The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment - Part 1

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David Platt

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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If Jesus asked you to give up all your money and possessions in order to follow him, how would you respond? Is your allegiance to money greater than your allegiance to Jesus? In this message from Matthew 10:17–31, Jesus exposes the idolatry of the rich young ruler. While not every Christian is called to give up all their possessions, Jesus’ words should cause every would-be follower to examine their own heart. Our allegiance to Jesus must be greater than our allegiance to money. However, as D...

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0:00.0	Hi, it's David Platt. Have you signed up for Secret Church 25 yet? It's happening online, April 11th,
0:06.4	and I would love for you to join us. We're going to spend six hours together studying the book of
0:11.0	Matthew, discovering how to make our lives count for what matters most, and praying for our
0:15.7	persecuted family around the world. Prices go up after February 25th, so register today at radical.net
0:21.8	slash SC25. I'd love to see you there.
0:26.0	You are listening to Radical with David Platt, a weekly podcast with sermons and messages
0:31.2	from pastor, author, and teacher David Platt. We're going to read Mark chapter 10, starting
0:37.0	verse 17.
0:38.1	And let me side note, as you look at your notes,
0:40.7	some of you may be a little worried at this point.
0:43.6	But I'll just go ahead and give you a warning.
0:45.2	We're not going to get through all those notes today.
0:47.0	This is going to take at least two weeks to get through this text.
0:49.6	And so we may get halfway through those notes.
0:52.0	So just let's all breathe the collective sigh of relief, okay?
0:57.1	Verse 17, Mark chapter 10.
1:00.0	As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him.
1:06.3	Good teacher, he asked.
1:08.0	What must I do to inherit eternal life?
1:11.5	Why do you call me good?' Jesus answered.
1:14.7	"'No one is good, except God alone.
1:17.9	"'You know the commandments. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery.
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