20600:07:08,480 –> 00:07:10,500desperate need of a saviour20700:07:12,000 –> 00:07:13,420We see our religion20800:07:13,440 –> 00:07:14,339instinctively20900:07:14,359 –> 00:07:17,059as something that we offer to God21000:07:17,799 –> 00:07:18,700which taken along21100:07:18,739 –> 00:07:19,779with the rest of our lives21200:07:19,799 –> 00:07:20,500unbalanced21300:07:20,519 –> 00:07:21,679should put us in a position21400:07:21,720 –> 00:07:23,459to enter eternal life21500:07:24,220 –> 00:07:25,660When the preacher talks21600:07:25,679 –> 00:07:26,600about sin21700:07:26,619 –> 00:07:28,040and about forgiveness21800:07:28,260 –> 00:07:29,380we are glad to hear it21900:07:29,420 –> 00:07:30,739because we believe it22000:07:30,859 –> 00:07:32,079This is a good message22100:07:32,100 –> 00:07:32,559and we know that22200:07:32,579 –> 00:07:33,640many need to hear it22300:07:34,059 –> 00:07:35,380but somehow22400:07:35,399 –> 00:07:36,420as best we try22500:07:36,600 –> 00:07:38,859it seems and feels22600:07:38,880 –> 00:07:41,760at a distance from us22700:07:43,720 –> 00:07:46,019Now if that is your condition today22800:07:47,619 –> 00:07:49,839then my prayer is22900:07:50,079 –> 00:07:52,140that God will speak to you23000:07:52,399 –> 00:07:53,859through the 10th commandment23100:07:55,600 –> 00:07:57,279because more than any other23200:07:57,320 –> 00:07:58,399this commandment23300:07:58,420 –> 00:07:59,839is addressed23400:08:00,940 –> 00:08:02,420to you23500:08:02,779 –> 00:08:04,320you’re listening to open the bible23600:08:04,339 –> 00:08:05,559with Pastor Colin Smith23700:08:05,579 –> 00:08:06,720and a message called23800:08:06,760 –> 00:08:08,720your struggle with contentment23900:08:09,079 –> 00:08:10,880all about the 10 commandments24000:08:11,339 –> 00:08:13,220and if you’ve missed any of the series24100:08:13,239 –> 00:08:14,119which is called24200:08:14,140 –> 00:08:16,179the 10 greatest struggles of your life24300:08:16,600 –> 00:08:18,079then you can easily catch up24400:08:18,100 –> 00:08:19,399or go back and listen again24500:08:19,420 –> 00:08:21,019online at our website24600:08:21,279 –> 00:08:23,779open the bible.org.uk24700:08:23,940 –> 00:08:25,320there you’ll find all the messages24800:08:25,359 –> 00:08:26,940which have already been broadcast24900:08:27,220 –> 00:08:28,420and you’ll also find them25000:08:28,420 –> 00:08:30,079on your favorite podcast site25100:08:30,299 –> 00:08:32,219and those are available again25200:08:32,260 –> 00:08:33,979as soon as they’ve been broadcast25300:08:34,479 –> 00:08:35,599you can find the podcast25400:08:35,619 –> 00:08:37,619by searching on the podcast site25500:08:37,659 –> 00:08:39,140for openthebible.com25600:08:39,559 –> 00:08:40,919or by following a link25700:08:40,960 –> 00:08:42,200from our website25800:08:43,320 –> 00:08:44,159well the end of the month25900:08:44,200 –> 00:08:45,580is rapidly approaching26000:08:45,900 –> 00:08:47,919and it’s the last opportunity26100:08:47,940 –> 00:08:49,799to receive the gifts26200:08:49,820 –> 00:08:50,719that we’re offering26300:08:51,020 –> 00:08:52,219if you’re able to begin26400:08:52,260 –> 00:08:53,520a new direct debit26500:08:53,559 –> 00:08:54,979to the work of Open the Bible26600:08:55,219 –> 00:08:55,900this month26700:08:56,380 –> 00:08:57,659I’ll be talking later on26800:08:57,700 –> 00:08:58,940to open the Bible’s26900:08:58,979 –> 00:08:59,859Amanda Cunningham27000:09:00,099 –> 00:09:00,640about that27100:09:00,659 –> 00:09:02,039so I hope you’ll stay with us27200:09:02,679 –> 00:09:04,140back to the message now27300:09:04,179 –> 00:09:05,700your struggle with contentment27400:09:06,000 –> 00:09:07,059and here’s Colin27500:09:07,960 –> 00:09:10,320I want to tell you two stories today27600:09:11,099 –> 00:09:13,039about people just like us27700:09:14,799 –> 00:09:16,440folks who were wakened up27800:09:16,460 –> 00:09:19,159and brought to their spiritual senses27900:09:19,200 –> 00:09:19,979by28000:09:20,700 –> 00:09:22,020the 10th commandment28100:09:23,940 –> 00:09:24,859the first was a man28200:09:24,900 –> 00:09:25,799who’s sometimes called28300:09:25,820 –> 00:09:26,799the rich young ruler28400:09:26,820 –> 00:09:27,940but I want to bring him28500:09:27,960 –> 00:09:28,460as it were28600:09:28,500 –> 00:09:30,659over into our world today28700:09:31,059 –> 00:09:32,760and so I’m going to call him28800:09:32,900 –> 00:09:34,679the man who was living28900:09:34,700 –> 00:09:36,359the American dream29000:09:37,859 –> 00:09:38,460I want you to turn29100:09:38,500 –> 00:09:39,020in your bibles29200:09:39,039 –> 00:09:40,799to Luke’s gospel chapter 1829300:09:40,840 –> 00:09:41,559and you’ll find him29400:09:41,580 –> 00:09:42,159there29500:09:42,799 –> 00:09:44,460the man who was living29600:09:44,500 –> 00:09:45,460the American dream29700:09:45,500 –> 00:09:46,859let me just translate29800:09:46,880 –> 00:09:48,599a description of his profile29900:09:48,760 –> 00:09:49,859into the culture30000:09:49,900 –> 00:09:51,940of the northwest suburbs today30100:09:53,919 –> 00:09:54,739and if you’ll allow me30200:09:54,760 –> 00:09:55,739this translation30300:09:55,760 –> 00:09:56,559this is the guy30400:09:56,580 –> 00:09:57,340who graduates30500:09:57,380 –> 00:09:58,700from district 21430600:09:58,739 –> 00:10:00,000with a good group of friends30700:10:00,000 –> 00:10:01,340and gets voted most likely30800:10:01,359 –> 00:10:03,099to succeed in his senior year30900:10:04,099 –> 00:10:05,500He play sports at college31000:10:05,539 –> 00:10:06,780he graduates cum laude31100:10:06,799 –> 00:10:07,440in business31200:10:07,479 –> 00:10:09,099and marries the following year31300:10:09,960 –> 00:10:10,960He is earning a six31400:10:11,000 –> 00:10:12,000figure salary31500:10:12,020 –> 00:10:13,400in his early 30s31600:10:13,419 –> 00:10:14,780he pays off his mortgage31700:10:14,820 –> 00:10:15,739in his 40s31800:10:16,000 –> 00:10:17,679he shifts his attention31900:10:17,719 –> 00:10:19,039from success32000:10:19,080 –> 00:10:20,099to significance32100:10:20,140 –> 00:10:21,159in his 50s32200:10:21,280 –> 00:10:22,119He sees the world32300:10:22,159 –> 00:10:23,239in his 