"ONE THING THOU LACKEST"
I. THE YOUNG MAN.
A. Fine temperament (discerning, courageous).
B. Man of humility (knelt).
C. Man with a clean record.
1. No value in pollution.
2. Six commandments (7th table..
a. He kept these from youth (empty, boast).
1. Jesus looked on him and loved him.
D. Man of true aspiration ("what must I do to inherit eternal
life").
1. What is meant by eternal life?
a. Not life that continues only, but life that
contains.
b. He realized a lack within.
c. The cry of the lost off-spring of God after the
Father.
II. WHAT WAS HIS LACK?
A. Popular interpretation (he lacked poverty) No application to
us.
B. Christ's word to this man was "Come follow Me."
1. He lacked a center of authority.
2. He lacked a dominating principle in life.
3. Roman Centurion "I also am a man under authority,
having under myself soldiers."
a. No man can reign who does not serve.
C. The question of Christ "Why callest thou Me good?" "None good
savest One, even God."
1. Not idle question.
2. One statement Prof. Schniedel acknowledges as true.
3. Was Jesus saying "I am not God"?
4. He meant one of two things.
a. I am not good or -
b. I am God.
You must find your king who is God, come follow me.
III. HOW IS HE TO FOLLOW HIM?
A. One thing is standing in the way.
1. His possessions
2. Lose them for the moment and you will gain them for
eternity.
IV. WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YOUNG MAN?
A. You have no right to say he never found his way to Christ - you
don't know. "He went away sorrowful, because he had great
possessions."
B. One of two things happened.
1. He came home again and presently forgot the experience
and went on in internal emptiness.
2. He went home - sold out - and came after Christ.
V. APPLICATION.
A. Story old - its fresh.
Eastern - Western.
Happened long ago - happening now.
You with fine temperament, clean record - your heart sobbing after life.
One thing thou lackest - go - come follow Me.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.