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CrossWay Church
May 21, 2022: Luke 18: 15-30
These are the Bible passage and sermon notes for our Sunday morning worship services.
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Luke 18:15-27: Contrasting approaches to faith
I) Jesus commends childlike faith.
A) Parents wanted Jesus to _________ their children.
B) The disciples thought Jesus had ___________ things to do.
C) According to Jesus, children are always welcome in God’s ____________.
D) Jesus uses it as a teaching opportunity about __________.
1) Little children need their parents’ _________.
2) We should cultivate this same kind of _______________ on God.
How can you cultivate your dependence on God?
II) Jesus challenges the notion of "self-acquired" righteousness.
A) A community leader asks Jesus what he can do to ________ eternal life.
B) Jesus gently remind him of God’s ___________.
C) The ruler immediately shares his own _______________ accomplishments.
D) Jesus confronts the ruler’s primary ______________.
What things grip your heart? What things are difficult to let go of?
E) The ruler walks __________ from Jesus.
F) Jesus warns: Wealth can puff you up and make you ________ yourself rather than God.
III) Jesus assures his disciples that God's grace can free us from the things the shackle our hearts.
A) Jesus’s teachings made his listeners nervous because they believed wealth was a sign of God’s ___________.
B) Jesus reminded them God is more _______________ than they are.
Philip Ryken: These specific instructions were only for the ruler, and not necessarily for everyone who wants to follow Christ. Jesus was not saying that we can win our way to heaven simply by giving away all our wealth. If he had, then we would be saved by works rather than by grace through faith—works of generosity. No, the true requirement for salvation is not selling our possessions but putting our faith in Jesus Christ. In this case, Jesus was identifying the one area of the ruler’s life where he refused to let God be God.
I) Jesus commends childlike faith.
A) Parents wanted Jesus to _________ their children.
B) The disciples thought Jesus had ___________ things to do.
C) According to Jesus, children are always welcome in God’s ____________.
D) Jesus uses it as a teaching opportunity about __________.
1) Little children need their parents’ _________.
2) We should cultivate this same kind of _______________ on God.
How can you cultivate your dependence on God?
II) Jesus challenges the notion of "self-acquired" righteousness.
A) A community leader asks Jesus what he can do to ________ eternal life.
B) Jesus gently remind him of God’s ___________.
C) The ruler immediately shares his own _______________ accomplishments.
D) Jesus confronts the ruler’s primary ______________.
What things grip your heart? What things are difficult to let go of?
E) The ruler walks __________ from Jesus.
F) Jesus warns: Wealth can puff you up and make you ________ yourself rather than God.
III) Jesus assures his disciples that God's grace can free us from the things the shackle our hearts.
A) Jesus’s teachings made his listeners nervous because they believed wealth was a sign of God’s ___________.
B) Jesus reminded them God is more _______________ than they are.
Philip Ryken: These specific instructions were only for the ruler, and not necessarily for everyone who wants to follow Christ. Jesus was not saying that we can win our way to heaven simply by giving away all our wealth. If he had, then we would be saved by works rather than by grace through faith—works of generosity. No, the true requirement for salvation is not selling our possessions but putting our faith in Jesus Christ. In this case, Jesus was identifying the one area of the ruler’s life where he refused to let God be God.