60s32400:10:23,299 –> 00:10:24,099and he retires32500:10:24,140 –> 00:10:24,739in comfort32600:10:24,780 –> 00:10:25,679in his seventies32700:10:25,700 –> 00:10:26,099now, there32800:10:26,119 –> 00:10:27,440is nothing wrong32900:10:27,479 –> 00:10:28,500with any one33000:10:28,520 –> 00:10:29,520of these things33100:10:29,580 –> 00:10:30,280All I’m doing33200:10:30,299 –> 00:10:31,340is describing33300:10:31,380 –> 00:10:32,159success33400:10:32,200 –> 00:10:33,640in the northwest suburbs33500:10:33,659 –> 00:10:34,280right33600:10:34,979 –> 00:10:35,500The man who’s33700:10:35,520 –> 00:10:37,200living the American dream33800:10:38,940 –> 00:10:39,359of course33900:10:39,380 –> 00:10:40,059the American dream34000:10:40,080 –> 00:10:40,799is more than money34100:10:40,820 –> 00:10:41,500isn’t it34200:10:42,799 –> 00:10:43,280It’s also34300:10:43,299 –> 00:10:44,440about values34400:10:44,479 –> 00:10:45,580and this man34500:10:45,619 –> 00:10:46,719has his values34600:10:46,739 –> 00:10:47,219in fact34700:10:47,239 –> 00:10:48,059values34800:10:48,080 –> 00:10:48,719are very, very34900:10:48,760 –> 00:10:49,640important to him35000:10:49,679 –> 00:10:50,919he’s raised a good family35100:10:50,960 –> 00:10:51,780and he’s given time35200:10:51,799 –> 00:10:52,260to them35300:10:53,020 –> 00:10:54,219he’s been a great husband35400:10:54,239 –> 00:10:55,460a good father35500:10:55,619 –> 00:10:56,260he’s known35600:10:56,280 –> 00:10:57,440for his generosity35700:10:57,460 –> 00:10:58,219he’s contributing35800:10:58,239 –> 00:10:59,380to the community35900:10:59,380 –> 00:11:00,280more than that36000:11:00,320 –> 00:11:01,280he is a true believer36100:11:01,320 –> 00:11:02,440in God36200:11:04,659 –> 00:11:05,280and he knows36300:11:05,299 –> 00:11:06,179that beyond death36400:11:06,200 –> 00:11:07,099lies eternity36500:11:07,140 –> 00:11:08,119so he wants to make sure36600:11:08,140 –> 00:11:08,820that he’s got that36700:11:08,859 –> 00:11:09,479sorted out too36800:11:09,500 –> 00:11:10,760so he set himself36900:11:10,780 –> 00:11:11,659the goal of living37000:11:11,700 –> 00:11:12,820a good life37100:11:13,460 –> 00:11:14,419cause that’s part of37200:11:14,440 –> 00:11:15,440success37300:11:16,000 –> 00:11:17,380so he attends church37400:11:17,400 –> 00:11:17,979or synagogue37500:11:18,000 –> 00:11:18,679or mosque37600:11:18,700 –> 00:11:20,020delete whichever applies37700:11:23,000 –> 00:11:24,039he prays to G-d37800:11:24,059 –> 00:11:24,679he reads37900:11:24,700 –> 00:11:25,700spiritual books38000:11:25,739 –> 00:11:26,580he has always38100:11:26,619 –> 00:11:27,580given generously38200:11:27,599 –> 00:11:28,599to good causes38300:11:28,640 –> 00:11:30,159that’s the profile38400:11:33,479 –> 00:11:34,280then one day38500:11:34,299 –> 00:11:35,059the guy who’s living38600:11:35,080 –> 00:11:35,940the American dream38700:11:35,960 –> 00:11:36,700hears that38800:11:36,719 –> 00:11:38,239Jesus has come38900:11:38,559 –> 00:11:39,380to town39000:11:41,340 –> 00:11:41,700the talk39100:11:41,719 –> 00:11:42,440of many people39200:11:42,460 –> 00:11:43,039is that he is39300:11:43,059 –> 00:11:43,520someone who has39400:11:43,539 –> 00:11:44,299come from G-d39500:11:44,320 –> 00:11:45,440and so39600:11:45,460 –> 00:11:46,119the man who is living39700:11:46,140 –> 00:11:46,859the American dream39800:11:46,880 –> 00:11:48,099decides that39900:11:48,580 –> 00:11:50,020it would be good to40000:11:50,960 –> 00:11:52,380hear what he has to say40100:11:54,859 –> 00:11:55,359so I hope you’ve ever40200:11:55,380 –> 00:11:55,859got your Bible40300:11:55,880 –> 00:11:56,799open at Luke chapter40400:11:56,820 –> 00:11:57,340eighteen40500:11:57,359 –> 00:11:58,460and verse outside40600:11:58,500 –> 00:11:59,400and when he comes40700:11:59,419 –> 00:12:00,000to Jesus40800:12:00,020 –> 00:12:00,820and you’ll see there40900:12:00,840 –> 00:12:01,640he asks a question41000:12:01,659 –> 00:12:02,219he says41100:12:03,799 –> 00:12:04,619what must I do41200:12:04,640 –> 00:12:05,739to inherit eternal life41300:12:06,440 –> 00:12:07,380I can almost see41400:12:07,400 –> 00:12:08,059him opening up41500:12:08,080 –> 00:12:08,820his day timer41600:12:08,840 –> 00:12:09,340you know41700:12:10,940 –> 00:12:11,520I want to write it41800:12:11,539 –> 00:12:12,340down41900:12:12,359 –> 00:12:13,859what must I do42000:12:14,099 –> 00:12:14,520and I’ve got42100:12:14,539 –> 00:12:14,979everything else42200:12:15,000 –> 00:12:16,260sorted out42300:12:16,799 –> 00:12:17,299but I want to hear42400:12:17,320 –> 00:12:18,460what you think42500:12:18,900 –> 00:12:20,039I’m interested42600:12:20,960 –> 00:12:23,900give me the checklist42700:12:25,299 –> 00:12:25,919tell me what42800:12:25,940 –> 00:12:26,900I need to do42900:12:27,299 –> 00:12:29,099I want to cover43000:12:29,140 –> 00:12:30,659all my bases43100:12:33,340 –> 00:12:34,140and you see43200:12:34,179 –> 00:12:35,080Jesus reply43300:12:35,099 –> 00:12:35,919in verse 2043400:12:36,700 –> 00:12:38,080you know the commandments43500:12:39,179 –> 00:12:40,599do not commit adultery43600:12:41,580 –> 00:12:42,619that’s number 743700:12:43,440 –> 00:12:44,440do not murder43800:12:45,539 –> 00:12:46,619that’s number 643900:12:48,539 –> 00:12:49,500do not steal44000:12:49,520 –> 00:12:50,440that’s number 844100:12:50,460 –> 00:12:51,140do not give44200:12:51,159 –> 00:12:52,000false testimony44300:12:52,020 –> 00:12:52,679that’s number 944400:12:52,719 –> 00:12:53,599honour your father44500:12:53,640 –> 00:12:53,859and mother44600:12:53,900 –> 00:12:54,900that’s number 544700:12:56,900 –> 00:12:59,260and you can44800:12:59,299 –> 00:13:00,020almost see44900:13:00,039 –> 00:13:00,440this guy45000:13:00,460 –> 00:13:01,200checking them off45100:13:01,239 –> 00:13:01,760in his list45200:13:01,780 –> 00:13:02,239can’t you45300:13:02,260 –> 00:13:03,099in his daytime45400:13:03,140 –> 00:13:04,140hey45500:13:05,140 –> 00:13:06,460do not commit adultery45600:13:06,479 –> 00:13:07,299that’s number 745700:13:07,340 –> 00:13:08,099I am ok there45800:13:10,239 –> 00:13:11,260do not murder45900:13:11,299 –> 00:13:11,979that’s number 646000:13:12,000 –> 00:13:13,059ok