Matthew

Описание: 📖 Matthew 19:23–30 – Eternal Life Clarity
🎙️ Sermon | Foundation Baptist Church | Euless, TX
📅 February 2026

In this sermon from Matthew 19:23–30, Jesus gives His disciples clarity about eternal life in the aftermath of the rich young man walking away sorrowful. Pastor Casey Lewis explains why wealth is spiritually dangerous, why salvation is impossible apart from God, and why eternal life in Christ is enough—forever.

This passage reorients our hearts away from earthly riches and toward kingdom priorities, reminding us that salvation is a gift of grace and that no one ultimately loses by truly following Christ.

🔍 Major points from this sermon:

1️⃣ The Difficulty of Earthly Riches
Jesus teaches that it is hard for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven—so hard that He uses a vivid impossibility: a camel through the eye of a needle. The sermon emphasizes that wealth often becomes a spiritual trap because it tempts people (especially in prosperous places like the United States) toward self-sufficiency, self-consumption, and self-obsession, making money a rival master to God.

2️⃣ The Impossibility of Salvation Without God
The disciples respond, “Who then can be saved?” and Jesus answers plainly: with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Pastor Casey underscores that salvation is not achieved by riches, effort, or works—it is God’s gracious work. Yet this truth does not produce passivity; God saves through the means He has ordained, including the preaching of the gospel and the Church’s obedience to the Great Commission.

3️⃣ The Truth Concerning Eternal Life That We Should Never Forget
Peter asks what the disciples will have since they left everything to follow Jesus. Christ promises reward and confirms that those who follow Him will inherit eternal life. The sermon drives home the central takeaway: if eternal life in Christ is yours, that is enough—forever enough. Losses in this life cannot compare to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ, and kingdom priorities invert worldly status: many who are first will be last, and the last first.

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