The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in the resurrection of the body

And the life everlasting

Amen!

The Apostles’ Creed

You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy!(Isaiah 26:19)

O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? (Hosea

13:14)

… to live is Christ and to die is gain! (Philippians 1:21)

“Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among

them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any 

death; there will no longer be any  mourning, or crying, or pain; the first

things have passed away.” (Revelations 21:3-4)

My Hope in God

The Rich Young Ruler

A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit

eternal life?”And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God

alone.

The Rich Young Ruler

You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND

MOTHER.’” 

And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” 

The Rich Young Ruler

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all

that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in

heaven; and come, follow Me.” 

But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was

extremely rich. 

The Rich Young Ruler

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to

enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter

the kingdom of God.” They who heard it said, “Then who can

be saved?”  

So how is the passage relevant?

I believe in the resurrection of the body

And the life everlasting

Amen!

(1) Those who only pay lip service to God

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; They

believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. (Luke 8:13)

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.

(Matthew 7:21)

(2) Those choked by life’s worries and pleasures

But the people paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm,

another to his business (Matthew 22:3)

The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a

wedding feast for his son. And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast .

(Matthew 22:2)

The Rich Young Ruler

But Jesus said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with

God.”

(3) Those who are walking with the Lord

And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

(3) Those who are walking with the Lord

(3) Those who are walking with the Lord

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of

worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by

the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that

which is good and acceptable and perfect.(Romans 12:1-2)

Prayer and Exhortation