there46100:13:14,500 –> 00:13:15,299do not steal46200:13:15,340 –> 00:13:15,940never robbed a46300:13:15,960 –> 00:13:16,280bank46400:13:16,320 –> 00:13:17,099ok there46500:13:19,219 –> 00:13:19,599do not give46600:13:19,619 –> 00:13:20,559false testimony46700:13:20,580 –> 00:13:21,320that’s number 946800:13:21,340 –> 00:13:22,099I am ok there46900:13:22,140 –> 00:13:22,539now what else47000:13:22,580 –> 00:13:23,219did he say47100:13:23,859 –> 00:13:23,919oh yeah, honour47200:13:23,940 –> 00:13:24,479your father47300:13:24,500 –> 00:13:24,840and mother47400:13:24,859 –> 00:13:25,359oh get on47500:13:25,400 –> 00:13:25,619great with47600:13:25,659 –> 00:13:26,460mum and dad47700:13:27,080 –> 00:13:27,700that’s number 547800:13:27,719 –> 00:13:28,640I am ok there47900:13:32,280 –> 00:13:32,619do you notice48000:13:32,640 –> 00:13:33,239that Jesus48100:13:33,260 –> 00:13:34,239didn’t mention48200:13:39,080 –> 00:13:39,679he holds back48300:13:39,719 –> 00:13:40,520number 1048400:13:44,179 –> 00:13:44,820there is absolutely48500:13:44,840 –> 00:13:45,219no doubt48600:13:45,239 –> 00:13:45,880in my mind48700:13:45,900 –> 00:13:46,059that that48800:13:46,080 –> 00:13:47,400was intentional48900:13:49,119 –> 00:13:49,859because what49000:13:49,900 –> 00:13:50,500Jesus49100:13:50,520 –> 00:13:51,559does next49200:13:51,580 –> 00:13:52,739is just this49300:13:53,880 –> 00:13:54,979he applies49400:13:55,020 –> 00:13:56,320the 10th49500:13:56,359 –> 00:13:56,760commandment49600:13:57,900 –> 00:13:59,739and he says49700:13:59,760 –> 00:14:00,280to him49800:14:00,320 –> 00:14:00,979look at it there49900:14:01,000 –> 00:14:01,780you still like50000:14:01,799 –> 00:14:03,159one thing50100:14:04,479 –> 00:14:05,020sell50200:14:05,059 –> 00:14:05,460everything50300:14:05,479 –> 00:14:05,919you have50400:14:05,940 –> 00:14:06,559and give50500:14:06,580 –> 00:14:07,760to the poor50600:14:07,780 –> 00:14:08,299and you50700:14:08,320 –> 00:14:08,760will have50800:14:08,780 –> 00:14:09,340treasure in50900:14:09,359 –> 00:14:09,780Heaven51000:14:09,799 –> 00:14:10,140and then51100:14:10,159 –> 00:14:10,679come and51200:14:10,700 –> 00:14:11,580follow me51300:14:12,940 –> 00:14:13,599you see51400:14:13,640 –> 00:14:14,179in that51500:14:14,200 –> 00:14:14,260single statement51600:14:14,299 –> 00:14:15,679what jesus51700:14:15,700 –> 00:14:16,239is doing51800:14:16,280 –> 00:14:16,840is51900:14:16,880 –> 00:14:17,159he is52000:14:17,179 –> 00:14:17,820penetrating52100:14:17,859 –> 00:14:18,419beyond52200:14:18,440 –> 00:14:19,119all this52300:14:19,159 –> 00:14:19,780mans actions52400:14:19,820 –> 00:14:20,299and he52500:14:20,320 –> 00:14:20,900is exposing52600:14:20,919 –> 00:14:21,619the fundamental52700:14:21,659 –> 00:14:22,179selfishness52800:14:22,200 –> 00:14:22,859of this52900:14:22,880 –> 00:14:23,539mans heart53000:14:27,580 –> 00:14:28,080And in that53100:14:28,099 –> 00:14:28,580moment53200:14:28,599 –> 00:14:29,080Jesus53300:14:29,099 –> 00:14:29,539reveals53400:14:29,559 –> 00:14:30,179the single53500:14:30,219 –> 00:14:30,640greatest53600:14:30,659 –> 