Our lesson begins with an illustration of a mountain climber, Aron Ralston, who had to cut his arm off to save his life. Aron was hiking alone in a Utah canyon when his right arm became pinned beneath an 800 pound boulder. Aron's story is the perfect allegory for the words of Jesus found in the Gospel of Mark 9:43-48. Jesus was talking to His disciples about some difficult decisions we may have to make in our lifetime in order to serve Jesus and reach heaven. Jesus used some extreme illustrations to convey what these decisions might require. The examples of cutting off a hand, foot, or eye are most important to us and we don’t want to give them up. We may prize and treasure certain things in life that God’s Word says are not good for us. We discuss four examples that we need to care about. The boulders of: Friendship, Ambition, Entertainment, and Family. We can either hold on to it all and die or give it all up for Christ and live (Luke 9:24-25).
Scripture Reading: Matthew 18:7-11 (read by: Christopher Howell)
Lesson by Maynard Booher
Recording September 18, 2016
Lesson by Maynard Booher
Recording September 18, 2016
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