You have to die to live
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The sermon is about the story of the rich young man in the Gospel according to Saint Mark chapter 10 verses 10 to 31. The young man, who had everything in life, approached Jesus with an urgent need to inherit eternal life. The sermon emphasizes that material possessions and pleasures of the world do not fill the spirit and only Christ can satisfy the spiritual need. The young man's question denotes a legal Pharisaic way of thinking, which focuses on what one must do to earn eternal life. However, the true spiritual life requires giving up everything and following Christ. The sermon concludes by emphasizing that seeking the Kingdom of God and his righteousness is the foundation for true happiness.
The man who approached Jesus was searching for something more in life, but he had a legalistic mindset and only saw Jesus as a good teacher. Jesus confronts him and shows him that Christianity is not just about following commandments and doing good works, but about having a personal relationship with Him. The Lord wants us to give Him everything, not just external actions, and to have a pure and perfect heart for Him. God is always searching for hearts that are surrendered to Him and willing to say no to worldly pleasures for Him.
God is looking for someone who loves Him above all else and is willing to sacrifice everything for Him. Tim Tebow missed a great opportunity to be a hero for God when he cancelled a speaking engagement at a church because of threats from the homosexual community. The Bible tells the story of a rich young man who was asked by Jesus to give up everything he loved and follow Him, but the young man was not willing to do so. The Lord wants us to give Him everything we love and to surrender our lives to Him. Jesus is the greatest good and if we have Him, we have everything. Religion or being an evangelical does not save anyone, but a total surrender of our hearts and lives to Him does.
The speaker invites those who feel that the Word has spoken to their lives to not leave without giving the Lord what they love the most. They are encouraged to raise their hands and give whatever they need to give to God. The speaker also raises their hand and asks God to heal their life and the lives of their brothers. The ultimate goal is to prioritize Jesus above all else and surrender everything to Him.
The man who approached Jesus was searching for something more in life, but he had a legalistic mindset and only saw Jesus as a good teacher. Jesus confronts him and shows him that Christianity is not just about following commandments and doing good works, but about having a personal relationship with Him. The Lord wants us to give Him everything, not just external actions, and to have a pure and perfect heart for Him. God is always searching for hearts that are surrendered to Him and willing to say no to worldly pleasures for Him.
God is looking for someone who loves Him above all else and is willing to sacrifice everything for Him. Tim Tebow missed a great opportunity to be a hero for God when he cancelled a speaking engagement at a church because of threats from the homosexual community. The Bible tells the story of a rich young man who was asked by Jesus to give up everything he loved and follow Him, but the young man was not willing to do so. The Lord wants us to give Him everything we love and to surrender our lives to Him. Jesus is the greatest good and if we have Him, we have everything. Religion or being an evangelical does not save anyone, but a total surrender of our hearts and lives to Him does.
The speaker invites those who feel that the Word has spoken to their lives to not leave without giving the Lord what they love the most. They are encouraged to raise their hands and give whatever they need to give to God. The speaker also raises their hand and asks God to heal their life and the lives of their brothers. The ultimate goal is to prioritize Jesus above all else and surrender everything to Him.
I want to share with you in the Gospel according to Saint Mark chapter 10 verses 10 to 31, a story that many of us know about the rich young man. The Bible calls him a leading man, a man of influence, a man of social importance but he had a lack and an essential void in his spirit and he did not know what it was but the Lord made it clear to him what it was. And perhaps some of you who are here this morning need that teaching from the Lord about what truly constitutes a spiritual life, a life that pleases the Lord.
What is it that the Lord seeks more than all things? The money we talked about this morning? service?. The Bible says that if we give our goods to the poor, our body to be burned if we do not have love it is useless, we are nothing. There is something more that matters more than physical actions, although those acts that we carry out for the Lord are important, but there is something even deeper that God wants from us, our heart, our loyalty, our total dedication.
What is it that the Lord seeks more than all things? The money we talked about this morning? service?. The Bible says that if we give our goods to the poor, our body to be burned if we do not have love it is useless, we are nothing. There is something more that matters more than physical actions, although those acts that we carry out for the Lord are important, but there is something even deeper that God wants from us, our heart, our loyalty, our total dedication.