00:14:31,140struggle53700:14:31,159 –> 00:14:31,479of all53800:14:31,520 –> 00:14:31,919of53900:14:31,940 –> 00:14:32,719our lives54000:14:32,739 –> 00:14:33,299However54100:14:33,320 –> 00:14:33,659you and54200:14:33,679 –> 00:14:33,919I54300:14:33,940 –> 00:14:34,200may54400:14:34,239 –> 00:14:34,640change54500:14:34,659 –> 00:14:34,820our54600:14:34,840 –> 00:14:35,460behavior54700:14:35,479 –> 00:14:35,880Whatever54800:14:35,919 –> 00:14:36,280we may54900:14:36,320 –> 00:14:36,739do55000:14:36,760 –> 00:14:36,960we55100:14:36,979 –> 00:14:37,299cannot55200:14:37,340 –> 00:14:37,739change55300:14:37,760 –> 00:14:38,020our55400:14:38,059 –> 00:14:38,640Heart55500:14:38,659 –> 00:14:38,900and55600:14:38,940 –> 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00:14:48,340from58500:14:48,340 –> 00:14:48,940that58600:14:53,820 –> 00:14:53,940Do you58700:14:53,960 –> 00:14:54,119know58800:14:54,140 –> 00:14:54,340the58900:14:54,380 –> 00:14:54,640hardship59000:14:54,659 –> 00:14:54,880truth59100:14:54,900 –> 00:14:55,239is59200:14:55,280 –> 00:14:55,380there59300:14:55,400 –> 00:14:55,520are59400:14:55,539 –> 00:14:55,760many59500:14:55,780 –> 00:14:56,059reasons59600:14:56,080 –> 00:14:56,179why59700:14:56,200 –> 00:14:56,580people59800:14:56,580 –> 00:14:56,780live59900:14:56,799 –> 00:14:57,020good60000:14:57,039 –> 00:14:57,340moral60100:14:57,359 –> 00:14:57,700lives60200:14:57,719 –> 00:14:57,859that60300:14:57,900 –> 00:14:58,039have60400:14:58,059 –> 00:14:58,700absolutely60500:14:58,719 –> 00:14:58,940nothing60600:14:58,979 –> 00:14:59,659whatsoever60700:14:59,700 –> 00:14:59,960to do60800:15:00,000 –> 00:15:00,059with60900:15:00,099 –> 00:15:00,380loving61000:15:00,400 –> 00:15:00,640God61100:15:00,659 –> 00:15:00,799or61200:15:00,820 –> 00:15:01,080loving61300:15:01,119 –> 00:15:01,219your61400:15:01,260 –> 00:15:01,840neighbor61500:15:05,179 –> 00:15:05,419I mean61600:15:05,440 –> 00:15:05,580for61700:15:05,619 –> 00:15:05,719a61800:15:05,739 –> 00:15:06,239start61900:15:06,260 –> 00:15:06,479there’s62000:15:06,500 –> 00:15:06,619what62100:15:06,659 –> 00:15:06,739we62200:15:06,760 –> 00:15:06,919can62300:15:06,940 –> 00:15:07,479call62400:15:07,500 –> 00:15:07,739the62500:15:07,760 –> 00:15:08,419peer62600:15:08,440 –> 00:15:09,359factor62700:15:09,380 –> 00:15:09,520the62800:15:09,559 –> 00:15:10,299peer62900:15:10,320 –> 00:15:11,099factor63000:15:13,919 –> 00:15:14,140No,63100:15:14,159 –> 00:15:14,280I63200:15:14,299 –> 00:15:15,099thank63300:15:15,140 –> 00:15:15,700God63400:15:15,739 –> 00:15:15,840that63500:15:15,859 –> 00:15:16,119my63600:15:16,159 –> 00:15:16,559kids63700:15:16,580 –> 00:15:16,780have63800:15:16,820 –> 00:15:17,020good63900:15:17,059 –> 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Colin Smith is the Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He has authored a number of books, including Heaven, How I Got Here and Heaven, So Near – So Far. Colin is the Founder and Teaching Pastor for Open the Bible. Follow him on X formerly Twitter.

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