He Changes Our Use of Money

Mark 10:17-31

Read the passage through and ask, "How would this man be welcomed and answered in our small group?"
Put this man's request in v. 17 into your own words. Does he seem to think that something is missing in his life?
Some say that Jesus is saying in v. 18, "Are you suggesting that I am God?" What do you think? Why does Jesus respond in a way that seems to ignore the question?
After Jesus referred the man to the laws that most rabbis said would lead to eternal life in v. 19, the man's response is found in v. 20. How would you have responded?
Read vv. 21–22. If Jesus had been speaking to you about one thing in the center of your heart that might be more important than obeying God, what would it be?
Read vv. 24–26. Would people today be as astonished about Jesus' words as they were then? Why?
Read vv. 27–30. What hope was Jesus offering his followers?
The "moral of the story" is found in v. 31. Compare this story to vv. 13–16. What is the main lesson we all should learn from Jesus today?

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